Angus Wall
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Born | Angus Alexander Wall March 15, 1967 |
Education | Bowdoin College (BA) |
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Angus Alexander Wall (born March 15, 1967)
Life and career
Wall graduated from
Wall's relationship with the director David Fincher extends back to 1988, when Wall entered the entertainment industry. Wall had edited some commercials directed by David Fincher, and he edited the titles for Fincher's film
Wall and his firm are noted for being early adopters of all-digital filmmaking using digital cameras.[9][10][11] The film Zodiac (2007), which was directed by Fincher and edited by Wall, is noted as "the first major motion picture created without using film or tape," although some parts of the film were shot with conventional cameras. One important aspect of using digital cameras is that the director can view a scene immediately after it is recorded; as Fincher commented in an interview, "Dailies almost always end up being disappointing, like the veil is pierced and you look at it for the first time and think, 'Oh my god, this is what I really have to work with.' But when you can see what you have as it's gathered, it can be a much less neurotic process."[12] Digital filmmaking also creates new possibilities for film editing compared to the "cutting" of reels of physical film; among these possibilities are subtle changes in the timing of an actor's performance, and combining of two different takes of a given scene within a single frame.[13] The Curious Case of Benjamin Button has the additional novel element that the facial performances in many of the film's scenes were recorded independently of the body performances, and were combined to create the final film. Brad Pitt's face performances for Button were used in all the scenes, but for many of the scenes a second actor's performance was used for the rest of Button's body.[14]
Filmography (as editor)
Year | Film | Director | Notes |
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1995 | Seven | David Fincher | Title designer only |
1999 | Fight Club | Editorial consultant | |
Architecture of Reassurance | Mike Mills | Short film | |
2000 | Sunset Strip | Adam Collis | Title designer only |
2002 | Panic Room | David Fincher | Nominated—Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing |
The Hire: Hostage | John Woo | Short film | |
2005 | Thumbsucker | Mike Mills | |
2007 | Zodiac | David Fincher | Nominated—Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing |
2008 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Nominated—Academy Award for Best Film Editing Nominated—ACE Eddie for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Editing | |
2010 | The Social Network | Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Editing
Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Editing | |
2011 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Editing
Nominated—ACE Eddie for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic |
References
- ^ "Angus Wall from California Phone Number, Address, Public Records | Radaris".
- ^ "Emmy Award database: Angus Wall". Retrieved 2012-03-23.
- ^ "BAFTA Awards database: 2005 Titles". Retrieved 2012-03-23.
- ^ "Woodberry Alumnus wins Oscar for film editing". Woodberry Forest School. 28 February 2011. Retrieved 2015-03-27.
- ^ "And the Oscar Goes to...Angus Wall '88 (Los Angeles Times)". Archived from the original on 2011-03-06. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
- ^ Peters, Oliver (January 25, 2007). ""Zodiac": Solving Tapeless Mysteries". Videography. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved March 12, 2009.
- ^ a b "Rock Paper Scissors: Angus Wall's works". Archived from the original on 28 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
- ^ Caranicas, Peter (February 6, 2009). "Editing duos realize helmers' visions". Variety.
- ^ "Workflow on Fincher's all digital film: Zodiac". fxguide. October 24, 2006.
- ^ Goldman, Michael (August 1, 2006). "Going Tapeless". DigitalContentProducer.com. Archived from the original on 2009-05-30.
- ^ Kunkes, Michael (March–April 2007). "'Zodiac' Sign: Angus Wall on the Cusp of FILMMAKING'S FUTURE". Editors Guild Magazine. 28 (2).
- Sight & Sound.
- ^ Debruge, Peter (February 12, 2009). "Editors cover tracks with digital tricks". Variety. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
- ^ Debruge, Peter (January 7, 2009). "Complex 'Case' for 'Button' editors: Baxter, Wall describe intricate process". Variety. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
External links
- Angus Wall at IMDb.
- Peters, Oliver (December 27, 2009). "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button". Videography. Archived from the original on February 17, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
- "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: Picture Editor Angus Wall". Archived from the original on 9 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-07.