MikeHopkins
- 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 Energy, Crush 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.
Screenography
Biography
After Mike Hopkins died in a rafting incident in the closing days of 2012, director Peter Jackson described him as both a caring, warm-hearted man, and "an extraordinarily talented sound designer, editor and supervisor".
Awards
2009 Motion Picture Sound Editors Awards (United States)
Nominated for Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue or Automatic Dialogue Replacement Animation in a Feature Film (with 9 others): for Kung Fu Panda
“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.”