Gregory Plotkin
{{short description|American film editor}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Gregory Plotkin
| birth_place = United States
| occupation = Film editor, director
| years_active = 1988–present
}}
Gregory Plotkin is an American film editor and director, known for his work in horror films, including Get Out (2017), Happy Death Day (2017), Game Night (2018), and several films within the Paranormal Activity franchise.{{Cite web|last=N'Duka|first=Amanda|date=August 13, 2020|title='Paranormal Activity' Director Gregory Plotkin To Direct First Invisible Narratives & FaZe Clan Feature Starring FaZe Rug|url=https://deadline.com/2020/08/gregory-plotkin-invisible-narratives-faze-clan-feature-faze-rug-1203012362/|access-date=November 1, 2020|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title='Paranormal Activity' Director Gregory Plotkin To Direct First Invisible Narratives & FaZe Clan Feature Starring FaZe Rug|url=https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/paranormal-activity-director-gregory-plotkin-163707260.html|access-date=November 1, 2020|website=ca.sports.yahoo.com|language=en-CA}}{{Cite web|date=August 13, 2020|title=Paranormal Activity's Gregory Plotkin slated to direct FaZe Clan movie|url=https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/paranormal-activitys-gregory-plotkin-slated-to-direct-faze-clan-movie-1405835/|access-date=November 1, 2020|website=Dexerto|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=January 2, 2019|title='Hell Fest' Director Wants to Do a Sequel, But It May Not Happen|url=https://movieweb.com/hell-fest-2-probably-not-happening/|access-date=November 1, 2020|website=Movieweb|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Editor Gregory Plotkin Reflects On "Get Out," Collaborating With Director Jordan Peele|url=https://www.shootonline.com/news/editor-gregory-plotkin-reflects-get-out%C2%A0collaborating-director-jordan-peele/archived_node|access-date=November 1, 2020|website=SHOOTonline|language=en}} In 2015, he made his directorial debut with Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension.
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Year !Title !Director(s) !Notes |
| 1988
|Also actor as Mutant |
| 1991
|Also office production assistant |
| 1993
|Second assistant editor |
| rowspan="3" |1994
| rowspan="2" |Deran Sarafian | rowspan="2" |Apprentice film editor |
| The Road Killers |
| Midnight Confessions
|Allan Shustak |Production assistant |
| rowspan="3" |1995
|The Point of Betrayal |First assistant editor |
| Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain
|Assistant editor |
| Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
|Second assistant editor |
| rowspan="2" |1996
|First assistant editor |
| The Crow: City of Angels
|Assistant editor |
| rowspan="2" |1997
|Assistant editor |
| Mortal Kombat Annihilation
|First assistant editor |
| rowspan="2" |1998
|Saving Ryan's Privates |Short film |
| Pleasantville
|Visual effects, assistant editor |
| 1999
|First assistant digital editor |
| rowspan="2" |2000
|First assistant editor |
| Pay It Forward
|First assistant editor |
| rowspan="2" |2002
|First assistant editor |
| Cock & Bull Story
| |
| rowspan="2" |2003
|First assistant editor |
| The Petersburg-Cannes Express
| |
| rowspan="2" |2004
|First assistant editor |
| Friday Night Lights
|Associate editor |
| 2005
|Associate editor |
| 2006
|First assistant editor |
| 2007
|Associate editor |
| rowspan="2" |2008
| |
| Disfigured
|Glenn Gers | |
| 2009
|First assistant editor |
| rowspan="3" |2010
| |
| Paranormal Activity 2
| |
| All Good Things
|Assistant editor |
| rowspan="2" |2011
| |
| Paranormal Activity 3
|rowspan="2"| Henry Joost & Ariel Schulman |Also co-producer |
| 2012
|Also co-producer |
| 2013
|Additional editor, uncredited |
| rowspan="3" |2014
|Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones |Also co-producer |
| Unfriended
|Special thanks |
| Creep
|Thanks |
| rowspan="3" |2015
|Executive producer |
| Area 51
|Co-producer |
| Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension
|Gregory Plotkin |Directorial debut |
| 2016
|Black Mass |Gregory Plotkin |Short film, director |
| rowspan="3" |2017
| |
| Wish Upon
|Special thanks |
| Happy Death Day
| |
| rowspan="2" |2018
|John Francis Daley & Jonathan Goldstein | |
| Hell Fest
|Gregory Plotkin |Director, editor |
| 2019
|Justin Dec |Executive producer |
| rowspan="3" |2020
|Crimson |Gregory Plotkin |Director |
| Come Play
|Jacob Chase | |
| Rising
|Dylan Doornbos Hayes |Short film |
| 2021
|Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity |Joe Bandelli |Documentary film, himself |
| 2022
|Ariel Schulman & Henry Joost | |
| rowspan="2" |2023
| |
| ''Five Nights at Freddy's
|Emma Tammi |Special thanks |
| rowspan="2" |2024
| Co-edited with Andrew Mondshein |
| Distant
| |
| 2025
| Co-edited with Elliot Greenberg |
=Television=
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 1992
|Production assistant |Television movie |
| 2016
|Himself |Episode: "Mausoleum Mayhem" |
| 2018
|Himself |Episode: "Smallfoot/Hell Fest/The Old Man and the Gun/All About Nina/Armed" |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0687427}}
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Category:American film editors