Chris Carpenter (sound engineer)

Chris Carpenter (* before 1979) is an American sound engineer .

Life

Carpenter began his career in 1979 with the musical film Roller Boogie by Mark L. Lester , and since then has been to more than 100 film projects, including Hollywood - blockbusters like Kevin - Home Alone involved. Mostly he worked as a mixer sound engineer. In 1994 he was nominated for the first Oscar in the category Best Sound for Geronimo - Eine Legende . A second nomination came in 1997 for Independence Day . For this film he was also nominated for the BAFTA Film Award in the Best Sound category. He received his last nomination for an Oscar in 2000 for The Mummy .

Filmography (selection)

• 1984: Solo for 2 (All of Me)
• 1985 The mask (Mask)
• 1986: Pretty in Pink
• 1986: The Big Easy - The Big Easy (The Big Easy)
• 1987: Penguins in the Bronx ()
• 1989: Ghostbusters II
• 1990: Kevin Home Alone
• 1992: Kevin - Allein in New York (Home Alone 2: Lost in New York)
• 1993: Geronimo : An American Legend
• 1995: Waterworld
• 1996: Independence Day
• 1998: On the Hunt (US Marshals)
• 1999: The Mummy (The Mummy)
• 2001: Zoolander
• 2004: My wife, her in-laws and I (Meet the Fockers)
• 2008: The Incredible Hulk (The Incredible Hulk)
• 2010: Burlesque

Awards (selection)

• 1994 : Oscar nomination for Best Sound for Geronimo - Eine Legende
• 1997 : Oscar nomination for Best Sound for Independence Day
• 1997: BAFTA Film Award nomination in the Best Sound category for Independence Day
• 2000 : Oscar nomination in the Best Sound category for The Mummy

Web links

• Chris Carpenter in the Internet Movie Database (English)