Richard Francis-Bruce

Richard Leslie Francis-Bruce (born 10 December 1948) is an Australian film editor who has received several nominations for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing.

Career

Francis-Bruce aspired to be a cinematographer like his father, Jack Bruce, who worked for Hollywood players like Cecil B. DeMille and the Famous Lansky Players. Nonetheless, Richard's aspirations landed him an editing gig at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) in Sydney, where he spent 15 years honing his craft.

Francis-Bruce collaborated with filmmaker George Miller on a plethora of films including Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985), The Witches of Eastwick (1987), and Lorenzo's Oil (1992).

Francis-Bruce later earned Academy Award nominations for his Best Film Editing work on Frank Darabont's The Shawshank Redemption (1994), David Fincher's Seven (1995) and Wolfgang 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 the American Cinema Editors (ACE).

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 rhythm and external rhythm as well as the choices he made in and between every shot throughout the film Seven.

Careful, He Might Hear You Nominated — AACTA Award for Best Editing 1985 Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome George MillerGeorge Ogilvie

Short Changed George Ogilvie Nominated — AACTA Award for Best Editing The Mosquito Coast Peter Weir Editor

The Witches of Eastwick George Miller Bullseye Carl Schultz Nominated — AACTA Award for Best Editing 1988 Barracuda Pino Amenta Television film

Dead Calm Phillip Noyce AACTA Award for Best Editing The Blood of Heroes David Peoples 1990 Cadillac Man Roger Donaldson 1991 Crooked Hearts Michael Bortman

The Nightman Charles Haid Television film Lorenzo's Oil George Miller 1993 Sliver Phillip Noyce

The Shawshank Redemption Frank Darabont Nominated — Academy Award for Best Film EditingNominated — ACE Eddie Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic Speechless Ron Underwood 1995 Seven David Fincher Nominated — Academy Award for Best Film Editing 1996 The Rock Michael Bay Nominated — ACE Eddie Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic 1997 Air Force One Wolfgang Petersen Nominated — Academy Award for Best Film EditingNominated — ACE Eddie Award for Best Edited Feature Film – DramaticNominated — Satellite Award for Best Editing

The Replacement Killers Antoine Fuqua Special thanks Goodbye Lover Roland Joffé Additional editor

Instinct Jon Turteltaub The Green Mile Frank Darabont 2000 The Perfect Storm Wolfgang Petersen 2001 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Chris Columbus Nominated — ACE Eddie Award for Best Edited Feature Film – DramaticNominated — Satellite Award for Best Editing Film released as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the US 2002 Path to War John Frankenheimer Television film 2003 The Italian Job F. Gary Gray 2004 The Forgotten Joseph Ruben 2007 Ghost Rider Mark Steven Johnson 2008 David & Fatima Alain Zaloum 2009 Daybreakers Spierig brothers Additional editor

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