Norman Buckley

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Norman L. Buckley (born November 25, 1955 in Limestone, Maine) is an American television director and editor best known for his work on The O.C..

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[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life

Buckley was born in 1955 to parents Betty Bob (née Diltz), a dancer and journalist, and Ernest Buckley, a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force and later a college professor and dean of engineering. Buckley grew up in Fort Worth, Texas, studied history at the University of Texas at Arlington before moving to California where he would later graduate from the University of Southern California.[1] In spite of initial disapproval from his father, who wanted him to become a civil engineer like himself and Buckley's two brothers, Norman Buckley attended the film school at the University of Southern California.[2] He intended to become a writer, but was encouraged to take up a craft, in addition to writing, and he soon discovered he had a natural aptitude for film editing.[3]

[edit] Career

Buckley's first job as an assistant editor was on the 1983 film Tender Mercies, which featured his sister, actress Betty Buckley, who helped him land the job after hearing that the film's editor was seeking a local assistant while on location in Waxahachie, Texas. The editor was pleased with Buckley's work and took him to New York to begin his career.[3] Since then, he has worked on many films, television series and made-for-TV movies as an editor. He landed his most notable job on The O.C. - as both an editor and director - after previously working with Stephanie Savage and McG on the television series Fastlane. His co-editor on the show, Matt Ramsey, had previously been Buckley's editing assistant but was promoted to co-editor when Josh Schwartz initially offered Buckley the job on The O.C..[3][4] Following The O.C.'s conclusion, Buckley followed Schwartz to edit and direct his next projects, Gossip Girl and Chuck.[5]

Aside from editing, he has ventured in producing only once in 1999 on the film Happy, Texas but more notably has directed a number of episodes from the television series The O.C., Gossip Girl and Greek. His only acting credit is a minor role in Solomon & Sheba, a part he only landed because was editing another project in Morocco, and the producers shooting Solomon & Sheba did not want to fly in other English-speaking actors to play minor parts. He agreed to do it only as a lark.[3]

Buckley has been nominated twice for an American Cinema Editors award: in 2003, for Joe and Max, for Best Edited Motion Picture for Non-Commercial Television;[6] and in 2008, for the pilot for Chuck, for Best Edited One-Hour Series for Commercial Television.[7]He won the latter award at the ACE banquet on February 17, 2008.

He is currently an assistant visiting professor in the film school at the University of California, Los Angeles.[8]

[edit] Personal life

Buckley has a sister, Betty, and two brothers. His two brothers became engineers, a profession his father thought more worthy than any job in the film industry, although Buckley has stated: "Fortunately, my father expressed his pride in my accomplishments before he died."[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Angie Summers (June 26, 2007). Fort Worth native relocates from 'The O.C.' to 'Chuck'.. Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved on 2007-12-23.
  2. ^ Kim Holmes (April 22, 2004). Schwartz struts his stuff on 'O.C.'. Daily Trojan. Retrieved on 2007-12-23.
  3. ^ a b c d e Editing 'The OC'. TheOCshow.com (January 21, 2005). Retrieved on 2007-12-23.
  4. ^ The OC in HD: More Beautiful Than Ever. Avid.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-23.
  5. ^ John Silberg (November 18, 2007). Spy Secrets. VFX Pro. Retrieved on 2007-12-23.
  6. ^ Dave McNary (January 24, 2003). Editors sharpen focus with ACE nom list. Variety. Retrieved on 2008-02-17.
  7. ^ Carolyn Giardina (January 12, 2008). Editors unveil their Eddie noms. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved on 2008-02-17.
  8. ^ UCLA General Catalog 2007–2008: Film, Television, and Digital Media. University of California, Los Angeles (2007). Retrieved on 2008-02-17.

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