Christopher Benstead
Christopher "Chris" Benstead (* December 1981 ) is a British sound engineer . At the 2014 Academy Awards , he received the Oscar for the feature film Gravity in the Best Sound category .
Life
He grew up in East Yorkshire in northern England . He attended South Holderness Technology College and studied music and sound engineering at the University of Surrey at Guildford , where he graduated in 2004.
He was then involved in films such as Love Indian , Sahara Desert Adventures, and 10,000 BC . In 2010 he founded the film production company Splice Music Ltd. In 2014, he and Skip Lievsay , Niv Adiri and Chris Munro received the Oscar for Gravity in the "Best Sound" category. He also received a British Academy Film Award for the feature film in 2014 .
He lives in Surrey with his wife, Bryony, and two children .
Filmography
- 2004: Dear Indian (Bride & Prejudice)
- 2005: Kingdom of Heaven (Kingdom of Heaven)
- 2005: Sahara - Adventure in the desert (Sahara)
- 2005: Pride and Prejudice (Pride & Prejudice)
- 2006: A Good Year (A Good Year)
- 2006: Eragon - Legacy of the Dragon Riders (Eragon)
- 2006: As You Like It
- 2006: O Jerusalem
- 2007: 1 murder for 2 (Sleuth)
- 2007: The Last Legion (The Last Legion)
- 2007: Shrooms - In the intoxication of death (Shrooms)
- 2007: The Contractor - Double Game (The Contractor)
- 2007: Grow Your Own
- 2007: The Baker
- 2008: 10,000 BC (10,000 BC)
- 2008: The Island of Adventure (Nim's Island)
- 2008: Guardians of the Desert (The Meerkats)
- 2008: Igor
- 2009: An Education
- 2009: Blood: The Last Vampire
- 2009: Nine
- 2010: Black Swan
- 2010: Clash of the Titans (Clash of the Titans)
- 2011: Planet of the Apes: Prevolution (Rise of the Planet of the Apes)
- 2011: Thor
- 2011: WE
- 2012: Merida - Legend of the Highlands (Brave)
- 2012: Sir Billi
- 2013: Captain Phillips
- 2013: Third Person (Third Person)
- 2013: Gravity
- 2014: Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
- 2014: Cuban Fury - Real Men Dancing (Cuban Fury)
- 2015: Cinderella
- 2015: Everest
- 2019: The Gentlemen
Web links
- Christopher Benstead in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Company Search: Mr Christopher John Benstead. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on January 2, 2016 ; accessed on January 2, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b Chris Benstead wins Oscar for Gravity. (No longer available online.) March 3, 2014, archived from the original on January 2, 2016 ; accessed on January 2, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Tonmeister returns to receive Vice-Chancellor's Alumni Award. Retrieved January 2, 2016 .
- ↑ Music editor feels pull of Gravity in Bafta sound award win. February 21, 2014, accessed January 2, 2016 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Benstead, Christopher |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Benstead, Chris (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British sound engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 1981 |