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Maryann Brandon

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Maryann Brandon A.C.E., is an American television and film editor. She is a frequent collaborator with J. J. Abrams.  Brandon earned a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for her editing work on the popular television series Alias, created by Abrams. Brandon was also an associate producer on Alias during its final season. She has since edited almost all of Abrams' films with Mary Jo Markey, with Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker being the lone exception, as she edited that film with Stefan Grube. Brandon worked with Abrams on Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which was released in December 2015. She received an Academy Award nomination for Best Film Editing for her work on the film, sharing the nomination with Mary Jo Markey.  In her role editing Abrams' Star Trek, she reported that neither editor had been told that he intended to make extensive use of lens flares and bright lighting, and they initially contacted the film developers asking why the film seemed overexposed.

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1991  Bingo
1992  The Witches of Eastwick
1994  The Birds II: Land's End
1995  Born to Be Wild
1995  Grumpier Old Men
1997  A Thousand Acres
2000  The Miracle Worker
2001  Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story
2001  The Flying Dutchman
2006  Mission: Impossible III
2007  The Jane Austen Book Club
2009  Star Trek
2010  Gulliver's Travels
2010  How to Train Your Dragon
2011  Kung Fu Panda 2
2011  Super 8
2013  Star Trek Into Darkness
2014  Endless Love
2015  Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2016  Passengers
2018  The Darkest Minds
2018  Venom
2019  Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2021  Venom: Let There Be Carnage

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