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Thelma Schoonmaker

Born January 3, 1940 (1940-01-03) (age 68)
Algeria
Spouse(s) Michael Powell (1984-1990)

Thelma Schoonmaker (born January 3, 1940) is an American Academy Award-winning film editor who has worked with director Martin Scorsese for over thirty-five years. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's Michael Latham Powell ( 30 September 1905 &ndash 19 February 1990) was a British Film director, renowned for his partnership Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Film editing is an art of storytelling practiced by connecting two or more shots together to form a sequence, and the subsequent connecting of sequences to form an A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. She has edited many of Scorsese's films, such as Raging Bull, The Aviator, Goodfellas, The Last Temptation of Christ, The King of Comedy, After Hours, Casino, Gangs of New York and The Departed and the documentry The Last Waltz. Raging Bull is a 1980 Biographical film directed by Martin Scorsese, adapted by Paul Schrader and Mardik Martin from the memoir WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Goodfellas (also spelled GoodFellas) is an Academy Award winning 1990 Crime drama film directed by Martin Scorsese The Last Temptation of Christ is a 1988 film directed by Martin Scorsese. The King of Comedy is a feature film made in 1981 starring Robert De Niro and Jerry Lewis. After Hours is an American Black comedy / thriller film released in 1985, directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Casino is an Academy Award nominated 1995 Crime drama Film directed by Martin Scorsese. Gangs of New York is a 2002 Bildungsroman film set in the mid-19th century in the Five Points district of New York City. The Departed is a 2006 crime thriller Film directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, The Last Waltz was a concert by the Canadian-American rock group The Band, held on Thanksgiving Day, November 25 1976 at Winterland Ballroom Schoonmaker has received six Academy Award nominations, and has won three times (for editing Raging Bull, The Aviator, and The Departed). "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Raging Bull is a 1980 Biographical film directed by Martin Scorsese, adapted by Paul Schrader and Mardik Martin from the memoir WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The Departed is a 2006 crime thriller Film directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio,

Schoonmaker was married to director Michael Powell from May 19, 1984 until his death in 1990. A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. Michael Latham Powell ( 30 September 1905 &ndash 19 February 1990) was a British Film director, renowned for his partnership Since his death Schoonmaker has been dedicated to preserving the films and honoring the legacy of her husband, who directed many classic films, including The Red Shoes. This about is about the 1948 film The Red Shoes. For other uses of the term see The Red Shoes. [1][2]

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Background

Thelma Schoonmaker's father Bertram was employed as a clerical worker by the Standard Oil Company and worked abroad. Standard Oil was a predominant American integrated oil producing transporting refining and marketing company [3] She was born in Algeria to American expatriates and raised in various countries, including on the Dutch-Caribbean island of Aruba. Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's The Netherlands and The Kingdom of the Netherlands are two distinct geographical and administrative entities The Caribbean (ˌkærəˡbiən kæ'rəbiən Cariben|Caraïben or Caraïben; Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Caribe is a Region consisting Aruba is a -long island of the Lesser Antilles in the southern Caribbean Sea, north of the Paraguaná Peninsula, Falcón State, Venezuela [4][3]

Schoonmaker did not live in the United States until she was a teenager in 1955, and was initially alienated and dumbfounded by American culture. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the [3] Schoonmaker was interested in a career in international diplomacy and began attending Cornell University in 1957, where she studied political science and the Russian language. Political science is a branch of Social sciences that deals with the theory and practice of Politics and the description and analysis of Political systems Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages (She attended classes taught by Vladimir Nabokov. This page is about the novelist For his father the politician see Vladimir Dmitrievich Nabokov. ) When she graduated from Cornell in 1961, she began taking State Department tests in order to apply for positions in the U.S. government. The federal government of the United States is the central United States Governmental body established by the United States Constitution. [2][3] Being politically inclined and opinionated, Schoonmaker expressed distaste for the South African policy of apartheid, a stance which didn't sit well with those administering the State Department tests. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa [3][5] In reaction to this experience, Schoonmaker switched gears and began taking a course in primitive art. Art refers to a diverse range of Human activities creations and expressions that are appealing to the Senses or Emotions of a human individual

At that point, she saw an employment advertisement in The New York Times which sought an "assistant film editor" to which she responded and got the job. Film editing is an art of storytelling practiced by connecting two or more shots together to form a sequence, and the subsequent connecting of sequences to form an The job entailed assisting an "editor" who was randomly cutting frames from classic European films, (such as those by François Truffaut, Jean Luc Godard and Federico Fellini), so that their length would conform to the running times of U. Film editing is an art of storytelling practiced by connecting two or more shots together to form a sequence, and the subsequent connecting of sequences to form an François Roland Truffaut ( February 6 1932 – October 21 1984) was one of the founders of the French New Wave in filmmaking Jean-Luc Godard (French ʒɑ̃lyk gɔˈdaʀ (born on December 3 1930 is a French and Swiss Filmmaker and one of the founding members of the Nouvelle Vague Federico Fellini, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI ( January 20 1920 &ndash October 31 1993) was an Italian Film S. television broadcasts. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic [3] Although she was revolted by the callousness of the editor's methods, Schoonmaker nonetheless picked up important technical skills, including negative cutting. Negative Cutting (also known as Negative Matching and Negative Conforming) is the process of cutting motion picture negative to match precisely the final edit as specified

