Wikipedia / Neil Travis
Wikipedia / Neil Travis
Herbert Neil Travis (October 12, 1936 March 28, 2012) was an American film and television editor with about 28 feature film credits from 1970–2007. He is best known for editing the television miniseries Roots (1977) and the feature film Dances with Wolves (1990).
Travis was born in Los Angeles, California, and received a bachelor's degree in film and theater arts from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Travis won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Film Editing In A Drama Series for the first part of the television miniseries Roots (1977), and he and James Heckert were nominated for the award for the second part as well. Travis won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing and the American Cinema Editors Eddie for the film Dances with Wolves (directed by Kevin Costner-1990). Travis had been selected as a member of the American Cinema Editors, and received the Career Achievement Award in 2010.
In 2010, Travis was interviewed about his career by Karen Herman for the Archive of American Television.
Filmography
Year | Film | Director | Notes |
1970 | |||
1972 | Second collaboration with Mark Rydell | ||
1978 | |||
1979 | |||
1980 | Jeff Werner | ||
Nights at O'Rear's | |||
1981 | |||
1983 | |||
1984 | |||
1985 | First collaboration with Roger Donaldson | ||
1987 | Second collaboration with Roger Donaldson | ||
1988 | Third collaboration with Roger Donaldson | ||
1990 | |||
1991 | |||
1992 | First collaboration with Phillip Noyce | ||
1993 | |||
1994 | Phillip Noyce | Second collaboration with Phillip Noyce | |
1995 | |||
1996 | |||
1997 | First collaboration with Lee Tamahori | ||
1998 | First collaboration with Chris Columbus | ||
1999 | Second collaboration with Chris Columbus | ||
2001 | Lee Tamahori | Second collaboration with Lee Tamahori | |
2002 | |||
2003 | |||
2007 |
Editor
Year | Film | Director | Role | Notes |
1965 | Assistant editor | |||
1968 | ||||
1969 | Mark Rydell | Associate film editor | First collaboration with Mark Rydell | |
2004 | Additional editing |
Editorial department
TV movies
Year | Film | Director | Notes |
1971 | |||
1972 | Climb an Angry Mountain | ||
1973 | |||
1974 | Men of the Dragon | ||
1976 | The Dark Side of Innocence | ||
1977 | |||
1985 | |||
1988 | Hot Paint | Sheldon Larry | |
1989 | Lewis Teague |
Editor
TV pilots
Year | Film | Director |
1975 |
Editor
TV series
Year | Title | Notes |
1973 | 6 episodes | |
1974−76 | 15 episodes | |
1977 | 2 episodes | |
1979 | ||
1984 | 1 episode | |
1985 | 2 episodes | |
1987 | 1 episode | |
2006 |
Editor
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1966−67 | Assistant to the producer | 28 episodes |
Additional crew
Year | Title | Notes |
1967 | 1 episode |
Writer
TV specials
Year | Title |
2007 |
Editor
Awards
Academy Awards 1991, USA
Award | Person |
Academy Award for Editing 'Dances with Wolves' | Neil Travis |
Primetime Emmy Awards 1977, USA
Award | Person |
Outstanding Film Editing in a Drama Series 'Roots' | Neil Travis |
American Cinema Editors 2010, USA
Award | Person |
Career Achievement Award | Neil Travis |
References
Further reading
Interview with Travis about editing and the advent of digital filmmaking.
Essay on the film that notes its editing.
Obituary.