Ethan Van der Ryn
Ethan Van der Ryn (born October 21, 1962 in Alameda , California ) is an American sound engineer .
Life
Van der Ryn studied until 1986 at San Francisco State University , which he left with a bachelor's degree. In the last year of his studies, he first worked as a cable helper in the film The Nutcracker by Carroll Ballard . After completing his studies, Van der Ryn specialized in sound engineering and started working at Lucasfilm . In the following 14 years he initially worked as an audio editor, including for the films Cadillac Man and Avalon (both 1990). His first film as a sound effects technician was Terminator 2 in 1991 ; other films such as Titanic and Saving Private Ryan followed.
Van der Ryn was involved in most of the films directed by Michael Bay and Peter Jackson as a sound engineer. He worked six times with sound engineer Mike Hopkins , with Van der Ryn responsible for the external sound effects and Hopkins for the sound recordings of the dialogues. His first big success was The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers , for whose sound editing he received an Oscar in 2003 . Van der Ryn won another Oscar in the category of best sound editing in 2005 for his work King Kong . He was also nominated for an Oscar in the category of best sound editing in 2008 and 2012 for Transformers and Transformers 3 and in 2013 for Argo .
Van der Ryn lives in Malibu with his wife and two children .
Filmography (selection)
- 1991: Terminator 2 - Judgment Day (Terminator 2: Judgment Day)
- 1995: Nine Months
- 1996: Days like this (One Fine Day)
- 1997: Titanic
- 1998: Armageddon - The Last Judgment (Armageddon)
- 1998: Saving Private Ryan (Saving Private Ryan)
- 1999: Dogma
- 2000: The Legend of Bagger Vance (The Legend of Bagger Vance)
- 2001: Pearl Harbor
- 2001: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring)
- 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)
- 2005: The Ring 2 (The Ring Two)
- 2005: King Kong
- 2007: Transformers
- 2008: Kung Fu Panda
- 2009: Monsters vs. Aliens
- 2009: Transformers : Revenge of the Fallen
- 2010: Shrek Forever After (Shrek Forever After)
- 2010: Megamind
- 2011: Kung Fu Panda 2
- 2011: Transformers 3 (Transformers: Dark of the Moon)
- 2012: Argo
- 2018: A Quiet Place
Awards (selection)
- 1998: Golden Reel Award for Titanic
- 1999: Golden Reel Award for Saving Private Ryan
- 2002: Nomination, BAFTA / Best Sound , for The Lord of the Rings: The Companions
- 2003: Oscar , best sound editor , for Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
- 2003: Nomination, BAFTA / Best Sound, for Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
- 2004: Nomination, BAFTA / Best Sound, for Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- 2006: Oscar, best sound editor, for King Kong
- 2006: Nomination, BAFTA / Best Sound, for King Kong
- 2008: Oscar nomination, best sound editing, for Transformers
- 2012: Oscar nomination, best sound editing, for Transformers 3
- 2013: Oscar nomination, best sound editing, for Argo
- 2019: Oscar nomination, best sound editing, for A Quiet Place
Web links
- Ethan Van der Ryn in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Devery Sheffer: Oscar-winning alumnus attributes success to SF State Cinema Department , Golden Gate Xpress, March 7, 2012 (English).
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Van der Ryn, Ethan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American sound engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 21, 1962 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Alameda , California |