Jeffrey Perkins
Jeffrey Perkins is an American sound engineer .
Life
Perkins was fascinated by film, especially film sound, from an early age and began making sound recordings on 8 mm film at the age of 12 . He studied film at Ryerson University in Toronto , but did not move to Los Angeles until two decades later to pursue a career in film. Among other things, he learned there from Richard Portman and Robert L. Hoyt .
He made his film debut with the Chuck Norris - action film Missing in Action . Until the late 2000s, he worked mainly in film and was, among other things Hollywood - blockbusters such as The Return - Aliens , The Cartel and Dances with Wolves involved. For the latter film he received in 1991 along with Russell Williams II , Bill W. Benton and Gregory H. Watkins the Oscar in the category Best Sound . He was also nominated for Dances with Wolf for the BAFTA Film Award in the Best Sound category.
Since 2009 he has been working as a re-recording mixer (TV) at Warner Bros. Entertainment and is almost exclusively involved in television productions. He worked on 62 episodes of Breaking Bad and 73 episodes of Elementary , among others
Filmography (selection)
watch TV
- 2005–2010: Numbers - The Logic of Crime (NUMB3RS)
- 2008-2013: Breaking Bad
- 2009–2010: Good Wife (The Good Wife)
- 2011–2012: Unforgettable
- 2011-2013: Suburgatory
- 2011-2015: Pretty Little Liars
- 2012–2016: Elementary
- 2014-2016: Detective Laura Diamond (The Mysteries of Laura)
Movie
- 1984: Missing in Action
- 1986: 9½ weeks (9½ weeks)
- 1986: Aliens - The Return (Aliens)
- 1988: The Blob (The Blob)
- 1990: The Dances with Wolves (Dances with Wolves)
- 1991: Ari & Sam (Pyrates)
- 1994: The Cartel (Clear and Present Danger)
- 1994: The Forces of Madness (John Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness)
- 1994: Santa Clause - The Santa Clause
- 1996: Head Above Water (Head Above Water)
- 1997: Out of the jungle, into the jungle (Jungle 2 Jungle)
- 1998: Hard Rain
- 1998: The Patriot (The Patriot)
- 2000: The Million Dollar Hotel
- 2002: Equilibrium
- 2007: Captivity
Awards
- 1991 : Oscar in the Best Sound category for Who Dances With Wolves
- 1992: BAFTA Film Award nomination in the Best Sound category for He Dances With Wolves
Web links
- Jeffrey Perkins in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Warner Brothers Sound (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Perkins, Jeffrey |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American sound engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |