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Mike Hopkins

Sound

Sound designer Mike Hopkins worked on more than 20 feature films. Along the way he won wide respect for his craft and the humble dedication he applied to it. He won awards for his work on Kiwi classics Illustrious EnergyCrush and Heavenly Creatures, and Oscars for his sound editing on King Kong and the second Lord of the Rings movie. Hopkins died in a rafting accident on 30 December 2012.

Mike Hopkins was as kind, generous, and humble a man as you might hope to meet, and a world class sound editor/designer. Everybody who spent time with him liked him. I’m a better man for having been around him, and a better sound designer too. Veteran sound designer Randy Thom

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Utu Redux

2013, Sound Editor - Redux - Film

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Shopping

2013, Sound Editor - Film

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Fresh Meat

2012, Sound Editor - Film

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Bloodlines

2010, Sound Design, Sound Editor - Television

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King Kong

2005, Sound - Film

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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2003, Sound - Film

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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

2002, Sound - Film

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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

2001, Sound - Film

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Greenstone

1999, Sound - Television

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Punitive Damage

1999, Sound - Film

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What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?

1999, Sound Editor - Film

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Lament for Barney Flanagan

1998, Sound Design - Short Film

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Survivor Stories

1998, Sound Post-Production - Short Film

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Via Satellite

1998, Sound Design - Film

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The Grocer's Apprentice

1997, Sound - Short Film

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The Frighteners

1996, Supervising Sound Editor - Film

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Cover Story - First Episode

1995, Sound Design - Television

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Dirty Creature

1995, Sound - Short Film

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Heavenly Creatures

1994, Sound - Film

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Snap

1994, Sound Designer - Short Film

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The Dig

1994, Sound Design - Short Film

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Typhon's People

1993, Supervising Sound Editor - Television

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Braindead

1992, Sound Designer - Film

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Crush

1992, Sound Editor - Film

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Te Rua

1991, Sound - Film

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Undercover

1991, Sound Editor - Television

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Shark in the Park - Diversions (Series Two, Episode Four)

1990, Sound Editor - Television

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Shark in the Park - Prospects (Series Two, Episode One)

1990, Sound Editor - Television

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Shark in the Park

1991, Sound - Television

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Maple on the Hill - The Untold Story of the Tumbleweeds

1988, Assistant Editor - Short Film

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Public Eye

1988 - 1989, Sound - Television

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A Soldier's Tale

1988, Sound - Film

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Illustrious Energy

1988, Sound - Film

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Mauri

1988, Sound Editor - Film

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Starlight Hotel

1987, Sound Editor - Film

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The Leading Edge

1987, Sound - Film

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The Making of Footrot Flats - The Dog's Tale

1986, Subject - Television

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Mr Wrong

1985, Assistant Editor, Sound Editor - Film

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Pheno was Here

1982, Sound Editor - Short Film

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Flight 901 - The Erebus Disaster

1981, Assistant Editor - Television