Farciot Edouart
Farciot Edouart Alexander ( born November 5, 1894 in California, † March 17, 1980 in Kenwood, California ) was an American film technician who is one of the few filmmakers who received more Oscars than nominations. He was nominated eight times for an Oscar for best special effects, but this was not only twice, but also six times the Oscar for technical merit ( Technical Achievement Award ), three time Academy Award for Science and Development ( Scientific and Engineering Award) and an honorary Oscar.
Biography
Farciot Edouart began in 1926 as an expert in special effects and visual effects as well as photographer at Paramount Pictures in Hollywood and the film industry was involved in the creation of more than 300 films to Old Ironsides (1926 ) during his career.
At the Academy Awards in 1938, he received the first prize for Science and Development ( Scientific and Engineering Award) "for the development of the dual image transparency camera setup at Paramount Pictures ."
In 1939 he received together with the film crew for special sound effects and the Honorary Award " for outstanding achievements in the development of special photographic and sound effects in the produced by Paramount Pictures Film robbery fishermen in Alaska ( Spawn of the North, 1938) ." Among the awardees were with him Gordon Jennings Jan Domela, Devereaux Jennings, Irmin Roberts, Art Smith, Loyal Griggs, Loren L. Ryder, Harry D. Mills, Louis Mesenkop and Colonel Walter.
1940 was not only together with G. Jennings and LL Ryder for the Oscar for best special effects in The woman is mine ( Union Pacific, 1939) nominated, but also was the first time the Oscar for technical merit with Joseph E. Robbins and William Rudolph " for the design and manufacture of a noiseless, portable treadmill ". At the Academy Awards in 1941 he was nominated two times for the Academy Award for best special effects: on the one hand, together with G. Jennings and LL Ryder for The Hell of the South Seas (1940 ) and the other with G. Jennings for Dr. Cyclops ( 1940).
In 1942, he won not only together with G. Jennings and L. Mesenkop the Oscar for best special effects for I Wanted Wings (1941 ), but was at the same time with the two also nominated in the category for the film Aloma, the daughter of the South Seas. At the Academy Awards in 1943 he won together with G. Jennings, William L. Pereira and L. Mesenkop his second Oscar for Best Special Effects for pirates in the Caribbean Sea (1942 ).
In 1944 he was nominated not only with G. Jennings and George Dutton for an Oscar in the category Best Special Effects in Women Who Dared (1943 ), but also received another Technical Achievement Award " for automatic electrical and transparent use of indicator ". In addition, he was awarded with Earle Morgan and Barton Thompson another science and development Oscar "for the development and practical application of a method for duplication and enlargement natural color photographs in film production and the transmission of the image color on glass plates and the projection of these films by a specially designed slide projector equipment ".
For the film, Dr. Wassells escape from Java ( 1944) he was with G. Jennings and G. Dutton 1945 again for an Oscar for Best Special Effects nomination as 1948 D. Jennings, G. Jennings, W. Wallace Kelley, Paul Lerpae K. and G. Dutton for The Undefeated (1947). In addition, it was established in 1948 jointly with C. R Daily, Hal Corl and HG Cartwright awarded another technique merits Oscar " for the first application of a special anti- solar glass for high-intensity backgrounds and spot - arc projectors ".
Most recently, he was at the Academy Awards 1956, Oscar for technical merit with H. Corl "for the testing of a selectable background slide projector 'and another Oscar for science and technology with H. Corl " for the invention and development of a doppelrahmigen, three-headed background Projector ".
Other well-known films, where he worked as a film technician, were Sunset Boulevard (1950), The last train from Gun Hill (1958), Teacher's Pet (1958), Vertigo - From the Realm of the Dead (1958), Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) and Rosemary's Baby (1968).
During his career in film production, he worked with film directors such as Henry Hathaway, Cecil B. DeMille, Louis King, Ernest B. Schoedsack, Alfred Santell, Mitchell Leisen, Mark Sandrich, John Sturges, George Seaton, Billy Wilder, Alfred Hitchcock, Blake Edwards and Roman Polanski.