Melanie Oliver
Melanie Oliver | |
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Born | Melanie Ann Oliver New Zealand |
Occupation | Film editor |
Years active | 1990–present |
Melanie Ann Oliver is a New Zealand film editor. She is best known for her works in the films Anna Karenina (2012), Les Misérables (2012), The Danish Girl (2015) and Victoria & Abdul (2017).
Oliver won a
Career
Oliver was raised in New Zealand, where she completed a university degree in advertising and marketing.
Oliver returned to film editing in the mid-to-late 2000s, with Brick Lane (2007), The Damned United (2009), Creation (2009), and Jane Eyre (2011). In 2012 she reunited with Joe Wright to edit his film adaptation of Anna Karenina.[3] The same year, she co-edited Hooper's adaptation of Les Misérables with Chris Dickens, who began editing as it was filmed while Oliver was more involved in editing during post-production to ensure that the film's music was perfectly synchronised with the images.[4] Oliver and Dickens' work on Les Misérables received numerous accolades, including nominations for a Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Editing, an Eddie Award for Best Edited Feature Comedy or Musical Film, and a Satellite Award for Best Editing. She later edited Pride (2014) and Before I Go to Sleep (2014).[2] In 2015, she rejoined Hooper to edit his biographical film The Danish Girl.[5]
Selected filmography
The director of each film is indicated in parentheses.
- A Mulatto Song (Topher Campbell-1996)
- Crocodile Snap (Joe Wright-1997)
- Renegade TV Gets Dazed (?-1998)
- The End (Joe Wright-1998)
- Blood and Money (Joanna Bailey-2001)
- Puff Daddy: Keeping It Real (Bruce Goodison-2001)
- Dirty War (Daniel Percival-2004)
- Faith (David Thacker-2005)
- Longford (Tom Hooper-2006)
- Celebration (John Crowley-2007)
- Mansfield Park (Iain B. MacDonald-2007)
- Brick Lane (Sarah Gavron-2007)
- The Damned United (Tom Hooper-2009)
- Creation (Jon Amiel-2009)
- The Special Relationship (Richard Loncraine-2010)
- Jane Eyre (Cary Joji Fukunaga-2011)
- Anna Karenina (Joe Wright-2012)
- Les Misérables (Tom Hooper-2012)
- Pride (Matthew Warchus-2014)
- Rowan Joffe-2014)
- The Danish Girl (Tom Hooper-2015)
- Bridget Jones's Baby (Sharon Maguire-2016)
- Victoria & Abdul (Stephen Frears-2017)
- Mary Magdalene (Garth Davis-2018)
- Judy (Rupert Goold-2019)
- Cats (Tom Hooper-2019)
- The Last Letter from Your Lover (Augustine Frizzell -2021)
References
- ^ a b c "Giving Up The Day Job: Melanie Oliver". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ^ a b c "BAFTA Masterclass: Editing with Melanie Oliver". Institute of Contemporary Arts. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ^ a b c "Melanie Ann Oliver". Focus Features. 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ^ Essman, Scott (2 January 2013). "Contenders – Editors Chris Dickens and Melanie Oliver, Les Misérables". Below the Line. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ^ Feinberg, Scott (12 September 2015). "TIFF: 'The Danish Girl' Makes Oscar Players of Alicia Vikander and Eddie Redmayne (Yes, Again)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
External links
- Melanie Oliver at IMDb