JASON BALLANTINE ASE ACE C u r r i c u l u m V i t a e
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FILMOGRAPHY
FILM EDITOR Netflix November 2020– current THE GUILTY (feature film) Los Angeles, CA director: Antoine Fuqua
CO FILM EDITOR 20th Century Studios August 2019 – March 2020 THE KING’S MAN (feature film) London, UK (post) director: Matthew Vaughn
FILM EDITOR New Line Cinema July 2018 – August 2019 IT: Chapter 2 (feature film) Toronto, ON (shoot) director: Andrés Muschietti and Los Angeles, CA (post)
FILM EDITOR Netflix August 2017 – April 2018 HOW IT ENDS (feature film) Los Angeles, CA and director: David M. Rosenthal Toronto, ON (post)
FILM EDITOR New Line Cinema June 2016 – July 2017 IT feature film) Toronto, ON (shoot) director: Andrés Muschietti and Los Angeles, CA (post)
FILM EDITOR Legendary Pictures May 2015 – June 2016 SPECTRAL (feature film) Los Angeles, CA director: Nic Mathieu
EDITOR 20th Century Fox Television March – April 2015 LOVE IS A FOUR LETTER WORD (tv pilot) Los Angeles, CA director: George Tillman Jr.
FILM EDITOR Fox 2000 Pictures June 2014 – March 2015 THE LONGEST RIDE (feature film) Los Angeles, CA director: George Tillman Jr.
CO EDITOR High Bridge Productions March – April 2014 BATTLE CREEK (tv pilot) Los Angeles, CA co-editor: Chris Peppe, director: Bryan Singer
ADDITIONAL EDITOR Kennedy Miller Mitchell October 2012 – October 2013 MAD MAX 4: FURY ROAD (feature film) Sydney, NSW editor: Margaret Sixel, director: Dr George Miller
CO FILM EDITOR Bazmark Film June 2011 – September 2012 THE GREAT GATSBY (feature film) Sydney, NSW co-editor: Matt Villa ASE, director: Baz Luhrmann
FILM EDITOR Aquarius Films December 2010 – April 2011 WISH YOU WERE HERE (feature film) Sydney, NSW director: Kieran Darcy-Smith
ADDITIONAL EDITOR Omnilab Media November 2010 KILLER ELITE (feature film) Melbourne, VIC editor: John Gilbert ACE, director: Gary McKendry
FILM EDITOR Filmscope Entertainment November 2009 – March 2010 NEEDLE (feature film) Perth, WA director: John Soto
FILM EDITOR SC Films International July – October 2009 UNINHABITED (feature film) Heron Is., QLD & Sydney, NSW director: Bill Bennett
D.I./ SCAN LIAISON Bazmark Film July – December 2008 AUSTRALIA (feature film) Sydney, NSW editor: Dody Dorn ACE, director: Baz Luhrmann
FILM EDITOR & Filmscope Entertainment/Paramount 2nd UNIT DIRECTOR CRUSH (feature film) January – June 2008 directors: John Soto and Jeff Gerritsen Perth, WA
FILM EDITOR Screen Gems & Original Film March – November 2007 PROM NIGHT (feature film) Los Angeles, CA director: Nelson McCormick
FILM EDITOR Emu Creek Pictures September 2005 – November 2006 ROGUE (feature film) Melbourne, VIC director: Greg Mclean
FILM EDITOR & Wish Productions 2nd UNIT DIRECTOR THE CATERPILLAR WISH (feature film) June – September 2005 director: Sandra Sciberras Adelaide, SA & Melbourne, VIC
FILM EDITOR and Gerrycan Productions POST SUPERVISOR THE BET (feature film) February – June 2005 director: Mark Lee Sydney, NSW
1st ASSISTANT EDITOR Kerner Entertainment November 2004 - February 2005 CHARLOTTE’S WEB (feature film) Melbourne, VIC (preshoot Animatic) editor: Sabrina Plisco ACE, director: Gary Winick
FILM EDITOR and The True Crime Channel POST SUPERVISOR WOLF CREEK (feature film) May – November 2004 director: Greg Mclean Adelaide, SA
1st ASSISTANT EDITOR Kennedy Miller January - April 2004 HAPPY FEET (animated feature film) Sydney, NSW editor: Margaret Sixel, director: Dr. George Miller
