Christopher Nelson
- Editing
Biography
Chris Nelsons’ career is long and varied. Starting in the MailRoom at Universal, and working his way up to Apprentice Film Editor in the Stock Film Library, Film Librarian, then Asst. Editor and finally Film Editor. Since then, he’s edited over 50 television and cable pilots, TV movies, and a variety of TV series’. Working as a Film Editor has also created many opportunities to Produce and Direct as well. Nelson has received Best Editing Emmy for series finale of “Lost” and Best Editing Emmy Nominations for: “Six Feet Under”, “Lost”, Mad Men”, “China Beach”, and “The Greatest American Hero”. Also, he’s received “American Cinema Editors” nomination for editing the “West Wing” pilot, “Mad Men” and “Lost” In recent years, sharing knowledge and experience has become a passion, as well as finding worthy Assistants and helping them become Editors.
Known for
Filmography
- The Boroughs · Editing
- Waco · Editing
- When We Rise · Editing
- Colony · Editing
- The Returned · Editing
- The Strain · Editing
- Dark Hearts · Editing
- Fargo · Editing
- Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret · Editing
- Bates Motel · Producer, Co-producer
- Mad Men · Editing
- House · Editing
- Deceit · Editing
- The Pentagon Papers · Editing
- Quigley · Editing
- Six Feet Under · Editing
- The West Wing · Editing
- Thanks of a Grateful Nation · Editing
- Deadly Family Secrets · Editing
- Convict Cowboy · Editing
- Not Our Son · Editing
- The Innocent · Editing
- Royce · Editing
- My Breast · Editing
- Donato and Daughter · Editing
- Bed of Lies · Editing
- The Short But Brilliant Life of Seymour Baruch · Director
- A Promise to Keep · Editing
- Burning Bridges · Editing
- The Cartier Affair · Producer
- No Man's Land · Producer
- Midnight Offerings · Editing
- Thornwell · Editing
- Vampire · Editing
- The Night Rider · Editing
- Dr. Strange · Editing