Buff was born in Los Angeles, the son of architect Conrad Buff III,[2] and the grandson of children's book creators Mary and Conrad Buff (painter Conrad Buff II). He attended Eagle Rock High School in Los Angeles and Pasadena City College for two years before joining the U. S. Navy. Buff learned film editing while working for the Navy's Motion Picture Office in Hollywood.[3] In the first phase of his civilian career Buff was the "visual effects editor" on several successful films, ranging from The Empire Strikes Back (1980) through Ghostbusters (1984). Buff was an assistant editor on Return of the Jedi (1983); he worked with editor Sean Barton and director Richard Marquand. His first editing credit was as the co-editor with Barton for Jagged Edge (1985), which was also directed by Marquand.
Buff is noted particularly for his editing of four films directed by James Cameron, including Titanic. Buff edited The Abyss (1989) with Joel Goodman. Buff was nominated for an Oscar and an Eddie for the editing of Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991 - with Mark Goldblatt and Richard A. Harris). He was again nominated for an Eddie for True Lies (1994) (also with Goldblatt and Harris). In addition to its actual awards, Titanic was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Editing.
Tahmizyan, Arman (July–August 2010). . Editors Guild Magazine. 31 (4). Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Editing is not a subtractive process; it's an additive process. We're basically cutting in the good parts. We're saying that we like this, this and this––now how do we marry those elements and make it moving, scary, dramatic, emotional, affecting? Mainly an interview with Buff, this article also provides a short biography and a filmography.
conrad, buff, born, july, 1948, american, film, editor, with, more, than, film, credits, since, 1985, buff, known, winning, academy, award, best, film, editing, eddie, award, titanic, 1997, awards, were, shared, with, editors, james, cameron, richard, harris, . Conrad Buff IV born July 8 1948 is an American film editor with more than 25 film credits since 1985 Buff is known for winning an Academy Award for Best Film Editing and an ACE Eddie Award for Titanic 1997 the awards were shared with his co editors James Cameron and Richard A Harris He won the 2000 Satellite Award for Best Editing for Thirteen Days Conrad Buff IVBorn 1948 07 08 July 8 1948 age 75 1 OccupationFilm editorYears active1969 present Contents 1 Life and career 2 Filmography 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksLife and career EditBuff was born in Los Angeles the son of architect Conrad Buff III 2 and the grandson of children s book creators Mary and Conrad Buff painter Conrad Buff II He attended Eagle Rock High School in Los Angeles and Pasadena City College for two years before joining the U S Navy Buff learned film editing while working for the Navy s Motion Picture Office in Hollywood 3 In the first phase of his civilian career Buff was the visual effects editor on several successful films ranging from The Empire Strikes Back 1980 through Ghostbusters 1984 Buff was an assistant editor on Return of the Jedi 1983 he worked with editor Sean Barton and director Richard Marquand His first editing credit was as the co editor with Barton for Jagged Edge 1985 which was also directed by Marquand Buff is noted particularly for his editing of four films directed by James Cameron including Titanic Buff edited The Abyss 1989 with Joel Goodman Buff was nominated for an Oscar and an Eddie for the editing of Terminator 2 Judgment Day 1991 with Mark Goldblatt and Richard A Harris He was again nominated for an Eddie for True Lies 1994 also with Goldblatt and Harris In addition to its actual awards Titanic was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Editing Buff has edited four films with director Roger Donaldson The Getaway 1994 Species 1995 Dante s Peak 1997 co edited with Tina Hirsch and Howard Smith and Thirteen Days 2000 which won the Satellite Award for Best Editing Since Thirteen Days Buff has edited seven films directed by Antoine Fuqua Training Day 2001 Tears of the Sun 2003 King Arthur 2004 with Jamie Pearson Shooter 2007 with Eric Sears The Equalizer 2 2018 Infinite 2021 and Emancipation 2022 Buff has been elected to membership in the American Cinema Editors 4 Filmography EditFilmography based on the Internet Movie Database 5 Year Film Director Notes1970 Equinox Jack WoodsDennis Muren1978 Battlestar Galactica Richard A CollaAlan J Levi1980 The Empire Strikes Back Irvin Kershner1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark Steven Spielberg1982 E T the Extra TerrestrialPoltergeist Tobe Hooper1983 Return of the Jedi Richard Marquand1984 Ghostbusters Ivan Reitman2010 The Year We Make Contact Peter Hyams1985 Jagged Edge Richard Marquand1986 Solarbabies Alan Johnson1987 Spaceballs Mel Brooks1988 Short Circuit 2 Kenneth Johnson1989 The Abyss James Cameron1990 Side Out Peter Israelson1991 Terminator 2 Judgment Day James Cameron Nominated Academy Award for Best Film EditingNominated ACE Eddie Award for Best Edited Feature Film DramaticThe Last Boy Scout Tony Scott1992 Jennifer 8 Bruce Robinson1994 The Getaway Roger DonaldsonTrue Lies James Cameron Nominated ACE Eddie Award for Best Edited Feature Film Dramatic1995 Species Roger DonaldsonVirtuosity Brett Leonard1997 Dante s Peak Roger DonaldsonSwitchback Jeb StuartTitanic James Cameron Academy Award for Best Film EditingACE Eddie Award for Best Edited Feature Film DramaticOnline Film amp Television Association Award for Best EditingSatellite Award for Best EditingNominated BAFTA Award for Best Editing1999 Arlington Road Mark PellingtonMystery Men Kinka Usher2000 Thirteen Days Roger Donaldson Satellite Award for Best EditingNominated Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing2001 Training Day Antoine Fuqua2002 Antwone Fisher Denzel Washington2003 Tears of the Sun Antoine Fuqua2004 King Arthur2005 Harsh Times David AyerGet Rich or Die Tryin Jim Sheridan2006 Seraphim Falls David Von Ancken2007 Shooter Antoine FuquaThe Seeker David L Cunningham2008 The Happening M Night Shyamalan2009 Terminator Salvation McG2010 The Last Airbender M Night Shyamalan2011 Rise of the Planet of the Apes Rupert Wyatt2012 Snow White and the Huntsman Rupert Sanders2016 The Huntsman Winter s War Cedric Nicolas TroyanMonster Trucks Chris Wedge2017 American Assassin Michael Cuesta2018 The Equalizer 2 Antoine Fuqua2021 Infinite2022 EmancipationReferences Edit Conrad Buff IV Rotten Tomatoes rotten tomatoes Iovenko Chris 2007 Buff s house still shining Los Angeles Times December 13 2007 Online version retrieved 2008 06 29 Spark Nick September October 1998 From Navy Documentaries to Titanic Motion Picture Editors Guild Newsletter 19 5 Archived from the original on 2009 01 07 Archived 2008 05 21 at the Wayback Machine webpage archived by WebCite from this original URL on 2008 03 04 Conrad Buff at IMDbFurther reading EditTahmizyan Arman July August 2010 Conrad Buff The Editor as Manipulator Editors Guild Magazine 31 4 Archived from the original on 2014 04 07 Editing is not a subtractive process it s an additive process We re basically cutting in the good parts We re saying that we like this this and this now how do we marry those elements and make it moving scary dramatic emotional affecting Mainly an interview with Buff this article also provides a short biography and a filmography External links EditConrad Buff IV at IMDb Conrad Buff at Library of Congress with 2 library catalog records Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Conrad Buff IV amp oldid 1167344906, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
