Matthew Schmidt | |
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| Born | April 30, 1971 |
| Occupation | Film editor |
| Years active | 1994–present |
Matthew Schmidt (born April 30, 1971) is an American film editor, best known for working on several Marvel Cinematic Universe films,[1] such as Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), Captain America: Civil War (2016),[2] Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), Avengers: Doomsday (2026) and Avengers: Secret Wars (2027), all alongside Jeffrey Ford,[3][4][5] Black Widow (2021), alongside Leigh Folsom Boyd,[6] and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022), alongside Peter S. Elliot, Tim Roche and Jennifer Vecchiarello.[7]
Schmidt first worked with Ford as an assistant editor beginning with the first Avengers film and started sharing the editing credit with Ford beginning with Captain America: The Winter Soldier.[4] The duo edited Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame back-to-back, which was a two-year project and meant they were cutting at the same time of shooting. More than 900 hours of film was shot between both films, making the editing process a massive undertaking.[5] Both films rank "among the biggest box-office earners of all time."[4] For Avengers: Endgame, the two won the Saturn Award for Best Editing.[8]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Director(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Contact | Robert Zemeckis | Assistant editor |
| 1998 | A Perfect Murder | Andrew Davis | |
| 1999 | The 13th Warrior | John McTiernan | |
| 2000 | The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle | Des McAnuff | |
| 2002 | Collateral Damage | Andrew Davis | First assistant editor |
| 2003 | Daredevil | Mark Steven Johnson | |
| 2004 | I, Robot | Alex Proyas | |
| 2005 | Into the Blue | John Stockwell | |
| The Fog | Rupert Wainwright | Additional editor | |
| 2006 | The Guardian | Andrew Davis | First assistant editor |
| 2007 | Halloween | Rob Zombie | Assistant editor |
| Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who | Murray Lerner Paul Crowder |
First assistant editor | |
| 2008 | Bangkok Dangerous | Pang brothers | Assistant editor |
| Defiance | Edward Zwick | First assistant editor | |
| 2009 | John Dunn's Last Run | Ryan Dixon | Short film |
| 2010 | The Wolfman | Joe Johnston | Visual effects editor |
| 2011 | Hop | Tim Hill | Assistant editor |
| Dragon Age: Redemption | Peter Winther | Additional editor | |
| 2012 | The Avengers | Joss Whedon | Assistant editor |
| 2013 | Iron Man 3 | Shane Black | First assistant editor |
| 2014 | Captain America: The Winter Soldier | Russo brothers | Co-edited with Jeffrey Ford Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Editing[9] Nominated—HPA Award for Outstanding Editing – Feature Film[10] |
| 2015 | Avengers: Age of Ultron | Joss Whedon | Associate editor |
| 2016 | The Deal | Daniel S. Kaminsky | Short film |
| Captain America: Civil War | Russo brothers | Co-edited with Jeffrey Ford Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Editing[11] | |
| 2017 | The Fate of the Furious | F. Gary Gray | Previs editor |
| 2018 | Avengers: Infinity War | Russo brothers | Co-edited with Jeffrey Ford Saturn Award for Best Editing (for Avengers: Endgame)[8] |
| 2019 | Avengers: Endgame | ||
| 2021 | Black Widow | Cate Shortland | Co-edited with Leigh Folsom Boyd |
| 2022 | Thor: Love and Thunder | Taika Waititi | Co-edited with Peter S. Elliot, Tim Roche, and Jennifer Vecchiarello |
| 2025 | Captain America: Brave New World | Julius Onah | Co-edited with Madeleine Gavin |
| The Old Guard 2 | Victoria Mahoney | ||
| 2026 | Avengers: Doomsday | Russo brothers | Co-edited with Jeffrey Ford |
| 2027 | Avengers: Secret Wars | ||
| TBA | Control | Robert Schwentke | Co-edited with Sven Budelmann |
References
- ↑ "Matthew Schmidt" (PDF). Independent Artist Group. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
- ↑ Goldman, Michael (June 8, 2016). "Editors Jeff Ford, ACE, and Matthew Schmidt on 'Captain America: Civil War'". Studio Daily. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
- ↑ James, Daron (May 3, 2018). "Editors Use Super-Human Skills to Cut 'Avengers: Infinity War' Down to Size". Variety. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
- 1 2 3 Guerrasio, Jason (May 13, 2019). "Inside the editing of 'Avengers: Endgame', which included drastic changes to Black Widow's big moment and the time-travel scenes". Business Insider. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
- 1 2 Sharf, Zack (May 13, 2019). "'Avengers' Editors Cut 'Infinity War' and 'Endgame' from 900 Hours of Footage: 'Absolutely Hellish'". IndieWire. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
- ↑ Hullfish, Steve (July 30, 2021). "Art of the Cut: Spinning the Web of Black Widow's Backstory". Frame.io Insider. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
- ↑ Rooney, David (July 5, 2022). "Chris Hemsworth and Natalie Portman in Taika Waititi's 'Thor: Love and Thunder': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
- 1 2 Barnhardt, Adam (September 15, 2019). "'Avengers: Endgame' Wins Big at the Saturn Awards". ComicBook.com. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
- ↑ Kelley, Seth (March 3, 2015). "'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' and 'Interstellar' Lead Saturn Awards Noms". Variety. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
- ↑ "The Hollywood Post Alliance Announces Nominees for the 2014 HPA Awards" (Press release). Hollywood Professional Association. September 11, 2014. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
- ↑ McNary, Dave (March 3, 2017). "'Rogue One', 'Walking Dead' Lead Saturn Awards Nominations". Variety. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
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