ASSISTANT EDITOR Jigsaw Entertainment October - December 2003 BLACKJACK (2 x tele-movies) Sydney, NSW editors: Neil Thumpston ASE, Nicole La Macchia directors: Ian Watson, Peter Andrikidis
EDITOR Z Space Productions October 2003 AWI WOOL BOARD (documentary) Sydney, NSW director: Ken Smart
ASSISTANT EDITOR JAK Productions June - September 2003 STAR WARS, Episode 3 (feature film) Sydney, NSW (shoot period) editor: Roger Barton, director: George Lucas
EDITOR Granada Media, ITV1&2 April - May 2003 I'M A CELEBRITY, get me out of here Murwillumbah, Northern NSW (UK tele-series 2) director: Chris Power
1st ASSISTANT EDITOR Kennedy Miller January - March 2003 HAPPY FEET (animated feature film) Sydney, NSW editor: Margaret Sixel, director: Dr. George Miller
ASSISTANT EDITOR Pacific Coast Entertainment November 2002 - January 2003 POSTCARD BANDIT (tele-movie) Sydney, NSW editor: Mark Perry, director: Tony Tilse
ASSISTANT EDITOR Good Oil Films July 2002 ARCHERS (UK tvc) Sydney, NSW editor: Alex Hagan, director: Stephan Elliot
VISUAL FX EDITOR/ Crocman Productions 1st ASSISTANT EDITOR THE CROCODILE HUNTER (feature film) February - June 2002 editor: Suresh Ayyar ASE, director: John Stainton Brisbane, QLD & Sydney, NSW
1st ASSISTANT EDITOR Very Quiet Productions October 2001 - January 2002 THE QUIET AMERICAN (feature film) Sydney, NSW (post period) editor: John Scott ASE, director: Phillip Noyce
VISUAL FX EDITOR/ Castle Rock Entertainment 1st ASSISTANT EDITOR HEARTS IN ATLANTIS (feature film) Sept 2000 - Sept 2001 editor: Pip Karmel, director: Scott Hicks Richmond, VA & Adelaide, SA
ASSISTANT EDITOR JAK Productions June - September 2000 STAR WARS, Episode 2 (feature film) Sydney, NSW (shoot period) editor: Ben Burt, director: George Lucas
1st ASSISTANT EDITOR Bazmark Film October 1999 - June 2000 MOULIN ROUGE (feature film) Sydney, NSW editor: Jill Bilcock ASE ACE, director: Baz Luhrmann
VISUAL FX EDITORIAL Cruise/Wagner Productions CO-ORDINATOR MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 2 (feature film) April - September 1999 editor: Christian Wagner, director: John Woo Sydney, NSW (shoot period)
EDITOR Kids Like Us/Channel 9 March 1999 Hi5 (Children's T.V. series) Sydney, NSW director: Karl Zwicky
FILM CONFORM Soft Fruit Productions March 1999 SOFT FRUIT (feature film) Sydney, NSW editor: Jane Moran, director: Christina Andreef
VISUAL FX EDITOR/ Scanbox Productions 1st ASSISTANT EDITOR KOMODO (feature film) October 1998 - February 1999 editor: Michael Fallavollita, dir: Michael Lantierie Gold Coast, QLD & Los Angeles, CA
VISUAL FX EDITOR/ Kennedy Miller 1st ASSISTANT EDITOR BABE - Pig in the City (feature film) August 1997 - October 1998 editors: Margaret Sixel, Jay Friedkin, Sydney, NSW Dany Cooper ASE, director: Dr. George Miller
1st ASSISTANT EDITOR Mystery Clock Productions August 1996 - June 1997 DARK CITY (feature film) Sydney, NSW editors: Dov Hoenig ACE, Marcus D’Arcy director: Alex Proya
AVID ASSISTANT EDITOR Kennedy Miller January - September 1994 BABE (feature film) Bowral & Sydney, NSW editors: Marcus D’Arcy, Jay Friedkin director: Chris Noonan
...with FRAMEWORKS EDIT PTY. LTD. (Sydney) Sept 1994 - Aug 1996 position held: Assistant Editor and AVID technical support and training
ASSISTANT EDITOR Twisted Tales Productions May - July 1996 TWISTED TALES (12 x 30 mins t.v. series) editors: Mark Perry, Richard Hindley ASE
FACILITIES SUPPORT February - August 1996 Kennedy Miller CENTURY OF CINEMA (documentary)
December 1995 - July 1996 Sampson Productions DATING THE ENEMY (feature film)
December 1995 - March 1996 Jan Chapman Productions LOVE SERENADE (feature film)
