Peter S. Elliot

Peter S. Elliot displayed his editing expertise on the huge box-office hit Iron Man 3 for writer/director Shane Black and Marvel Studios. This was the first time he collaborated with Black, but it was the second feature where he has joined forces with Marvel. Prior to Iron Man 3, Elliot was brought in to do some additional editing on Captain America: The First Avenger.

Elliot's career dates back to 1987, when he began his work in postproduction, first as an assistant sound editor. Elliot first became interested in filmmaking as a teenager and began to pursue his career while studying film at California State University, Northridge, where he attended and received a bachelor's degree in film.

Elliot has worked with director Tim Story a number of times. He edited box-office hits Think Like a Man and Think Like a Man Too for Story and Screen Gems. These were the third and fourth features on which he joined forces with Story, following work on 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer and Fantastic Four.

Tim Hill is another director Elliot has worked for numerous times. In 2010, he edited Hop for Hill and Universal Pictures. This was their third feature together; the other two films were Alvin and the Chipmunks and Garfield 2. Prior to taking on Hop, he collaborated with director Paul Scheuring on his suspense-thriller The Experiment, which starred Forest Whitaker and Adrien Brody.

Elliot has also enjoyed a long relationship with director Roland Emmerich. He edited the disaster film 2012, which he received a Satellite Award nomination. Prior to 2012, he was an additional film editor on The Day After Tomorrow. He also worked as Emmerich's visual effects editor on the high-profile films Godzilla (2008) and Independence Day. He first worked with Emmerich in 1991 as the additional film editor on Universal Soldier.

Additional feature credits include Elliot's work as a visual effects editor on such films as Daredevil, Blade II, Dr. Doolittle 2, Hollow Man, Stigmata and Volcano.

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