Conrad Buff IV
Conrad Buff IV (born July 8, 1948 in Los Angeles ) is an American film editor . He often works with directors James Cameron , Roger Donaldson and Antoine Fuqua .
Life
Buff began his film career in the visual effects field . Among other things, he worked on the effects editing of films such as The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), ET - The Extra Terrestrial (1982), Ghostbusters - The Ghostbusters (1984) and 2010: The Year In Which We Contact (1984) with.
In 1985 Conrad Buff cut his first feature film with Das Messer . The films Solarfighters , Spaceballs , Number 5 Doesn't Give Up , Abyss and Breathless Summer followed in the next five years . In 1991 he edited Terminator 2, directed by James Cameron . This collaboration earned Buff his first Oscar nomination. After Jennifer 8 and Getaway , the third successful collaboration with James Cameron followed with True Lies . This was followed by the productions Species , Dante's Peak and Switchback - Merciless Flucht .
1997 followed with Titanic, the so far last project with James Cameron. The film earned him an Oscar , an Eddie and a Golden Satellite Award, as well as a nomination for the BAFTA Award .
After that, Conrad Buff was responsible for editing the films Arlington Road , Thirteen Days , Mystery Men , Training Day , Antwone Fisher , King Arthur , Get rich or die tryin ' and Seraphim Falls .
Filmography (selection)
As a film editor
- 1983: Return of the Jedi ( Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi , assistant)
- 1985: The Knife (Jagged Edge)
- 1986: Solarfighters (Solarbabies)
- 1987: Mel Brooks' Spaceballs (Spaceballs)
- 1988: Number 5 doesn't give up (Short Circuit 2)
- 1989: Abyss - The Abyss
- 1990: Breathless Summer (Side Out)
- 1991: Terminator 2: Judgment Day
- 1992: Jennifer 8
- 1994: Getaway
- 1994: True Lies (True Lies)
- 1995: Species
- 1997: Dante's Peak
- 1997: Switchback - Merciless Escape (Switchback)
- 1997: Titanic
- 1999: Arlington Road
- 1999: Mystery Men
- 2000: Thirteen Days
- 2001: Training Day
- 2002: Antwone Fisher
- 2003: Tears of the Sun (Tears of the Sun)
- 2004: King Arthur
- 2005: Harsh Times - Life on the Limit (Harsh Times)
- 2005: Get rich or die tryin '
- 2006: Seraphim Falls
- 2007: Shooter
- 2008: The Happening
- 2009: Terminator: The Redemption (Terminator: Salvation)
- 2010: The Legend of Aang (The Last Airbender)
- 2011: Planet of the Apes: Prevolution (Rise of the Planet of the Apes)
- 2012: Snow White and the Huntsman
- 2014: Kingsman: The Secret Service
- 2016: The Huntsman & The Ice Queen (The Huntsman: Winter's War)
- 2016: Monster Trucks
- 2017: American Assassin
- 2018: The Equalizer 2
As a visual effects editor
- 1978: Kampfstern Galactica ( Battlestar Galactica , TV series)
- 1980: The Empire Strikes Back (Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire strikes back)
- 1981: Raiders of the Lost Ark (Raiders of the Lost Ark)
- 1981: ET - The Extra-Terrestrial (ET)
- 1982: Poltergeist
- 1984: Ghostbusters - Ghostbusters (Ghostbusters)
- 1984: 2010: The Year We Make Contact (2010)
Web links
- Conrad Buff IV in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Buff IV, Conrad |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Buff, Conrad |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film editor |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 8, 1948 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | los Angeles |