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John McKay(I)

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  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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John McKay
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John McKay is a creative expert and an entrepreneur. He has twice been nominated for a Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) Golden Reel Award (2002, 2003) for outstanding achievement in sound editing in film, television, and across the entertainment industry. His career in film editing, sound design and mixing spans nearly five decades and includes Peter Jackson's epic Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, the supervision of multiple television series and a slew of New Zealand-based feature and short film productions, most recently James Ashcroft's acclaimed Coming Home in the Dark.

John's Sound Supervision work includes over 25 New Zealand TV series throughout the 1990's including Marlin Bay, Riding High and Starunner. Over the 2000's in addition to collaborations with Peter Jackson he worked on multiple local productions.

John has won NZ Film Awards (2000, 1992, 1987) and nominations (2013, 1995, 1992) and was a nominee in the Listener GOFTA Awards (1987).

John founded POW Studios in 2015 with Matthew Lambourn (Creative Director) and Jason Canovas (Supervising Dialogue Editor) . POW Studios' now offers full sound, picture and VFX post production services to clients all over the world, from the heart and soul of New Zealand's film industry in Wellington. POW Studios has worked with Yi Animation of Guangzhou on two feature film animations, Kung Food and the highly successful I Am What I Am.

John also has a deep commitment to nurturing local talent and is a driving force behind Create Wellington the industry led collective that represents screen businesses and practitioners, advocating on issues that influence the sustainability and success of the sector. He is a on the Board of the New Zealand Screen Music and Sound Guild.
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    • 3 wins & 3 nominations

Known for:

Daniel Gillies in Coming Home in the Dark (2021)
Coming Home in the Dark
5.7
  • Sound Department
  • 2021
I Am What I Am (2021)
I Am What I Am
7.5
  • Sound Department
  • 2021
Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tale (1986)
Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tale
7.0
  • Sound Department
  • 1986
Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Elijah Wood, Cate Blanchett, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, and John Rhys-Davies in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
8.8
  • Sound Department(uncredited)
  • 2001

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Sound Department

  • Riding High
    • supervising sound editor
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 1995–1996
  • Freedom Fighter
    • Supervising Sound Editor
    • Post-production
    • Short
  • The Watch
    • re-recording mixer
    • Short
    • 2023
  • Mike Minogue and Karen O'Leary in Wellington Paranormal (2018)
    Wellington Paranormal
    • supervising sound editor
    • TV Series
    • 2019–2022
  • I Am What I Am (2021)
    I Am What I Am
    • supervising sound editor
    • 2021
  • Poppy (2021)
    Poppy
    • supervising sound editor
    • 2021
  • Daniel Gillies in Coming Home in the Dark (2021)
    Coming Home in the Dark
    • re-recording mixer
    • sound designer
    • supervising sound editor
    • 2021
  • Dandelion (2020)
    Dandelion
    • Sound Supervising Editor
    • Short
    • 2020
  • Rebecca Gibney, Robbie Magasiva, Scott Wills, Cohen Holloway, James Rolleston, Min Kim, Samuel Austin, and Olivia Morphew in Lowdown Dirty Criminals (2020)
    Lowdown Dirty Criminals
    • supervising sound editor
    • 2020
  • Turn of the Screw (2020)
    Turn of the Screw
    • supervising sound editor
    • 2020
  • Helen Kelly - Together (2020)
    Helen Kelly - Together
    • Supervising Sound Editor
    • sound mixer
    • 2020
  • Mark Hadlow, Te Ohorere Reneti, and Erroll Anderson in Colonial Combat (2019)
    Colonial Combat
    • supervising sound editor
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Births, Deaths and Marriages (2019)
    Births, Deaths and Marriages
    • sound designer
    • supervising sound editor
    • 2019
  • Kung Food (2018)
    Kung Food
    • supervising sound editor
    • 2018
  • The Apple Tree
    • re-recording mixer
    • sound designer
    • Short
    • 2016
  • Sophie Henderson and Matt Whelan in Dancers (2016)
    Dancers
    • sound designer
    • Short
    • 2016
  • League of Gods (2016)
    League of Gods
    • sound effects editor
    • 2016

Producer

  • For Thom
    • executive producer
    • Post-production
    • Short
  • Zero (2021)
    Zero
    • executive producer
    • Short
    • 2021
  • Song for Serbia (2021)
    Song for Serbia
    • executive producer
    • Short
    • 2021
  • Turn of the Screw (2020)
    Turn of the Screw
    • executive producer
    • 2020
  • Nori Roller Coaster Boy
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 2018

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Heart of the Stag (1984)
    Heart of the Stag
    • first assistant director
    • 1984
  • The Lost Tribe (1983)
    The Lost Tribe
    • assistant director
    • 1983

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