October 1995 - March 1996 Central Park Films IDIOT BOX (feature film)
January - March 1996 Kennedy Miller VIDEO FOOL FOR LOVE (feature film)
September 1994 - February 1996 Gannon Television HEARTBREAK HIGH (t.v. series)
October - December 1995 Jan Chapman Productions NAKED (6 x 60 mins t.v. movies)
September - November 1994 Jack McCoy Films SIK JOY (documentary)
ASSISTANT EDITOR Emerald Films December 1994 - January 1995 RASKOLS (documentary) editor: Henry Dangar ASE
ASSISTANT EDITOR Grundy Television September-December 1994 MISSION TOP SECRET 2 (26 x 30min series) editor: Tony Kavanagh
EDITOR Couple of Cowboys August-September 1994 WONDER WORLD (t.v. series)
...with NETWORK 8 DIGITAL PTY. LTD. (Adelaide) Feb 1992 - Dec 1993 position held: AVID Operator/Offline Editor Assistant Editor
ASSISTANT EDITOR South Australian Film Corporation July - December 1993 THE BATTLERS (t.v. mini-series) editor: Denise Haratzis ASE, dir: George Ogilvie
EDITOR Refracted Angle June 1993 IMPERIAL CROWNINGS (documentary)
EDITOR Clemenger Advertising February - March 1993 CHILD SEXUALITY (dramatized documentary)
OFFLINE EDITOR Clemenger Advertising January 1993 FORMULA ONE GRAND PRIX (t.v.c’s)
AVID OFFLINE OPERATOR Network 8 Digital clientele September 1992 - December 1993 t.v.c’s, documentaries, corporate videos
MISCELLANEOUS
WEBINAR AVID Interview September 2020 Aussies in Hollywood
ON-LINE INTERVIEW Morbidly Beautiful Magazine October 2019 ‘Editing IT Chapter 2’
ON-LINE INTERVIEW AVID Rough Cut September 2019 ‘IT Chapter 2’
AMERCIAN CINEMA EDITORS Accreditation – A.C.E. June 2019
JUROR Filmstro & Film Riot December 2018 ‘One minute short film festival’
ON-LINE INTERVIEW AVID Customer Story November 2017 ‘Resurrect a Classic Horror’
RADIO INTERVIEW Spoiler Alert Radio October 2017 ‘Craft of Filmmaking’
ON-LINE INTERVIEW Filmmaker Magazine October 2017 ‘Editing IT’
ON-LINE INTERVIEW Film Doctor September 2017 ‘In Conversation’
ON-LINE INTERVIEW Provideo Coalition September 2017 ‘Art of the Cut’
PANELIST ACE Editfest August 2014 ‘The Lean Forward Moment’
FILM CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD ‘Best Editing in a Feature Film’ 2014 THE GREAT GATSBY – winner
AACTA AWARD ‘Best Editing in a Feature Drama’ 2013 THE GREAT GATSBY – winner
ASE AWARD ‘Best Editing in a Feature Drama’ 2013 THE GREAT GATSBY – nominee
PRESIDENT The Australian Screen Editors Guild 2010 – 2013
JUROR New Zealand Film Awards October 2013 Awards Category
SEMINAR PRESENTER AFTRS October 2013 Film Editor Presentation
VIDEO INTERVIEW Intellectual Property Awareness Foundation September 2013 Film Piracy Prevention
SEMINAR PRESENTER AFTRS September 2013 Meet the Editor
VIDEO INTERVIEW Swinburne University – Jill Holt August 2013 Film Editor’s role
SEMINAR PRESENTER ASE Melbourne June 2013 ‘The Great Gatsby’ Q&A
FILM CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD ‘Best Editing in a Feature Film’ 2013 WISH YOU WERE HERE - winner
INTERVIEW AVID POST SOLUTIONS EVENT December 2012 Meet the Editor
RADIO INTERVIEW ABC Radio 702 – Simon Marnie December 2012 The role of the Film Editor
AACTA AWARD ‘Best Editing in a Feature Drama’ 2012 WISH YOU WERE HERE – nominee
ASE AWARD ‘Best Editing in a Feature Drama’ 2012 WISH YOU WERE HERE – nominee
RADIO INTERVIEW 3RRR 102.7FM – Paul Harris November 2012 Film Buff’s Forecast
PRINT INTERVIEW Inside Film Magazine, issue #149 October 2012 The DSLR Video Revolution
JUROR AACTA Awards October 2012 Awards Category
SEMINAR PRESENTER AFTRS September 2012 Meet the Editor
