Bob Sarles
Bob Sarles | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 12, 1957 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Film & Television Editor, Producer & Director |
Bob Sarles (born February 12, 1957) is a Bay Area-based film & television editor, producer & director.
Biography
Bob Sarles spent time at UCLA film school before relocating to San Francisco, where he started his company Ravin' Films. [1] He co-edited the Emmy nominated and Peabody Award winning 1994 documentary mini-series Moon Shot [2] and the 1999 ABC documentary The Story of Fathers & Sons. [3] He edited three of the first four seasons of the MTV's ground breaking reality television series The Real World. [4] Sarles was a producer and editor of VH1's Behind The Music and was a consulting producer on the PBS documentary Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story. [5]
In addition, Sarles directed and edited films that are on display at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Experience Music Project in Seattle, and the Stax Museum of American Soul Music in Memphis. [6] He has edited award winning music videos for top rock, rap and country artists including ZZ Top and Green Day and has edited award winning commercials directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and James Cameron. Sarles has directed music videos for Otis Redding and Jorma Kaukonen. He co-produced and edited the triple platinum selling DVD series Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live for Time Life, and directed a PBS pledge break special hosted by Paul Shaffer.
Since 1995, Sarles has produced and edited over twenty-five artist tribute films for the annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremonies. He has directed and edited DVDs that have been distributed world wide by Time Life, Image Entertainment and Eagle Vision. Sarles edited and co-directed the concert film Phil Lesh & Friends Live At The Warfield, directed and edited the concert film Elvis Costello & Clover: Our Aim Is True, and produced the Michael Bloomfield documentary. [7]
Sarles edited the cult zombie horror film The Video Dead [8], and the feature documentary The True Adventures Of The Real Beverly Hillbillies. He co-produced and edited the feature documentary film Taking Satan To The Mat. He was principal cinematographer and co-producer of the feature documentary Son Of A Bitch.
As an assistant edtior, Sarles worked on the editorial staff of feature films including The Right Stuff, Henry & June, My Blue Heaven and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. He was a sound editor on Breakin', Romero, and The Money Tree.
References
- ^ http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/01/07/DD150805.DTL
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0124010/fullcredits#cast
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0204651/fullcredits#cast
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103520/fullcredits#cast
- ^ http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/shows/stax/index.html?campaign=pbshomefeatures_1_greatperformancesbrthestaxrecordsstory_2007-08-02
- ^ http://www.popmatters.com/film/reviews/s/soulsville.shtml
- ^ http://www.sugarbuzzmagazine.com/bands/michaelbloomfield/michael.html
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0155350/fullcredits#cast