Tim Porter
British television editor
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Tim Porter (born May 1974) is a British film editor,[1] best known for his work on the HBO series, Game of Thrones,[2] as well as several other notable British television series.[3] He worked as an editor and co-producer on the Game of Thrones prequel, House of the Dragon.[4]
Tim Porter | |
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Porter in 2016 | |
| Born | May 1974 (age 51) |
| Occupation | Television editor |
| Known for | Work on Game of Thrones |
Career
He won the 2016 Emmy for "Battle of the Bastards", directed by Miguel Sapochnik.[5] He 'sifted through nearly 100 hours of footage to create a seamless battle scene.'[6] He was also given both the 2016 HPA and Eddie awards.[7][8]
In 2019, he won his second Emmy award (Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for A Drama Series) for Game of Thrones [9] "The Long Night", (season 8, episode 3). The episode was directed again by Sapochnik. Porter describes it as "a constant search for the correct rhythm."[10] He was awarded the American Cinema Editors 2020 Eddie for that same episode.[11]
He was recognised in Variety's 2016 'Below The Line Impact Report' as, 'an editor capable of building suspense and excruciating drama.[12]
He has received four Emmy and four Eddie nominations for his editing of Game of Thrones.[9][13][14][15][16]
He is a member of American Cinema Editors.[17]