Schoonmaker signed up for a brief six-week course in filmmaking at New York University (NYU), where she came into contact with budding young filmmaker Martin Scorsese, who was struggling to complete his film What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This? A negative cutter had butchered his film, not leaving enough negative frames to allow for hot splicing. Filmmaking is the process of making a Film, from an initial story idea or commission through scriptwriting shooting editing and finally distribution to an audience New York University ( NYU) is a private, Nonsectarian, Coeducational Research University in New York City. A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This? is a 1963 Short film that Martin Scorsese created while a student at New York University Negative Cutting (also known as Negative Matching and Negative Conforming) is the process of cutting motion picture negative to match precisely the final edit as specified One of her film professors asked Schoonmaker to help Scorsese; a close working relationship with him has unfolded over the past thirty-five years. [3]

At NYU Schoonmaker also met director Michael Wadleigh and later edited his influential music festival documentary, Woodstock. A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. Michael Wadleigh (born September 24, 1939) is an American movie director and cinematographer renowned for his groundbreaking documentary of the Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt in one fashion or another to " Document " reality ---- Woodstock (subtitled "3 Days of Peace & Music" is a 1970 documentary on the Woodstock Festival that took place in August 1969 Her first major film editing work on Woodstock garnered Schoonmaker an Academy Award nomination for Best Editing. ---- Woodstock (subtitled "3 Days of Peace & Music" is a 1970 documentary on the Woodstock Festival that took place in August 1969 "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Academy Award for Film Editing was first given for films issued in 1934 Her careful use of superimpositions and freeze frames brought the performances in the film to life, and added to the movie's wide appeal, thus helping to raise the artistry and visibility of documentary filmmaking to a new level. In Graphics, superimposition is the placement of an Image or video on top of an already-existing image or video usually to add to the overall image effect but also A freeze frame shot is used when one shot is printed in a single frame several times in order to make an interesting illusion of a still photograph. Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt in one fashion or another to " Document " reality [6]

Despite her obvious skill and talent, the early period of Schoonmaker's career was difficult; joining the Motion Picture Editors Guild has always been challenging, and the film industry generally has been a restrictive boys club. The Motion Picture Editors Guild (MPEG is the Guild that represents Freelance and staff motion picture film and television editors and other Post-production [1][4] Consequently, there was a twelve-year gap between her work on Scorsese's student films and her Oscar-winning work on his masterful Raging Bull. Raging Bull is a 1980 Biographical film directed by Martin Scorsese, adapted by Paul Schrader and Mardik Martin from the memoir

Nonetheless Schoonmaker helped to shatter some film industry glass ceilings, and has amassed an impressive list of film editing credits. The film industry consists of the technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking i The term glass ceiling' refers to situations where the advancement of a qualified person within the hierarchy of an organization is stopped at a lower level because of some form of Film editing is an art of storytelling practiced by connecting two or more shots together to form a sequence, and the subsequent connecting of sequences to form an Variety's Eileen Kowalski notes that, "Indeed, many of the editorial greats have been women: Dede Allen, Verna Fields, Thelma Schoonmaker, Anne V. Coates and Dorothy Spencer. Dede Allen (born Dorothea Carothers Allen, 3 December 1923 in Cincinnati Ohio) is a three-time Academy Award -nominated American Film editor Verna Fields (née Hellman (21 March 1918 – 30 November 1982 was an American Film editor, film and television Sound editor, educator and entertainment industry Anne V Coates (born 12 December, 1925) is an Academy Award winning British Film editor with a 40-year-plus career in Film editing Dorothy Spencer (February 2 1909-May 23 2002 was the multiple Academy Award -nominated American Film editor most recognized for editing several of director "[7]

Trivia

Thelma Schoonmaker was introduced by Martin Scorsese and London based film producer Frixos Constantine to her husband, film director Michael Powell. A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. Michael Latham Powell ( 30 September 1905 &ndash 19 February 1990) was a British Film director, renowned for his partnership (Schoonmaker and Powell were married for six years until Powell's death in 1990. )[5]

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Selected filmography

As film editor

Other credits

Academy Awards and nominations

Other awards and nominations

References

  1. ^ a b c iVillage Entertainment - "The Last Temptation of Thelma: Scorsese's editor just keeps going and going" by Lan N. Nguyen
  2. ^ a b "Cornell University - "Thelma Schoonmaker '61 to talk movies Nov. 19 at Cornell" By Daniel Aloi]
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Thelma Schoonmaker: A Personal Journey with Scorsese and Powell" By Jonathan Marlow
  4. ^ a b IMDB bio - Thelma Schoonmaker
  5. ^ a b 9/26/2005 "Thelma Schoonmaker Q&A" - The TOMB Movie News - Time Out Film - Chris Tilly
  6. ^ "Hollywood Outstanding Achievement in Editing Award Honoree - THELMA SCHOONMAKER"
  7. ^ (Editor) "Tina Hirsch" By Eileen Kowalski - Variety 11/14/2001 (subscription)
  8. ^ Variety interview

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