Mark Taylor (sound engineer)
Mark Taylor (born December 1, 1966 in Farnborough ) is a British sound engineer . He has been nominated twice for an Oscar so far .
Mark Taylor began his career in 1994 as assistant dubbing mixer in the production of The Prince of Jutland . In the following year he was in several national and international productions, including for Trainspotting - Neue Helden , sound re-recording mixer . He also held this position in 1997 at Knockin 'on Heaven's Door .
For the television film Citizen Kane , Taylor won his first Emmy Award for best sound editing with Clive Derbyshire and Mike Dowson . Two years later he won this award again with Colin Charles and Mike Dowson for the third part of the mini-series Band of Brothers , and he was also nominated for the second part with David Stephenson and Dowson. For the second part he won the Cinema Audio Society Prize in the same year , for which he also won 2004 for My House in Umbria , 2009 for James Bond 007: Quantum of Solace, Was nominated for a Game of Thrones episode in 2012 and for Captain Phillips in 2014 . Taylor won the BAFTA Award in 2007 for James Bond 007: Casino Royale , in 2009 he was nominated for Quantum of Solace , 2014 for Captain Phillips and 2016 for The Martian .
For Captain Phillips and The Martian , Taylor received Oscar nominations for Best Sound in 2014 with Chris Burdon , Mike Prestwood Smith, and Chris Munro, and in 2016 with Paul Massey and Mac Ruth . In 2014 he lost to Skip Lievsay , Niv Adiri , Christopher Benstead and his colleague from Captain Phillips , Chris Munro, who received the Oscar for the film Gravity .
Filmography (selection)
- 1996: Trainspotting - New Heroes ( Trainspotting )
- 1997: Knockin 'on Heaven's Door
- 1997: Small fish, big money! ( Shooting Fish! )
- 1997: One Night Stand
- 1998: Forever and Always ( EverAfter )
- 1998: Elizabeth
- 2000: Snatch - Pigs and Diamonds ( Snatch )
- 2001: Band of Brothers - We were like brothers ( Band of Brothers , 7 episodes)
- 2002: The Four Feathers ( The Four Feathers )
- 2003: What a Girl Wants ( What a Girl Wants )
- 2004: Troy ( Troy )
- 2004: Alien vs. Predator
- 2005: Kingdom of Heaven ( Kingdom of Heaven )
- 2006: James Bond 007: Casino Royale ( Casino Royale )
- 2007: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ( Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix )
- 2007: The Golden Compass ( The Golden Compass )
- 2008: Hellboy - The Golden Army ( Hellboy II: The Golden Army )
- 2008: James Bond 007: Quantum of Solace ( Quantum of Solace )
- 2009: Planet 51
- 2009: Sherlock Holmes
- 2010: Clash of the Titans ( Clash of the Titans )
- 2011: Coriolanus
- 2011: Unknown Identity ( Unknown )
- 2011: Game of Thrones ( Game of Thrones , 7 episodes)
- 2011: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows ( Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows )
- 2012: Wrath of the Titans ( Wrath of the Titans )
- 2013: Mandela - The Long Walk to Freedom ( Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom )
- 2013: Captain Phillips
- 2014: Monuments Men - Unusual hero ( The Monuments Men )
- 2014: Edge of Tomorrow
- 2014: Big Eyes
- 2014: Exodus: Gods and Kings ( Exodus: Gods and Kings )
- 2015: The Martian - Save Mark Watney ( The Martian )
Awards (selection)
- Award for the best sound in 1917
Web links
- Mark Taylor in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Taylor, Mark |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British sound engineer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1st December 1966 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Farnborough |