Jeffrey Ford (film editor)

Jeffrey "Jeff" Ford (* in Novato , California ) is an American film editor .

Career

Jeffrey Ford graduated from the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts in 1991 . There he was friends with James Gray , who hired him as an assistant editor for his first film, Little Odessa (1994). A short time later he met Richard Marks , where Ford started as an apprentice. Together they worked on films such as Assassins - Die Killer (1995), It couldn't be better and Two Singles in LA (both 1997).

Ford's first work as an editor was James Gray's second film, The Yards . For his editing of the thriller One Hour Photo he was nominated at the Satellite Awards 2003 in the category Best Film Editing . This was followed by collaborations with directors such as Billy Ray ( Shattered Glass and Revealed - Treason at the Highest Level ), David Ayer ( Street Kings ) and Michael Mann ( Public Enemies ) until 2010 . In 2006 he was banned for his work on The Stone Family - Verloben! Nominated for the Eddie Award in the category Best Film Editing - Comedy or Musical .

When the Marvel comic book adaptation Captain America: The First Avenger was looking for a second editor alongside Robert Dalva , Ford was hired. From then on he was also responsible for the editing of a total of seven other comic book adaptations of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), whereby he worked with a second editor on all works. In Iron Man 3 with Peter S. Elliot in The Avengers and Avengers: Age of Ultron with Lisa Lassek and four other, most recently at Avengers: Endgame , with Matthew Schmidt . For The Avengers , The Return of the First Avenger and Avengers: Endgame , it was nominated for the Saturn Award in 2013 , 2015 and 2019 in the Best Editing category.

Jeffrey Ford is a member of the American Cinema Editors (ACE). He is married and has a son.

Filmography (selection)

• 2000: The Yards - In the backyard of power (The Yards)
• 2002: One Hour Photo
• 2003: Shattered Glass
• 2005: Hide and Seek (Hide and Seek)
• 2005: The Stone Family - No Engagement! (The Family Stone)
• 2007: Unmasked - Treason at the Highest Level (Breach)
• 2008: Street Kings
• 2009: Public Enemies
• 2009: Crazy Heart
• 2011: Suddenly Star (Monte Carlo)
• 2011: Captain America: The First Avenger
• 2012: Marvel's The Avengers (The Avengers)
• 2013: Iron Man 3
• 2014: The Return of the First Avenger (Captain America: The Winter Soldier)
• 2015: Avengers: Age of Ultron
• 2016: The First Avenger: Civil War (Captain America: Civil War)
• 2018: Avengers: Infinity War
• 2019: Avengers: Endgame

Web links

• Jeffrey Ford in theInternet Movie Database(English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Iron Men 3: About the Crew . In: VisualHollywood.com . Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
2. ↑ ^{a b} Dave Sniadak: Super Editor: Videomaker's Exclusive Interview With Jeffrey Ford, Co-Editor of The Avengers . In: Videomaker.com . October 29, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
3. ^ ^{A b} Garrett Gilchrist: Ford Goes Further . In: EditorsGuild.com . May 28, 2013. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
4. ^ Garrett Gilchrist: The Iron Men of Post-Production . In: EditorsGuild.com . Retrieved March 8, 2015.