Chuck Workman
Encyclopedia
Chuck Workman is a documentary filmmaker from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
, USA. His 1986 film Precious Images
won an Academy Award for Live Action Short Film
; his work has also been nominated for Emmy Award
s, Sundance Film Festival
awards, and the Taos Talking Film Festival awards.
Workman frequently creates the montages seen on the televised Academy Award shows, including the In Memorium segment. He is sometimes credited as Carl Workman.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
, USA. His 1986 film Precious Images
Precious Images
Precious Images is a 1986 short film directed by Chuck Workman. It features approximately 470 half-second-long splices of movie moments through the history of American film. The clips are organized by genre, while matching it with appropriate music; for example, the "musicals" section is...
won an Academy Award for Live Action Short Film
Academy Award for Live Action Short Film
This name for the Academy Award for Live Action Short Film was introduced in 1974. For the three preceding years it was known as "Short Subjects, Live Action Films." The term "Short Subjects, Live Action Subjects" was used from 1957 until 1970. From 1936 until 1956 there were two separate...
; his work has also been nominated for Emmy Award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
s, Sundance Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...
awards, and the Taos Talking Film Festival awards.
Workman frequently creates the montages seen on the televised Academy Award shows, including the In Memorium segment. He is sometimes credited as Carl Workman.