Christopher Boyes
Christopher Boyes (also Chris Boyes ) is an American sound engineer who has worked on feature films since 1991. For his work in US American film, he has been nominated nine times for an Oscar , with four times he won the trophy.
Life
Boyes studied cinema at San Francisco State University and graduated with a BA in 1985 . He began his film work as a noisemaker , an activity that he says he loves and whose quality he considers essential for the success of a soundtrack. From 1992 he worked variously as a sound assistant until 1995 when he was responsible for the sound of the Steven Seagal strip Alert: Red 2 . To date, Boyes has worked in the sound department on over 70 US films.
Boyes played a number of roles in the sound of a number of commercially successful film series, including the Lord of the Rings trilogy , the Pirates of the Caribbean series , the Iron Man films and the Jurassic Park films. He has worked with world-famous directors several times, including Peter Jackson , James Cameron and Clint Eastwood .
Filmography (selection)
- 1993: Jurassic Park
- 1995: Red Alert 2 (Under Siege 2: Dark Territory)
- 1996: Operation - Broken Arrow (Broken Arrow)
- 1997: Con Air
- 1997: Titanic
- 1997: The Lost World: Jurassic Park (The Lost World: Jurassic Park)
- 1998: The public enemy no. 1 (Enemy of the State)
- 2001: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring)
- 2001: Jurassic Park III
- 2002: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers)
- 2003: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King)
- 2003: Pirates of the Caribbean (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl)
- 2004: Catwoman
- 2004: Million Dollar Baby
- 2005: King Kong
- 2006: Pirates of the Caribbean : Dead Man's Chest
- 2007: Pirates of the Caribbean - At World's End (Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End)
- 2008: Iron Man
- 2009: In my Heaven (The Lovely Bones)
- 2009: Avatar - Departure for Pandora (Avatar)
- 2010: Prince of Persia : The Sands of Time
- 2010: Tron: Legacy
- 2010: The Sorcerer's Apprentice (The Sorcerer's Apprentice)
- 2010: Iron Man 2
- 2011: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
- 2011: Cowboys & Aliens
Awards (selection)
- 1998 : Oscar for sound editing in Titanic
- 2002 : Oscar for sound editing in Pearl Harbor
- 2004 : Oscar for sound mixing in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- 2006 : Oscar for sound mixing in King Kong
Web links
- Christopher Boyes in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Interview with Christopher Boyes ( Memento of the original from November 18, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) 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. Retrieved January 29, 2012 from the Dolby company's home page
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Boyes, Christopher |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Boyes, Chris |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American sound engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |