Paula Fairfield is a three-time Emmy Award-winning Canadian sound designer and sound artist, based in Los Angeles. She is best known for her work on the series Game of Thrones. She has a total of eleven Emmy nominations, six for Game of Thrones (won in 2015 and 2019),[1] three for Lost,[1] one for The River, and one for the series Lovecraft Country (won 2021). In May 2021, she was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from her alma mater, NSCAD University. She also has 5 golden reel awards and 17 nominations for her work from the Motion Pictures Sound Editors guild.
Fairfield was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1961[2] and grew up in a nearby town called Bridgewater. She attended college at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University (NSCAD) in the early 1980s studying art history and photography. After graduating with a BFA,[3] she moved to Montreal for two years where she worked as an artist and did a training program at the National Film Board of Canada (NFB)'s Studio D.[4] Fairfield then moved to Toronto where she co-managed Charles Street Video, a non-profit centre run by artists. Her video and film art was exhibited all over the world and resides in several collections including the National Gallery of Canada.[3]
Fairfield worked at SoundDogs, the Toronto-based post production sound company. She said, "I just wandered in one day and they had just lost their effects guy and they took a chance on me. I had a lot to learn, but I loved it."[5] This is where she learned how to edit sound and sound design for television and film.[6]
She established her company, Eargasm, Inc, in 2014.[3] She has a studio in her home — a sealed garage with highly insulated walls.[7] The studio is set up for Dolby Atmos and uses PMC monitors and an Avid Pro Tools S6 console.[8] She left Los Angeles for the Coachella Valley after a divorce from her wife and losing her brother, sister and father to cancer.[7] According to The Desert Sun , "the desert’s spirituality and solitude keep her centered as an artist. After an intense day of sound editing, she simply steps out of her studio and into her home space, a quiet desert sanctuary she describes as 'Bliss.'"[7]
Awards and nominations
Emmy Winner for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series, Game of Thrones, 2019
Emmy Nominee for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour) - Game of Thrones, 2018
Emmy Nominee for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series, Game of Thrones: Nominee 2013, 2014, 2016, Lost: Nominee 2007, 2008, 2010
Emmy Winner for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series, Game of Thrones, 2015
Emmy Nominee Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special, The River, 2012
Winner Gemini Award for Best Sound in a Dramatic Program or Series, 1996
Nominee of Gemini Award for Best Sound Editing, 1996 and 1999
5 MPSE Golden Reel wins and 12 MPSE Golden Reel Nominations
In 1996, she was recognized in "Who's Who in Canadian Film and Television"[9]
^Lake, Michael. "The other mother of dragons". The Coast Halifax. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
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^"Studio Tour : Emmy Winner Paula Fairfield's Dolby Atmos Studio". RSPE. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
^Who's Who in Canadian Film and Television. Toronto: Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. 1999. ISBN978-0771576003. OCLC 671871586.
January 31, 2023
paula, fairfield, three, time, emmy, award, winning, canadian, sound, designer, sound, artist, based, angeles, best, known, work, series, game, thrones, total, eleven, emmy, nominations, game, thrones, 2015, 2019, three, lost, river, series, lovecraft, country. Paula Fairfield is a three time Emmy Award winning Canadian sound designer and sound artist based in Los Angeles She is best known for her work on the series Game of Thrones She has a total of eleven Emmy nominations six for Game of Thrones won in 2015 and 2019 1 three for Lost 1 one for The River and one for the series Lovecraft Country won 2021 In May 2021 she was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from her alma mater NSCAD University She also has 5 golden reel awards and 17 nominations for her work from the Motion Pictures Sound Editors guild Paula FairfieldBorn 1961 09 17 September 17 1961Halifax Nova Scotia CanadaOccupationSound editor Contents 1 Life in Canada 2 Life in the United States 3 Awards and nominations 4 External links 5 ReferencesLife in Canada EditFairfield was born in Halifax Nova Scotia in 1961 2 and grew up in a nearby town called Bridgewater She attended college at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University NSCAD in the early 1980s studying art history and photography After graduating with a BFA 3 she moved to Montreal for two years where she worked as an artist and did a training program at the National Film Board of Canada NFB s Studio D 4 Fairfield then moved to Toronto where she co managed Charles Street Video a non profit centre run by artists Her video and film art was exhibited all over the world and resides in several collections including the National Gallery of Canada 3 Fairfield worked at SoundDogs the Toronto based post production sound company She said I just wandered in one day and they had just lost their effects guy and they took a chance on me I had a lot to learn but I loved it 5 This is where she learned how to edit sound and sound design for television and film 6 Life in the United States EditFairfield moved to Los Angeles in 1998 6 She established her company Eargasm Inc in 2014 3 She has a studio in her home a sealed garage with highly insulated walls 7 The studio is set up for Dolby Atmos and uses PMC monitors and an Avid Pro Tools S6 console 8 She left Los Angeles for the Coachella Valley after a divorce from her wife and losing her brother sister and father to cancer 7 According to The Desert Sun the desert s spirituality and solitude keep her centered as an artist After an intense day of sound editing she simply steps out of her studio and into her home space a quiet desert sanctuary she describes as Bliss 7 Awards and nominations EditEmmy Winner for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series Game of Thrones 2019 Emmy Nominee for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series One Hour Game of Thrones 2018 Emmy Nominee for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series Game of Thrones Nominee 2013 2014 2016 Lost Nominee 2007 2008 2010 Emmy Winner for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series Game of Thrones 2015 Emmy Nominee Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries Movie or a Special The River 2012 Winner Gemini Award for Best Sound in a Dramatic Program or Series 1996 Nominee of Gemini Award for Best Sound Editing 1996 and 1999 5 MPSE Golden Reel wins and 12 MPSE Golden Reel Nominations In 1996 she was recognized in Who s Who in Canadian Film and Television 9 External links EditPaula Fairfield at IMDbReferences Edit a b Paula Fairfield Television Academy Retrieved 2019 02 16 Paula Fairfield www gallery ca Retrieved 2019 02 16 a b c Paula Fairfield Sound Designer Eargasm Inc www fmx de Retrieved 2019 02 16 Paula Fairfield Sound Artist AICAD 2014 11 20 Retrieved 2019 02 16 Lake Michael The other mother of dragons The Coast Halifax Retrieved 2019 02 16 a b Canada s Paula Fairfield talks about Emmy nod for Game of Thrones Globalnews ca globalnews ca 2014 07 11 Retrieved 2019 02 16 a b c Game of Thrones sound designer creates in the desert Desert Sun Retrieved 2019 02 16 Studio Tour Emmy Winner Paula Fairfield s Dolby Atmos Studio RSPE Retrieved 2019 02 16 Who s Who in Canadian Film and Television Toronto Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television 1999 ISBN 978 0771576003 OCLC 671871586 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Paula Fairfield amp oldid 1131930360, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