SEMINAR PRESENTER Nikon Australia July 2012 Film Editor Presentation
PRINT INTERVIEW AFACT ‘Snapshot’ April 2012 Film Piracy Prevention
SEMINAR PRESENTER ABC TV ‘Big Ideas’ March 2012 Film Editor Presentation
SEMINAR PRESENTER Tropfest ‘Rough Cut’ February 2012 Film Editor Presentation
PRINT INTERVIEW Encore Magazine ‘For and Against’ February 2012 AVID verses Final Cut Pro
JUROR AACTA Awards October 2011 Awards Category
BOARD MEMBER AACTA Honorary Council August 2011 Editor Chapter
SEMINAR PRESENTER AFTRS June 2011 Meet the Editor
SEMINAR PRESENTER MTECH, on behalf of AVID April 2011 Day in the life of a Film Editor
PRINT INTERVIEW Encore Magazine March 2011 ‘Women in the Screen Industry’ – Georgina Pearson
SEMINAR PRESENTER MicroWAVE Symposium – UTS February 2011 Post Production and Digital Workflow
PRINT INTERVIEW Encore Magazine January 2011 ‘Cutting off fingers’ – Miguel Gonzalez
RADIO INTERVIEW 3RRR 102.7FM – Thomas Caldwell December 2010 Film Buff’s Forecast
PRINT INTERVIEW The Age – Entertainment Section November 2010 ‘Creating Film Magic’ – Jake Wilson
PRINT INTERVIEW The Weekend Australian - Review October 2010 ‘Sound and Fury’ – Lynden Barber
JUROR Australian Film Institute October 2010 Awards Category
EDITOR Ausfilm – Los Angeles, CA September 2010 PDV 2010 Show Reel
COMMITTEE MEMBER The Australian Screen Editors Guild July 2010
JUROR Australian Film Institute October 2009 Awards Category
EDITOR CELEBRATION (museum installation) October 2009 director: Matt Enfield
RADIO INTERVIEW ABC Radio 702 – James O’Loghlin June 2009 The role of the Film Editor
WORKSHOP PRESENTER Engadine Rotary Club June 2009 The role of the Film Editor
PRINT INTERVIEW Screen Education Magazine, issue #53 April 2009 Industry Interview
EDITOR EMERGENCE (short film) March 2009 director: Antaine Furlong
EDITOR RADIO PIRATES (short film) January 2009 director: Craig Newland
ASE AWARD ‘Best Editing in a Feature Drama’ 2008 ROGUE – nominee
PRINT INTERVIEW Inside Film Magazine, issue #108 April 2008 ‘15 seconds’ segment
WORKSHOP EDITOR Screen Australia - Indivision December 2008 Editing screen test
JUROR Australian Film Institute October 2008 Awards Category
WORKSHOP PRESENTER Flickerfest Film Festival – Byron Bay & Sydney, NSW January 2008 Editing: The Craft
AUSTRALIAN SCREEN EDITORS GUILD Accreditation – A.S.E. December 2007
SEMINAR PANEL SPAA Conference 2007 – Gold Coast, Qld November 2007 Post Production and Digital Workflow
SEMINAR PANEL Popcorn Taxi November 2007 Rogue screening with discussion
ONLINE INTERVIEW AVID Australia website October 2007 Customer Showcase: Rogue
ONLINE INTERVIEW Constructing Horror website October 2007 Filmmaker discussion
ASE AWARD ‘Best Editing in a Feature Drama’ 2006 THE CATERPILLAR WISH – nominee
SEMINAR PRESENTER Digital Media Festival December 2006 Demonstration of editing Wolf Creek
SEMINAR PRESENTER Metro Screen – Urban Files November 2006 Film Makers Studio
JUROR Australian Film Institute October 2006 Awards Category
PRINT INTERVIEW AFC Indivision Newsletter August 2006 Post Production Facilities discussion
‘SPECIAL THANKS TO’ CREDIT KENNY (feature film) July 2006 director: Clayton Jacobson
SEMINAR PRESENTER Digital Media Festival – Melbourne, VIC June 2006 Demonstration of editing Wolf Creek
ONLINE INTERVIEW AFI Insider Magazine, issue May 2006 May 2006 Meet the Industry
‘THANKS TO’ CREDIT AFI THEATRE TRAILER April 2006 director: Richard Gray
PRINT INTERVIEW Digital Media World, issue #81 April 2006 Feature: HD post paths
