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Roger Savage
OccupationSound engineer
Years active1971-present
Known forMoulin Rouge!

Roger Savage is an Australian sound engineer. He was nominated for an Oscar for his work on Moulin Rouge! in 2002.

Early life and education

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Roger Savage moved from England to Australia in 1964.[1][2]

Career

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Savage engineered some of the most important Australian popular music recordings of the 1960s, including classic tracks by The Twilights, MPD Ltd, The Masters Apprentices, and Spectrum, as well as innumerable radio and TV commercials.[1][2]

Savage began to concentrate on film work in the 1970s. One of his earliest film credits was as an audio engineer on Getting Back to Nothing, Tim Burstall's documentary of the 1970 World Surfing Championships staged at Bells Beach, Victoria.[2][3] He has worked on over 80 films since 1971 and in 2001 he was awarded the Australian Centenary Medal for his services to Australian society and to Australian film production.[4]

Awards and nominations

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In 1984, Savage was awarded the Byron Kennedy Award (an AACTA) "for his innovative and pioneering work in film and television sound".[5]

Also in 1984, he won the Australian Film Institute Jury Prize.[citation needed]

In 1996 and 2001, Savage won a BAFTA Award for Best Sound.[citation needed]

In 2002, he was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Sound for the film Moulin Rouge!.[6]

In 2013, he was awarded the John Howie Award for Outstanding Leadership, Achievement and Service to the Victorian Screen Industry, by Film Victoria.[7]

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ a b "A Brief History". John Sayers Productions. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "Roger Savage". Milesago. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Getting Back to Nothing (1971)". IMDB. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  4. ^ "Roger Savage". IMDB. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  5. ^ "Byron Kennedy Awards (List of winners from 1984 to 2016)" (PDF). Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  6. ^ "The 74th Academy Awards (2002) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
  7. ^ "Screen Leader Awards for Jill Bilcock and Roger Savage". IF Magazine. 1 November 2013. Archived from the original on 13 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
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