Jabez Olssen

Known For:Editing

Biography

Jabez Olssen (born 5 August 1975) is a New Zealand film and television editor who has worked extensively with director Peter Jackson.

Starting in 1998, Olssen worked in the editorial department of two television programs in New Zealand. He was then hired to work with principal editor Michael J. Horton on The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (directed by Peter Jackson – 2002). Olssen was ultimately credited as an "additional editor" on this film. The two editors won the Online Film Critics Society Award and the Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for this film.

Olssen said of his work, "Anyway, if I never get to edit anything ever again, I can still say that I've edited scenes with Gollum in them and I've edited scenes with Darth Vader in them so, I'm good."

He won an Emmy in the 2022 award ceremony for Outstanding Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program for his work on The Beatles: Get Back.

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Filmography

Acting

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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Fish Monger

2013

Production

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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Assistant Editor

2001

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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Additional Editor

2002

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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Editor

2014

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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Editor

2012

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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Editor

2013

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King Kong

Additional Editing

2005

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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Editor

2016

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The Adventures of Tintin

Additional Editor

2011

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Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life

Assistant Editor

2003

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Wimbledon

Visual Effects Editor

2004