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WALTER NEWMAN Supervising Sound Editor WALTER NEWMAN Supervising Sound Editor SUPERVISING SOUND EDITOR | SELECT TELEVISION CREDITS & AWARDS STUMPTOWN Ruben Fleischer ABC Studios INSATIABLE Andrew Fleming CBS Television Studios I AM THE NIGHT Patty Jenkins TNT LETHAL WEAPON Matthew Miller WBTV THE VILLAGE Mike Daniels Universal Television MERCY STREET David Zabel/David Zucker PBS SHADES OF BLUE Jack Orman/Nana Wass Universal Television John Ridley AMERICAN CRIME (2015) ABC Studios CSI: CYBER Jerry Bruckheimer CBS Productions INTELLIGENCE Michael Seitzman CBS Television Studios BETRAYAL David Zabel ABC Studios UNDER THE DOME Neal Baer CBS Television Studios SHAMELESS Paul Abbott WBTV BBC Worldwide TORCHWOOD Russell Davies Productions Frank Darabont/Gale Anne THE WALKING DEAD (2011) AMC Hurd (2010) (2011) 666 PARK AVE.(Pilot) David Wilcox WBTV BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (Pilot) Gary Fleder CBS Television Studios GOLDEN BOY Greg Berlanti WBTV A GIFTED MAN Neil Bear CBS Television Studios MEN OF A CERTAIN AGE David Boyd TNT Originals DETROIT 1-8-7 David Zabel ABC Studios NO ORDINARY FAMILY David Semel ABC Studios BOSTON’S FINEST Gary Fleder Jarrett Creative Group THE WHOLE TRUTH Jerry Bruckheimer WBTV LIFE UNEXPECTED Gary Fleder CBS Productions MEN OF A CERTAIN AGE Ray Romano TNT Originals Warner Bros. Post Production Creative Services | 4000 Warner Blvd. | Burbank, CA 91522 | 818.954.5305 Award Key: W for Win | N for Nominated OSCAR | BAFTA | EMMY | MPSE | CAS HAPPYTOWN Gary Fleder ABC Studios McG WBTV HUMAN TARGET (Pilot) (2011) David Semel NBC MY OWN WORST ENEMY (2009) J.J. Abrams WBTV FRINGE (Pilot) (2009) CAPTAIN COOK’S EXTRAORDINARY ATLAS(Pilot) Thomas Schlamme WBTV JOURNEYMAN Kevin Falls 20th Century Fox Tv Michael Crichton/John ER (15 Seasons) (4 wins) (7 noms) WBTV Wells (5 wins) (12 noms) NOTES FROM THE UNDERBELLY Barry Sonnenfeld WBTV STUDIO 60 ON THE SUSNET STRIP Thomas Schlamme WBTV John Wells WBTV THE WEST WING (2004) (2001-04/2006) THIRD WATCH (2000) (2001-03) John Wells WBTV (2001/2003) (7 noms) PRESIDIO MED John Wells WBTV THE COURT John Wells WBTV CITIZEN BANES John Wells WBTV WINCHELL Paul Mazursky HBO Films CHINA BEACH John Wells WBTV SPENCER FOR HIRE Michael J. Maschio WBTV THE ADVENTURES OF BRISCO COUNTY, JR John Wells WBTV (1992) THE THORN BIRDS David Woper WBTV V: THE FINAL BATTLE Daniel H. Blatt WBTV Warner Bros. Post Production Creative Services | 4000 Warner Blvd. | Burbank, CA 91522 | 818.954.5305 Award Key: W for Win | N for Nominated OSCAR | BAFTA | EMMY | MPSE | CAS SUPERVISING SOUND EDITOR | SELECT FEATURE CREDITS & AWARDS THE COLLECTION Marcus Dunstan LD Entertainment WHITE OLEANDER Peter Kasminsky Warner Bros. DreamWorks/Paramount DEEP IMPACT Mimi Leder Pictures UNFORGIVEN Clint Eastwood Warner Bros. FRIED GREEN TOMATOES Jon Avnet Universal Pictures INDECENT PROPOSAL Adrian Lyne Paramount Pictures UP CLOSE & PERSONAL Jon Avnet Touhcstone Pictures UNDER SIEGE 2 Geoff Murphy Warner Bros. TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M. Keifer Sutherland Triumph Films THE STARS FELL ON HENRIETTA James Keach Warner Bros. DENNIS THE MENACE 2 Charles Kanganis Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Post Production Creative Services | 4000 Warner Blvd. | Burbank, CA 91522 | 818.954.5305 Award Key: W for Win | N for Nominated OSCAR | BAFTA | EMMY | MPSE | CAS .
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