Craig Wood (film editor)

Craig Wood is an Australian film editor working in America.

Born in Sydney, Wood began his career at the age of 19 as an assistant editor in the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's documentary department before moving into music video and advertising work.

He has worked as an editor on almost all of director Gore Verbinski’s films, including the 1996 short film The Ritual, as well as on over a dozen Verbinski-directed commercials, including the Clio Awards and Silver Lion-winning Budweiser "Frogs" (1995).

Selected filmography

=Music video=

Alphaville "Mysteries of Love" (1990) (directed by Alex Proyas)
The Smashing Pumpkins "Today" (1993) (directed by Stéphane Sednaoui)
Björk "Big Time Sensuality" (1993) (directed by Stéphane Sednaoui)
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers "Mary Jane's Last Dance" (1993) (directed by Keir McFarlane)
UB40 "Bring Me Your Cup" (1993) (directed by Keir McFarlane)
Janet Jackson "Any Time, Any Place" (1994) (directed by Keir McFarlane)
Kylie Minogue "Put Yourself in My Place" (1994) (directed by Keir McFarlane)
Monster Magnet "Negasonic Teenage Warhead" (1995) (directed by Gore Verbinski)
Kylie Minogue "Where Is the Feeling?" (1995) (directed by Keir McFarlane)
Tina Turner "Whatever You Want" (1996) (directed by Stéphane Sednaoui)
Janet Jackson "Twenty Foreplay" (1996) (directed by Keir McFarlane)
Garbage "Milk" (1996) (directed by Stéphane Sednaoui)
Fiona Apple "Sleep to Dream" (1997) (directed by Stéphane Sednaoui)

=Feature film=

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Year ! Title ! Director ! Notes
1989 ! Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds \|rowspan=2\|Alex Proyas \|{{N/A}}
1994 ! The Crow \|Additional editor
1997 ! Mouse Hunt \|Gore Verbinski \|{{N/A}}
1999 ! Forces of Nature \|Bronwen Hughes \|{{N/A}}
2001 ! The Mexican \|Gore Verbinski \|{{N/A}}
rowspan=3\|2002 ! We Were Soldiers \|Randall Wallace \|Additional film editor
Highway \|James Cox \|{{N/A}}
The Ring \|rowspan=5\|Gore Verbinski \|{{N/A}}
2003 ! Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl \|Co-edited with Arthur Schmidt and Stephen Rivkin ACE Eddie for Best Edited Feature Film - Comedy or Musical
2005 ! The Weather Man \|{{N/A}}
2006 ! Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest \|Co-edited with Stephen Rivkin Nominated — Best Edited Feature Film - Comedy or Musical
2007 ! Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End \|Co-edited with Stephen Rivkin Nominated — ACE Eddie for Best Edited Feature Film - Comedy or Musical
rowspan=2\|2008 ! Never Back Down \|Jeff Wadlow \|Additional editor
The Burning Plain \|Guillermo Arriaga \|{{N/A}}
2009 ! The Road \|John Hillcoat \|Additional editor
2011 ! Rango \|rowspan=2\|Gore Verbinski \|ACE Eddie for Best Edited Animated Feature Film Annie Award for Best Editing in a Feature Production
2013 ! The Lone Ranger \|Co-edited with James Haygood
rowspan=2\|2014 ! Cut Bank \|Matt Shakman \|Co-edited with Carol Littleton (uncredited)
Guardians of the Galaxy \|James Gunn \|Co-edited with Fred Raskin and Hughes Winborne Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Editing Nominated — ACE Eddie for Best Edited Feature Film - Comedy or Musical Nominated — HPA Awards for Outstanding Editing - Feature Film
2015 ! Tomorrowland \|Brad Bird \|Co-edited with Walter Murch
rowspan=2\|2016 ! The Great Wall \|Zhang Yimou \|Co-edited with Mary Jo Markey
A Cure for Wellness \|Gore Verbinski \|Additional editor
2017 ! Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 \|James Gunn \|Co-edited with Fred Raskin
2018 ! Ant-Man and the Wasp \|Peyton Reed \|Co-edited with Dan Lebental
2019 !Maleficent: Mistress of Evil \|Joachim Rønning \|Co-edited with Laura Jennings
2021 !Eternals \|Chloé Zhao \|Co-edited with Dylan Tichenor
2024 !Kraven the Hunter \|J.C. Chandor \|Co-edited with Chris Lebenzon

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Year

! Title

! Director

! Notes

1989

! Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds

|rowspan=2|Alex Proyas

|{{N/A}}

1994

! The Crow

|Additional editor