- Richard Francis-Bruce
Richard Francis-Bruce (born
10 December 1948 inSydney ,New South Wales ) is an Australianfilm editor who has received several nominations for theAcademy Award for Film Editing .Francis-Bruce aspired to be a
cinematographer like his father, Jack Bruce, who worked forHollywood players likeCecil B. De Mille and theFamous Lansky Players . Nonetheless, Richard's aspirations landed him an editing gig at theAustralian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) in Sydney, where he spent 15 years honing his craft.Fact|date=April 2008Francis-Bruce collaborated with filmmaker George Miller on a plethora of films including "The Dismissal" (1983), "" (1985), "The Witches of Eastwick" (1987), and "Lorenzo's Oil" (1992).
Francis-Bruce later earned Academy Award nominations for his work on
Frank Darabont 's "The Shawshank Redemption " (1994),David Fincher 's "Se7en " (1995) andWolfgang Petersen 's "Air Force One" (1997). Francis-Bruce was nominated for ACE Eddie Awards for "The Shawshank Redemption", "The Rock" (directed by Michael Bay - 1996), "Air Force One", and for "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" (directed by Chris Columbus - 2001). In 1997, he was invited to become a member of theAmerican Cinema Editors (ACE). [ [http://www.webcitation.org/5W3vTXmHE "American Cinema Editors > Members"] , webpage archived by WebCite from [http://www.ace-filmeditors.org/newace/dir_Mem.html this original URL] on 2008-03-04.]In 1996, Francis-Bruce visited Australia and spoke at a seminar at the
Australian Film Television and Radio School entitled "Frame by Frame". Francis-Bruce explained the importance of understanding internal andexternal rhythm as well as the choices he made in and between every shot throughout the film "Se7en ".Fact|date=April 2008References
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