{"id":1627,"date":"2019-01-24T12:06:38","date_gmt":"2019-01-24T12:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.emanuel.org.uk\/?post_type=casestudy&#038;p=1627"},"modified":"2024-11-14T14:28:15","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T14:28:15","slug":"ben-wilkins","status":"publish","type":"casestudy","link":"https:\/\/www.emanuel.org.uk\/casestudy\/ben-wilkins\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Wilkins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>OE 1982-1987<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In February 2018, Ben Wilkins won an Oscar for sound mixing the recent Hollywood film <em>Whiplash. <\/em>Along with his two sound editor colleagues, Ben completed a rare double, winning the BAFTA award and quickly following the success with an Academy Award. He has worked on well over 100 television shows and films, including <em>The Sopranos, Paranormal Activity, Terminator 3 <\/em>and the 2009 reboot of <em>Star Trek.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Ben fondly recalls the long driveway from the street to the Emanuel School buildings, the beautiful architecture and the age of some of the smaller parts of the school. He studied A level Art, Design and Physics, simultaneously honing his interest in sound technology, before starting work in an all-digital Soho studio at the age of 17. Following a brief stint at the Tape Gallery (where he worked mainly on commercials) he made the risky jump to Hollywood, with <em>Candyman <\/em>his first Hollywood film. Over 24 years later, he\u2019s still working on Hollywood films.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Over 30 years ago, I was a young man from Battersea, attending a local school. 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