Jason Ballantine A.S.E. - Film Editor
Nominated for an ASE Award for Rogue and Caterpillar Wish, an AFI and FCCA Award for the acclaimed Wolf Creek, Jason is presently crafting Baz Luhrmann's American Classic in 3D, The Great Gatsby.
He recently completed Kieran Darcy-Smith's psychological drama Wish You Were Here and Bill Bennett's island mystery Uninhabited. As well as Screen Gems highly successful teen thriller Prom Night.
As 1st Assistant Editor and Visual Effects Editor, Jason worked alongside many noteworthy Directors and Editors on films such as Babe and Pig In The City, Dark City, Moulin Rouge, MI2, Hearts in Atlantis, The Quiet American, Happy Feet, Australia and Star Wars Episode 2 and Episode 3 in a career spanning 18 years.
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FILM EDITOR Bazmark Film |
THE GREAT GATSBY director: Baz Luhrmann |
FILM EDITOR Aquarius Films |
WISH YOU WERE HERE director: Kieran Darcy-Smith |
ADDITIONAL FILM EDITOR Omnilab Media |
THE KILLER ELITE director: Gary McKendry |
FILM EDITOR Filmscope Entertainment |
NEEDLE director: John Soto |
FILM EDITOR Screen Australia |
UNINHABITED director: Bill Bennett |
D.I./SCAN LIAISON Bazmark Film |
AUSTRALIA |
EDITOR and 2nd UNIT DIRECTOR |
CRUSH directors: John Soto and Jeff Gerritsen |
FILM EDITOR Screen Gems & Original Film |
PROM NIGHT director: Nelson McCormick |
FILM EDITOR Emu Creek Pictures |
ROGUE director: Greg Mclean |
EDITOR and 2nd UNIT DIRECTOR Wish Productions |
CATERPILLAR WISH director: Sandra Sciberras |
EDITOR and POST SUPERVISOR Gerrycan Productions |
THE BET director: Mark Lee |
EDITOR and POST SUPERVISOR The True Crime Channel |
WOLF CREEK |
1st ASSISTANT EDITOR Kerner Entertainment |
CHARLOTTE’S WEB editor: Sabrina Plisco, director: Gary Winick |
1st ASSISTANT EDITOR Kennedy Miller |
HAPPY FEET editor: Margaret Sixel, director: Dr George Miller |
ASSISTANT EDITOR JAK Productions |
STAR WARS, Episode 3 editor: Roger Barton, director: George Lucas |
VISUAL FX EDITOR and 1st ASSISTANT EDITOR Crocman Productions |
THE CROCODILE HUNTER editor: Suresh Ayyar, director: John Stainton |
1st ASSISTANT EDITOR Very Quiet Productions |
THE QUIET AMERICAN editor: John Scott, director: Phillip Noyce |
VISUAL FX EDITOR and 1st ASSISTANT EDITOR Castle Rock Entertainment |
HEARTS IN ATLANTIS editor: Pip Karmel, director: Scott Hicks |
ASSISTANT EDITOR JAK Productions |
STAR WARS, Episode 2 editor: Ben Burt, director: George Lucas |
1st ASSISTANT EDITOR Bazmark Film |
MOULIN ROUGE editor: Jill Bilcock, director: Baz Luhrmann |
VISUAL FX EDITORIAL COORDINATOR Cruise/Wagner Productions |
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 2 |
VISUAL FX EDITOR and 1st ASSISTANT EDITOR Scanbox Productions |
KOMODO |
VISUAL FX EDITOR and 1st ASSISTANT EDITOR Kennedy Miller |
BABE - Pig in the City editors: Margaret Sixel, Jay Friedkin, Dany Cooper, director: Dr. George Miller |
1st ASSISTANT EDITOR Mystery Clock Productions |
DARK CITY editors: Dov Hoenig, Marcus D’Arcy director: Alex Proyas |
AVID ASSISTANT EDITOR Kennedy Miller |
BABE editors: Marcus D’Arcy, Jay Friedkin director: Chris Noonan |
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President of the Australian Screen Editors Guild Member of the American Motion Picture Editors Guild, Local 700 Holding an O-1 U.S. work permit
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