Bob Sarles
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Bob Sarles is a film & television editor, producer & director based in San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Sarles co-edited the Emmy nominated and Peabody Award
winning 1994 documentary mini-series Moon Shot
and the 1999 ABC
documentary The Story of Fathers & Sons. He edited three of the first four seasons of the MTV
's ground breaking reality television series The Real World
. He has edited award winning music videos for top rock, rap and country artists such as ZZ Top
's 1984 MTV
Best Group Video for Legs
and Green Day
's 1994 MTV
Best Group Video nomination for Longview.
Sarles edited the cult zombie horror film The Video Dead, and the feature documentary The True Adventures Of The Real Beverly Hillbillies. He co-produced and edited the feature documentary film Taking Satan To The Mat. He was principal cinematographer and co-producer of the feature documentary Son Of A Bitch!
As an assistant edtior, Sarles worked on the editorial staff of feature films including The Right Stuff, Henry & June
, My Blue Heaven
and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
. He was a sound editor on Breakin'
, Romero
, and The Money Tree.
Sarles was a producer and editor of VH1
's Behind The Music
and was a consulting producer on the PBS
documentary Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story. He directed and edited films that are on display at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
in Cleveland, Experience Music Project in Seattle, and the Stax Museum of American Soul Music in Memphis.
Sarles has directed music videos for Otis Redding
and Jorma Kaukonen
. He co-produced, directed and edited the triple platinum selling DVD series Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live for Time Life. Sarles edited and co-directed (with Jay Blakesberg
) the concert film Phil Lesh & Friends Live At The Warfield
for Image Entertainment
. He directed and edited the DVDs Fly Jefferson Airplane and John Lee Hooker: Come See About Me for Eagle Rock Entertainment
. Recording artists Sarles has worked with as a director and videographer include Carlos Santana, John Mayer, Elvis Costello and Coldplay. Since 1995, Sarles has produced and edited over twenty-five artist tribute films for the annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremonies. Sarles is currently in production on documentary films about the late blues guitarist Michael Bloomfield and writer Paul Krassner
.
Biography
Bob Sarles began making films in 8mm and Super8, and videos on half inch reel to reel video in the early 1970s as a teen in the suburbs of Buffalo, New York. He received his Bachelors Degree in Broadcasting and Film from Boston University, where he co-produced and edited the short documentary Fantastic. Sarles spent time at UCLA's graduate film school before moving to San Francisco, where he began his professional career as a film editor and later founded his own production company Ravin' Films, Inc.Sarles co-edited the Emmy nominated and Peabody Award
Peabody Award
The George Foster Peabody Awards recognize distinguished and meritorious public service by radio and television stations, networks, producing organizations and individuals. In 1939, the National Association of Broadcasters formed a committee to recognize outstanding achievement in radio broadcasting...
winning 1994 documentary mini-series Moon Shot
Moon Shot
Moon Shot: The Inside Story of America's Race to the Moon is a book written by Mercury Seven astronaut Alan Shepard, with NBC News correspondent Jay Barbree and Associated Press space writer Howard Benedict. Astronaut Donald K. "Deke" Slayton is also listed as an author, although he died before...
and the 1999 ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
documentary The Story of Fathers & Sons. He edited three of the first four seasons of the MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
's ground breaking reality television series The Real World
The Real World
The Real World is a reality television program on MTV originally produced by Mary-Ellis Bunim and Jonathan Murray. First broadcast in 1992, the show, which was inspired by the 1973 PBS documentary series An American Family, is the longest-running program in MTV history and one of the...
. He has edited award winning music videos for top rock, rap and country artists such as ZZ Top
ZZ Top
ZZ Top is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as "That Little Ol' Band from Texas". Their style, which is rooted in blues-based boogie rock, has come to incorporate elements of arena, southern, and boogie rock. The band, from Houston Texas, formed in 1969...
's 1984 MTV
1984 MTV Video Music Awards
The 1984 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 14, 1984, honoring the best music videos from May 2, 1983, to May 2, 1984. The show was hosted by Dan Aykroyd and Bette Midler at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City....
Best Group Video for Legs
Legs (song)
"Legs" is a song performed by the band ZZ Top from their 1983 album Eliminator. The song was released as a single in 1984 and reached #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States...
and Green Day
Green Day
Green Day is an American punk rock band formed in 1987. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tre Cool...
's 1994 MTV
1994 MTV Video Music Awards
The 1994 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 8, 1994, honoring the best music videos from June 16, 1993, to June 15, 1994. The show was hosted by Roseanne Barr at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, and this would be the last time there was a female host for the VMAs until Chelsea...
Best Group Video nomination for Longview.
Longview (song)
"Longview" is a song and the first major-label single by the American punk rock band Green Day. It is the fourth track on the band's third album, Dookie . The song was the band's first single to top the Modern Rock chart in the U.S...
