Christopher Russell Rouse (born November 28, 1958) is an American film and television editor and screenwriter who has about a dozen feature-film credits and numerous television credits. Rouse won the

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, the

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, and the ACE Eddie Award for the film '' The Bourne Ultimatum'' (2007).

Life and career

Rouse was born in

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, California. His father,

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, was a writer, director and producer. His mother was actress

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. In the 1980s, he worked as an assistant editor on numerous films, commencing with ''

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'' (1982). His first editing credit was for ''

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'' (1990), which was directed by

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. Much of Rouse's work in the 1990s was in television. He edited the mini-series '' Anne Frank: The Whole Story'' (2002) for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award. Rouse has worked on six films with director

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. '' The Bourne Supremacy'' (2004) was their first collaboration. Rouse had previously been an "additional editor" on the initial film in the Bourne series, '' The Bourne Identity'' (2002), that had been directed by

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. Frank Marshall, who co-produced the Bourne series, recommended Rouse to Greengrass.Frazer, Bryant (2007)
"Film Editor Christopher Rouse on The Bourne Ultimatum"
''Film and Video Magazine'', September 11, 2007. Online version retrieved May 31, 2008. The editing of their second feature together, '' United 93'' (2006), received the BAFTA Award as well as nominations for the Academy Award and the ACE Eddie Award. Rouse won the Academy Award, the BAFTA Award, and the ACE Eddie for his third collaboration ''The Bourne Ultimatum'' (2007). He edited Greengrass' 2010 film ''

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''. Several interviews of Rouse have been published where he discusses the editing of Greengrass' films. Greengrass is noted for a "

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" style of filmmaking that uses several handheld cameras, and that creates opportunities for innovative editing. Ellen Feldman has written a detailed analysis of the editing of ''United 93''. David Bordwell has discussed this aspect of the films as a further extension of "intensified continuity", which is a perspective on filmmaking that Bordwell has been developing for some years. Rouse has been elected as a member of the American Cinema Editors., webpage archived by WebCite fro
this original URL
on 2008-03-04.

Filmography

As editor

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(

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- 2023, post-production) # '' Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw'' (

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– 2019) # ''

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'' (Greengrass – 2016) # '' Captain Phillips'' (Greengrass – 2013) # ''

'' (Greengrass – 2010) # '' The Bourne Ultimatum'' (Greengrass – 2007) # '' United 93'' (Greengrass – 2006) With

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and Rick Pearson # ''

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'' ( Frank Marshall – 2006) # '' The Bourne Supremacy'' (Greengrass – 2004) With Rick Pearson # ''

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'' (

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– 2003) # ''

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'' ( F. Gary Gray – 2003) With

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# ''The Pennsylvania Miners' Story'' (2002) (TV) # ''

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'' (2002) (TV series, 1 episode) # '' Anne Frank: The Whole Story'' ( Robert Dornhelm – 2001) (TV miniseries) # ''A Girl Thing'' (2001) (TV miniseries) # '' Sole Survivor'' (2000) (TV) # '' Aftershock: Earthquake in New York'' (1999) (TV) # ''Olympic Glory'' (1999) # ''

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'' (1998) (miniseries; parts 5, 6, 8 and 10) # ''Dead Men Can't Dance'' (1997) # ''Tails You Live, Heads You're Dead'' (1995) (TV) # ''Nothing Personal'' (1995) # ''The Wharf Rat'' (1995) (TV) # ''Breach of Conduct'' (1994) (TV) # ''

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'' (1994) # ''Teresa's Tattoo'' (1994) # ''

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'' (Jan Eliasberg – 1991) # ''

'' (

– 1990)

As writer

* ''

'' (2016)

As executive-producer

# '' Jennifer Lopez: Halftime'' (

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– 2022). # ''

'' (Greengrass – 2016).

As co-producer

# '' Captain Phillips'' (Greengrass – 2013). # ''

'' (Greengrass – 2010).

Awards and nominations

*2008 **Won:

Academy Award The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...

for Best Film Editing - '' The Bourne Ultimatum'' **Won: BAFTA Film Awards Best Edited Feature Film - '' The Bourne Ultimatum'' **Won: ACE Eddie Best Edited Film - Drama - '' The Bourne Ultimatum'' *2007 **Nominated: Academy Award for Film Editing - '' United 93'' **Won: BAFTA Award for Best Editing - '' United 93'' **Nominated: ACE Eddie Best Edited Film - Drama - '' United 93'' **Won:

Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing The Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing is an annual film award given by the Online Film Critics Society to honor the best editing of the year. These awards are noted in the established print media such as ''Variety'' and ''The Hollyw ...

- '' United 93'' *2006 ** Won: San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing - '' United 93'' *2001 **Nominated: Emmy Award - '' Anne Frank: The Whole Story''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rouse, Christopher 1958 births Living people American Cinema Editors American film editors American male screenwriters American television editors Best Editing BAFTA Award winners Best Film Editing Academy Award winners Place of birth missing (living people) People from Los Angeles