John J. Thomson
Encyclopedia
John J. Thomson is a production sound mixer
. He is currently
nominated for a Genie Award for Best Achievement in Overall Sound
(with Steph Carrier and Martin Lee
).
Production sound mixer
A production sound mixer, location sound recordist, location sound engineer or simply sound mixer is the member of a film crew or television crew responsible for recording all sound recording on set during the filmmaking or television production using professional audio equipment, for later...
. He is currently
28th Genie Awards
The 28th Genie Awards were held on March 3, 2008 to honour films released in 2007. The ceremony was held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada...
nominated for a Genie Award for Best Achievement in Overall Sound
Genie Award for Best Achievement in Overall Sound
The Genie Award for Best Achievement in Overall Sound is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian sound designer.-1st Genie Awards:* Karl Scherer, Austin Grimaldi, Dino Pigat, Joe Grimaldi, The Changeling...
(with Steph Carrier and Martin Lee
Martin Lee
Martin Lee , QC, SC, JP, was the founding chairman of the Democratic Party in Hong Kong. He was a directly-elected Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for the Hong Kong Island geographical constituency...
).
Recognition
- 2008 Genie Award for Best Achievement in Overall Sound (with Steph Carrier and Martin Lee) - Nominee
- 2006 Gemini AwardGemini AwardThe Gemini Awards are annual television broadcasting industry awards in Canada.First awarded in 1986, the Geminis celebrate the achievements of TV members of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. Essentially, it presents awards for the best television productions in Canada. Awards are...
for Best Sound in a Comedy, Variety, or Performing Arts Program or Series - Black WidowBlack Widow (2005 film)Black Widow, a "Film Noir Musical" is based on the Evelyn Dick murder case. It premiered in September 2005 on the film festival circuit and on CBC Television in January 2006.-Cast:*Martin Tielli as Johnny Hardwick*Sarah Slean as Eve Hardwick...
(shared with Steve HammondSteve HammondSteven Benjamin Hammond is a former Major League Baseball outfielder who played for one season. He played in 46 games for the Kansas City Royals during the 1982 Kansas City Royals season.-External links:...
, Ronayne Higginson, Kirk Lynds, David McCallum, David Rose, Lou Solakofski) - 2005 Gemini Award for Best Sound in a Dramatic Program - Lives of the SaintsLives of the SaintsLives of the Saints is a novel by Nino Ricci. The author's first book, it forms the first part of a trilogy. The other two novels are In a Glass House and Where She Has Gone...
- Won - 2003 Cinema Audio Society CAS Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for Television - MOW's and Mini-Series - Martin and LewisMartin and Lewis (film)Martin and Lewis is a 2002 CBS TV film written and directed by John Gray, portraying the lives of the comedy team of Martin and Lewis.The film featured Jeremy Northam as Dean Martin and Sean Hayes as Jerry Lewis....
- Nominated (shared with Terry O'Bright (re-recording mixer), Nello Torri (re-recording mixer), Peter Kelsey (re-recording mixer)) - 2001 Cinema Audio Society CAS Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for Television - MOW's and Mini-Series - Dirty PicturesDirty Pictures (television movie)Dirty Pictures is a 2000 American docudrama directed by Frank Pierson. The teleplay by Ilene Chaiken focuses on the 1990 trial of Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center director Dennis Barrie, who was accused of promoting pornography by presenting an exhibit of photographs by Robert Mapplethorpe that...
- Nominated (shared with Todd Orr (re-recording mixer), Kevin Patrick Burns (re-recording mixer), Tom Perry (re-recording mixer)) - 2000 Emmy AwardEmmy AwardAn Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or a Movie - Dirty Pictures - Nominated (shared with Kevin Patrick Burns (re-recording mixer),Todd Orr (re-recording mixer),Tom Perry (re-recording mixer)) - 1999 Genie Award for Best Overall SoundGenie Award for Best Achievement in Overall SoundThe Genie Award for Best Achievement in Overall Sound is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian sound designer.-1st Genie Awards:* Karl Scherer, Austin Grimaldi, Dino Pigat, Joe Grimaldi, The Changeling...
- Last Night (shared with Dean Giammarco, Miguel Nunes, Paul A. Sharpe) - 1999 Gemini AwardGemini AwardThe Gemini Awards are annual television broadcasting industry awards in Canada.First awarded in 1986, the Geminis celebrate the achievements of TV members of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. Essentially, it presents awards for the best television productions in Canada. Awards are...
for Best Overall Sound in a Dramatic Program or Series - Total Recall 2070Total Recall 2070Total Recall 2070 is a science fiction television series first broadcast in 1999 on the Canadian television channel CHCH-TV and later the same year on the American Showtime channel. It was later syndicated in the United States with some editing to remove scenes of nudity, violence and strong...
episode "Machine Dreams" Part 1 - Won (Shared with Allen Ormerod, Steve Baine, Scott ShepherdScott ShepherdScott Shepherd is a principal at Piller/Segan/Shepherd, an independent content production company that has produced shows such as Greek, Haven, Wildfire and The Dead Zone.- Piller/Segan/Shepherd :...
) - Fall 1998 Gemini Award for Best Sound in an Information/Documentary Program or Series - Yo-Yo Ma Inspired by Bach episode The Music Garden (shared with David McCallumDavid McCallumDavid Keith McCallum, Jr. is a Scottish actor and musician. He is best known for his roles as Illya Kuryakin, a Russian-born secret agent, in the 1960s television series The Man from U.N.C.L.E., as interdimensional operative Steel in Sapphire & Steel, and Dr...
, Lou Solakofski, Robert FletcherRobert FletcherRobert Fletcher is a costume and set designer.Fletcher's first ambition was to become an archeologist. Before he graduated from Harvard University, however, he had become an aspiring actor...
)