Sarles edited the cult zombie horror film The Video Dead, and the feature documentary The True Adventures Of The Real Beverly Hillbillies. He co-produced and edited the feature documentary film Taking Satan To The Mat. He was principal cinematographer and co-producer of the feature documentary Son Of A Bitch!
As an assistant edtior, Sarles worked on the editorial staff of feature films including The Right Stuff, Henry & June
Henry & June
Henry & June is a 1990 American film directed by Philip Kaufman and stars Fred Ward, Maria de Medeiros, and Uma Thurman. It is loosely based on the book of the same name by the French author Anaïs Nin, and tells the story of Nin's relationship with Henry Miller and his wife, June.-Plot:The story...
, My Blue Heaven
My Blue Heaven (1990 film)
My Blue Heaven is a 1990 comedy film directed by Herbert Ross, written by Nora Ephron and starring Steve Martin, Rick Moranis, and Joan Cusack.It has been noted for its relationship to the movie Goodfellas, which was released one month after this film...
and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (film)
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is a 1988 American comedy film directed by Frank Oz. The screenplay by Dale Launer, Stanley Shapiro, and Paul Henning focuses on two con artists who ply their trade on the French Riviera...
. He was a sound editor on Breakin'
Breakin'
Breakin', released as Breakdance: The Movie in some countries, is a 1984 breakdancing-themed film directed by Joel Silberg. The film setting was inspired by a German documentary entitled Breakin' and Enterin set in the Los Angeles multi-racial hip hop club Radiotron, based out of Macarthur Park in...
, Romero
Romero (film)
Romero is a film depicting the life of assassinated Salvadoran Archbishop Óscar Romero, played by Raúl Juliá. Richard Jordan played the role of Romero's close friend and fellow martyred priest Rutilio Grande, and actors Ana Alicia and Harold Gould also appeared in the film.Romero was the first...
, and The Money Tree.
Sarles was a producer and editor of VH1
VH1
VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...
's Behind The Music
Behind the Music
Behind the Music is a television series on VH1. It originally ran from 1997 to 2006, before it was stopped and only aired new episodes sporadically. The series places its generality on documentation of musical artists or groups who are interviewed and profiled, and discuss how their careers became...
and was a consulting producer on the PBS
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
documentary Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story. He directed and edited films that are on display at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a museum located on the shore of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, United States. It is dedicated to archiving the history of some of the best-known and most influential artists, producers, engineers and others who have, in some major way,...
in Cleveland, Experience Music Project in Seattle, and the Stax Museum of American Soul Music in Memphis.
Sarles has directed music videos for Otis Redding
Otis Redding
Otis Ray Redding, Jr. was an American soul singer-songwriter, record producer, arranger and talent scout. He is considered one of the major figures in soul and R&B...
and Jorma Kaukonen
Jorma Kaukonen
Jorma Ludwik Kaukonen Jr. is an American blues, folk, and rock guitarist, best known for his work with Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna.-Biography:...
. He co-produced, directed and edited the triple platinum selling DVD series Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live for Time Life. Sarles edited and co-directed (with Jay Blakesberg
Jay Blakesberg
Jay Blakesberg is a San Francisco-based photographer & filmmaker.-Biography:His suburban youth was spent mostly in Clark, NJ, where he first discovered a passion for taking pictures...
) the concert film Phil Lesh & Friends Live At The Warfield
Live at the Warfield
Live at the Warfield is a two CD album by the rock group Phil Lesh and Friends. It was recorded live at the Warfield in San Francisco, California, on May 18 and May 19, 2006....
for Image Entertainment
Image Entertainment
Image Entertainment, Inc. is an independent licensee, producer and distributor of home entertainment programming and film & television productions in North America, with approximately 3,000 exclusive DVD titles and approximately 250 exclusive CD titles in domestic release, and approximately 450...
. He directed and edited the DVDs Fly Jefferson Airplane and John Lee Hooker: Come See About Me for Eagle Rock Entertainment
Eagle Rock Entertainment
Eagle Rock Entertainment is the largest producer and distributor of music programming for DVD, Blu-Ray, TV and Digital Media in the world. Eagle works directly alongside talent to produce top quality, high-definition and 3D programs, both concerts and documentaries, including The Rolling Stones,...
. Recording artists Sarles has worked with as a director and videographer include Carlos Santana, John Mayer, Elvis Costello and Coldplay. Since 1995, Sarles has produced and edited over twenty-five artist tribute films for the annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremonies. Sarles is currently in production on documentary films about the late blues guitarist Michael Bloomfield and writer Paul Krassner
Paul Krassner
Paul Krassner is an author, journalist, stand-up comedian, and the founder, editor and a frequent contributor to the freethought magazine The Realist, first published in 1958...
.