>Michael Blackburn
Film Editor
Michael Blackburn is a film and TV editor based in California. Throughout twenty-year career he has worked on a range of blockbuster films and independent documentaries including ‘The Grudge’, ‘Sexy Beast’, ‘The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen’, ‘Corpse Bride’, ‘Secret Window’, ‘Aviator’, Kill Bill Vol.1’ and ‘Madagascar’. In 2002, Blackburn's work was nominated for both the Key Art and Golden Trailer Awards, whilst his favourite works continue to be the trailer he cut for the award-winning skateboarding documentary ‘Dogtown and Z-Boys’ in which he collaborated with writer and director Stacy Peralta. Commenting on his work, Blackburn notes ‘At its worst, editing is creative problem solving. At its best, it's just creative, and that's a pretty good job to have’. He currently works at Ignition Creative in Santa Monica.
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Selected Filmography
The Grudge, 2004
Waking Life, 2001
Sexy Beast, 2000
The Good Girl, 2002
The League of Extraordinary Gentleman, 2003
Bad News Bears, 1976
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, 2004
‘Corpse Bride’, 2005
‘Secret Window’, 2004
’The Darkness’, 2002
‘Big Girls Don’t Cry’, 1992
‘Aviator’, 2004
Kill Bill Vol.1’ , 2003
‘Madagascar’, 2005
‘Dogtown and Z-Boys’, 2001