David Blackburn (film editor)

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{{Short description|British film editor}}

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|8|1|df=y}}

| birth_place = London, England

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| occupation = Film editor

| years_active =1997 – present

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David Blackburn is a British film editor. He attended art school in the UK. Blackburn later moved to Los Angeles where he has made music videos. Blackburn won the MVPA's Best Editing Award in 2005 for Blink 182's "Always-"{{cite web|title=MVPA Celebrates 2005 Award Winners|url=http://www.creativeplanetnetwork.com/news/news-articles/mvpa-celebrates-2005-award-winners/419854}} The video for the song was shot in Sydney, Australia with director Joseph Kahn and featured a technique where the screen is split into three equal horizontal strips, but with similar action taking place at different times in different parts of one room staggered to simulate three continuous camera takes which synchronize in a complementary narrative.{{cite web|title=Blink 182 "Always"|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvtJVku_mJw}}

Blackburn edited Warners Brothers' action film “Torque” for director Joseph Kahn and the coming of age film "ATL" for director Chris Robinson (director). He has also edited indie features, such as "Adventures Of Power", which debuted at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival and "Detention",{{cite web|title=Detention (2011) movie|url=http://moviesforum.org/t-26185-m5et-detention-2011-movie}}{{cite web|title=Variety "Review: 'Detention'|url=https://variety.com/2011/film/markets-festivals/detention-1117944945/}} which premiered at SXSW 2011 and the documentary feature "Why We Ride."{{cite web|title=Why We Ride|url=http://whyweride.com/}}

Blackburn's work includes commercials for Adidas "MiCoach".{{cite web|title=AICE Names Winners of its 10th Anniversary Awards for Creative Excellence in Post Production)|url=http://www.screenmag.com/story/2011/may/17/848/}}{{cite web|title=Adidas "MiCoach"|url=https://vimeo.com/62035688}} won the 2011 AICE Award for editing.{{cn|date=February 2021}}