Midge Costin

Midge Costin was a feature film sound editor in Hollywood, having collaborated on the soundtracks for filmmakers such as John Waters (Crybaby), Kenneth Branagh (Dead Again), Tony Scott (Crimson Tide) and Jerry Bruckheimer (The Rock). Two of the films, Crimson Tide and Armageddon, for which she edited effects and dialogue, received Academy Award nominations for Sound Editing. Several of the films Costin worked on received nominations for the Motion Picture Sound Editors' Golden Reel Award with Crimson Tide winning for Best Feature Film Sound Editing. She is a past Board member of the MPSE and is a long-standing member of the Editors Guild. In 2005 she earned a spot on the U.S. Surf Kayaking Team, winning the World Championship in Costa Rica. In 2007, the team took fifth place in Spain. Costin is the Kay Rose Professor in the Art of Dialogue & Sound Editing. She is the first to hold this endowed chair, which was given by George Lucas in 2005 and has been Head of Sound at SCA since 2000.