PRINT INTERVIEW Inside Film Magazine, issue #85 March 2006 Industry focus: Editing
AFI AWARD ‘Best Editing in a Feature Film’ 2005 WOLF CREEK – nominee
FILM CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD ‘Best Editing in a Feature Film’ 2005 WOLF CREEK - nominee
SEMINAR PANEL Popcorn Taxi – Melbourne, VIC & Sydney, NSW October 2005 Wolf Creek screening with discussion
SEMINAR PANEL Melbourne International Film Festival July 2005 Accelerator - Wolf Creek discussion
EDITOR TOO SUNNY, TOO COLD (short film) November 2004 director: Tania Yuki Tropfest Finalist 2005
EDITOR Pommie Granite Productions October 2004 AMORALITY TALE (short film) director: Mike Bullen
SEMINAR PRESENTER Fox Studios Australia Executives September 2004 Feature Films: Post Production path
EDITOR CHIPMAN (short film) November 2003 director: Anabelle Osbourne Tropfest Finalist 2004
QANTAS CONTRACT HARD LUCK (short film) June - November 2003 Qantas In-flight Screenings International and Domestic
EDITOR RUNNING DOWN THESE DREAMS November 2002 director: Jane Manning (short film) POV Festival 2003
EDITOR FREE (short film) October 2003 director: Jeremy Cumpston POV Festival 2003
PRODUCER & EDITOR HARD LUCK (short film) August - September 2002 director: Matt Villa
EDITOR BRUSHSTROKES (short film) February 2002 directors: Tamsin Sharp & Shalom Almond
EDITOR SWARM (music clip) February 2002 director: Tim Piper
EDITOR 7th WAVE (short film) January 2002 director: Martin Thorne
AVID TECH SUPPORT Rumbalara Films April 2001 RABBIT-PROOF FENCE (feature film) editor: John Scott ASE, director: Phillip Noyce
ON-LINE PRESENTER Episode II Digital Shooting Documentary March 2001 Internet: www.starwars.com
ON-LINE INTERVIEW Australian Film Crew Member, Assistant Editor September 2000 Internet: news.ninemsn.com.au/entertainment
SEMINAR PANEL Sound Post Production February 2000 OMF exporting and EDL seminar, AFTRS
SEMINAR PRESENTER Digital Production Services 1999 – Hong Kong June 1999 Babe2 VFX/Digital non-linear editing presentation
PROJECTIONIST VistaVision (8 perf) linear loop projector April - September 1999 film: Mission Impossible 2
EDITOR LOVE IS AN 18 WHEELER (short film) April 1999 director: Michael Albanese
PUBLICATIONS REVIEWER 102 - Film Editing on MediaComposer (7.0 PAL) February 1998 on behalf of AVID TECHNOLOGY, Inc. Tewksbury, MA U.S.A.
AFTRS AVID TRAINING VIDEO Instructor/Presenter for a student video guide to June 1996 AVID Film Composer editing (Educational Video)
AVID CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR certified to lecture Media Composer 101, May 1996 Film Composer, and Assistant Editor courses High Distinction pass
YOUNG FILM MAKER’S AWARD ‘Foundation SA’ Award – Adelaide, SA 1991 THE PRICE OF A HELMET (1x30 sec t.v.c.)
YOUNG FILM MAKER’S AWARD ‘Best Animation’ category – Adelaide, SA 1990 1/3 OF THE GAME (6 min, 16mm film)
Member of the American Motion Picture Editors Guild, Local 700
Member of the American Cinema Editors (ACE)
Member of the Australian Screen Editors (ASE)
AVID TUTORING
AVID CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR (ACI)
FREELANCE AVID INSTRUCTOR AVID Film/Media Composer courses April 1996 - current for editors and assistants
AVID ON-CALL SUPPORT Australian Film, TV & Radio School October 1995 - August 1996 for in-school editors and assistants
EDUCATION
1989 - 1992 University of South Australia Bachelor Arts, Visual Arts (BaVA) Major: colour photography Minor: film studies
1988 St. Michael’s College, Adelaide Matriculation School Certificate
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