Conrad Buff IV

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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

As a visual effects editor

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personal data
SURNAME Buff IV, Conrad
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Buff, Conrad
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American film editor
DATE OF BIRTH July 8, 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH los Angeles