Roger Savage; photo by Zorro Gamarnik
A 40-year veteran of the Australian film industry has been recognised for his achievements by the Australian Screen Sound Guild Awards.
The Syd Butterworth lifetime Achievement Award went to sound mixer Roger Savage at a ceremony last night at Sydney’s The Establishment.
Savage’s first film was a surf documentary about the 1970 World Championship, Getting Back To Nothing, directed by Tim Burstall in 1971. His next film was Mad Max in 1979 Mad Max, as well as other classics Star Wars: Return of the Jedi and Crocodile Dundee. More recently Savage has worked on Mao’s Last Dancer and Mental.
Elsewhere at the awards, Burning Man won the best film sound recording beating out Wish You Were Here, Swerve, Lore and Killer Elite.
In a similar list of nominees, the best Film Sound Design went to Wish You Were Here ahead of Burning Man, Lore,...
A 40-year veteran of the Australian film industry has been recognised for his achievements by the Australian Screen Sound Guild Awards.
The Syd Butterworth lifetime Achievement Award went to sound mixer Roger Savage at a ceremony last night at Sydney’s The Establishment.
Savage’s first film was a surf documentary about the 1970 World Championship, Getting Back To Nothing, directed by Tim Burstall in 1971. His next film was Mad Max in 1979 Mad Max, as well as other classics Star Wars: Return of the Jedi and Crocodile Dundee. More recently Savage has worked on Mao’s Last Dancer and Mental.
Elsewhere at the awards, Burning Man won the best film sound recording beating out Wish You Were Here, Swerve, Lore and Killer Elite.
In a similar list of nominees, the best Film Sound Design went to Wish You Were Here ahead of Burning Man, Lore,...
- 11/26/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
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