Ken Weston
Kenneth William "Ken" Weston (born May 30, 1947 in London , † April 13, 2001 ibid) was a British sound engineer who was awarded an Oscar for his work on Gladiator . Between 1974 and 2001 he worked on over 50 films.
Life
Weston was born in London but grew up in Borehamwood . He was initially involved as a sound assistant in the films On behalf of the dragon , Bugsy Malone , Flash Gordon and Amadeus , among others . In 1978 he was also in front of the camera at 12 o'clock at night as an actor in a small role. From 1983 Weston worked as a sound engineer. He was involved in productions such as Another Country , Robin Hood - A Life for Richard the Lionheart and White Squall - Tearing Current . For Evita , Weston received an initial Oscar nomination for Best Sound and a BAFTA nomination.
Weston was a founding member of the Association of Motion Picture Sound. His greatest success was the sandal film Gladiator , for which he received an Oscar in the category Best Sound in 2001. At that time, his kidney cancer was so advanced that he could not attend the award ceremony on March 25, 2001. Scott Millan and Bob Beemer , who received the Oscar together with Weston, dedicated the Oscar to him. Less than a month later, Weston succumbed to his illness. The Independent wrote in an obituary that Weston died at the height of his career. Weston was a second marriage and had two biological children.
Filmography
- 1984: The Young Visiters
- 1984: Another Country
- 1985: Dance with a Stranger
- 1985: Max Headroom (TV)
- 1985: The Doctor and the Devils
- 1986: The Prince Charming (The Frog Prince)
- 1987: Empire State
- 1988: Buster
- 1989: Traffik (TV series)
- 1989–1996: Agatha Christie's Poirot (TV series)
- 1991: Robin Hood - A Life for Richard the Lionheart (Robin Hood)
- 1991: Under Suspicion (Under Suspicion)
- 1992: Year of the Comet
- 1992: Jewels
- 1993 nude (Naked)
- 1993: Son of the Pink Panther (Son of the Pink Panther)
- 1993: Boiling Point
- 1994: Just for you (Only You)
- 1995: Jack and Sarah - Daddy single-handedly (Jack & Sarah)
- 1995: The Run of the Country
- 1995: The Haunted House
- 1996: White Squall (White Squall)
- 1996: Evita
- 1997: Snow White (Snow White: A Tale of Terror)
- 1997: Seven Years in Tibet (Seven Years in Tibet)
- 1998: The Last Murder (Sista contracts)
- 1998: A Twin Seldom Comes Alone (The Parent Trap)
- 1999: My Life So Far
- 1999: Falcone - In the crosshairs of the Mafia (Excellent Cadavers) (TV)
- 1999: My Mother 's Ashes (Angela's Ashes)
- 2000: Villa (Up at the Villa)
- 2000: Gladiator
- 2000: Shiner
- 2000: Endless Sins
- 2001: Pearl Harbor
Awards
- 1990: British Academy Television Award , Best Motion Picture Sound, for Traffic
- 1991: Nomination for the British Academy Television Award, Best Sound, for Agatha Christie's Poirot
- 1993: British Academy Television Award nomination, Best Sound, for Bye Bye Baby
- 1997: Oscar nomination, best tone , for Evita
- 1997: Nomination for the British Academy Film Award , Best Sound , for Evita
- 2001: Oscar, best note, for Gladiator
- 2001: Nomination for the British Academy Film Award, Best Sound, for Gladiator
- 2001: CAS Award from the Cinema Audio Society for outstanding performance in the field of sound mixing
Web links
- Ken Weston in theInternet Movie Database(English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Obituary - Ken Weston . In: Times of London , April 19, 2001.
- ↑ See Millan and Beemer's Oscar speech on aaspeechesdb.oscars.org
- ↑ Tom Vallance: Obituary: Ken Weston . In: The Independent , April 26, 2001.
- ↑ Ken Weston - Movie Sound Mixer, 53 . In: The New York Times , April 27, 2001.
- ↑ 69th Award: The Nominations & The Winners , oscars.org. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ↑ 73rd Awards: The Nominations & The Winners , oscars.org. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ↑ Ken Weston . In: telegraph.co.uk, April 19, 2001.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Weston, Ken |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Weston, Kenneth William (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British sound engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 30, 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 13, 2001 |
| Place of death | London |