John Stransky Jr. | |
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Born | Pukwana, South Dakota, U.S. | June 19, 1904
Died | March 22, 1996 91) | (aged
Occupation | Sound engineer |
Children | 2 [1] |
John Stransky Jr. (June 19, 1904 - March 22, 1996) was an American sound engineer. He was nominated for an Primetime Emmy Award in the category Outstanding Sound Mixing for the television film My Sweet Charlie . [2] Stransky died in March 1996 of pancreatic cancer at the Motion Picture & Television Fund cottages in Woodland Hills, California, at the age of 91. [1]
The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE), founded in 1916 as the Society of Motion Picture Engineers or SMPE, is a global professional association of engineers, technologists, and executives working in the media and entertainment industry. As an internationally recognized standards organization, SMPTE has published more than 800 technical standards and related documents for broadcast, filmmaking, digital cinema, audio recording, information technology (IT), and medical imaging.
The Daytime Emmy Awards, or Daytime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), the Daytime Emmys are presented in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming. The first ceremony was held in 1974, expanding what was originally a prime time-themed Emmy Award. Ceremonies generally are held in May or June.
The Primetime Emmy Awards, or Primetime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), the Primetime Emmys are presented in recognition of excellence in American primetime television programming. The award categories are divided into three classes: the regular Primetime Emmy Awards, the Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards to honor technical and other similar behind-the-scenes achievements, and the Primetime Engineering Emmy Awards for recognizing significant contributions to the engineering and technological aspects of television. First given out in 1949, the award was originally referred to as simply the "Emmy Award" until the International Emmy Award and the Daytime Emmy Award were created in the early 1970s to expand the Emmy to other sectors of the television industry.
This is a list of winners and nominees for the BAFTA Award for Best Sound, which is presented to sound designers, sound editors, sound engineers, and sound mixers, given out by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts since 1969.
Benjamin Harwood Jr., better known as Bo Harwood, was an American sound mixer, sound editor, sound engineer, music supervisor, composer, and songwriter. Harwood's sound work gained attention in the 1970s after his work on films directed by John Cassavetes. In the 1990s and 2000s, Harwood worked primarily as a mixer for several television series, including Felicity and Six Feet Under.
Michael Minkler is a motion picture sound re-recording mixer. He has received Academy Awards for his work on Dreamgirls, Chicago and Black Hawk Down. His varied career has also included films like Inglourious Basterds, JFK and Star Wars, as well as television programs like The Pacific and John Adams. Minkler works at Todd-AO Hollywood. He is also the Managing Director of Moving Pictures Media Group, a company that specializes in film development, packaging projects for production funding acquisition.
Theodore George Soderberg was an American sound engineer. He was nominated for five Academy Awards in the category Sound Recording. He also won two Primetime Emmy Awards and was nominated for one more in the category Outstanding Sound Mixing.
Roger Heman was an American sound engineer. He won an Academy Award for Best Sound and was nominated for another one in the same category. His father was also a sound engineer and also won an Academy Award, for Best Effects, Special Effects for Crash Dive.
John Lawrence Mack was an American sound engineer. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Sound for the film The Hindenburg. Mack was also nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards in the category Outstanding Sound Mixing for his work on the television program The Wonder Years.
Don Sharpless was an American sound engineer. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Sound for the film The Hindenburg. Sharpless was also nominated for an Primetime Emmy Award in the category Outstanding Sound Mixing for his work on the television program Fame.
"Love's Labor Lost" is the nineteenth episode of the first season of the American medical drama ER. It first aired on March 9, 1995, on NBC in the United States. The episode was written by Lance Gentile and directed by Mimi Leder. The episode received universal acclaim, with many deeming it the best of the series, and some going as far as to deem it one of the greatest television episodes of all time. "Love's Labor Lost" earned five Emmy Awards and several other awards and nominations.
Frank Morrone is an independent re-recording mixer who has worked extensively in both film and television. His award winning work includes Emmy Awards for the ABC hit LOST and the mini-series The Kennedys as well as a best sound Satellite Award for Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow.
William S. Schnee is an American musician, music producer, and audio engineer. Schnee has been nominated 11 times for the Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical Grammy Award and worked on a multitude of other Grammy nominated and awarded albums. He has won two Grammys, an Emmy for Outstanding Sound for a Television Special, and a Dove Award. In a 45+ year career of very diverse artists, Schnee has received over 135 gold and platinum records and has recorded/mixed over 50 top twenty singles.
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour) is an award handed out annually at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards. Prior to 1983, regular series competed alongside limited series and movies for Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound Mixing.
Thomas Vicari is an American recording engineer, mixing engineer, record producer and scoring mixer known for his work with Quincy Jones, Gino Vannelli, Nicholas Britell, Thomas Newman, Prince, George Duke and Barbra Streisand. He was the sound mixer for TV shows and films including Six Feet Under, The Newsroom, Behind the Candelabra, Phantom of the Paradise, Finding Nemo, Finding Dory, Wall-E and Road to Perdition.
Alan Bernard was an American sound engineer. Born in Windsor, Ontario. He won five Primetime Emmy Awards and was nominated for eight more in the category Outstanding Sound Mixing for his work on the television programs The Winds of War, Crime Story, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Voyager and also the television films The Savage Bees, Having Babies II, Baby Comes Home and The Jesse Owens Story.
Craig Henighan is a Canadian-American sound editor and engineer. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Sound for the film Roma. Henighan also won five Primetime Emmy Awards and was nominated for four more in the categories Outstanding Sound Editing and Outstanding Sound Mixing for his work on the television programs Stranger Things and Love, Death & Robots.
Nathan Nance is an American sound engineer. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Sound for the film Mank. Nance has won a Primetime Emmy Award and been nominated for three more in the category Outstanding Sound Mixing for his work on the television program House of Cards. His win was shared with Lorenzo Millan and Scott R. Lewis.