James Selkirk

James William Arthur „Jamie" Selkirk se narodil v září 1947 v Novém Zélandu a je uznávaným filmovým střihačem a producentem. James William Arthur "Jamie" Selkirk is a film editor and producer who has worked primarily in New Zealand a Jamie Selkirk (born James William Arthur Selkirk, September 1947) is New Zealand film producer and editor. Začátky kariéry Selkirk's film career began in the late 1960s, when he saw an ad for floor crew at the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation in Wellington. He began his work in the entertainment industry with the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation. He moved to editorial as a trainee editor and began cutting newsreels, current affairs, documentaries, and dramas. Selkirk had begun operating studio cameras when a car accident left him incapacitated for a long period. He switched to "the more sedentary role" of editing. After 13 years in state television, he launched his own post-production company, Mr Chopper. Spolupráce s Peterem Jacksonem Jamie Selkirk navázal dlouholetou spolupráci s režisérem Peterem Jacksonem, která se stala klíčovou pro jeho kariéru. Selkirk first worked with Peter Jackson on his debut feature, boys' own movie Bad Taste (1987). Selkirk supervised the film's complex postproduction, which involved replacing virtually the entire soundtrack, and co-edited the film with Jackson. He worked as the editor, sound editor, and postproduction supervisor for Jackson's films Bad Taste, Meet the Feebles, and Heavenly Creatures. Selkirk was both associate producer and editor for Jackson's Braindead in 1992, and became a full producer (and editor) on The Frighteners. Trilogie Pán prstenů Největšího úspěchu dosáhl Jamie Selkirk při práci na trilogii The Lord of the Rings. He is particularly noted for his work on The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, which he co-produced with Peter Jackson. In addition to his work as a producer on the Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Selkirk worked as the supervising editor for the first two films The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers. Selkirk had once thought he would edit all three films himself; in the end, he edited only the third film. He received the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for the last film of the trilogy, The Return of the King (2003). Další projekty a ocenění Kromě spolupráce s Peterem Jacksonem pracoval Jamie Selkirk na dalších projektech. The first feature he edited was pioneering gay film Squeeze (1980), written and directed by Richard Turner. Selkirk's other credits as editor include science fiction thriller Typhon's People (1993) and rugby tale Old Scores (1991), both made for television, and underworld thriller Should I Be Good? (1985). Selkirk has been elected as a member of the American Cinema Editors. Earlier, in 1994, Selkirk had joined with Jackson, Richard Taylor, Tania Rodger, George Port and late producer Jim Booth to form Weta, which would grow to become New Zealand's largest special effects facility.