Kim Waugh, executive vp of global creative post-production services for Warner Bros. Studio Operations, has been selected to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Hollywood Professional Association (HPA). It will be presented at the upcoming HPA Awards, to be held at the Hollywood Legion Theater on November 17.
In his current role, Waugh oversees creative teams, facilities and operations in Burbank, New York and London. That includes the company’s mastering, localization, archiving, and preservation business units. Waugh is currently overseeing the construction of the company’s new post-production facility in London.
He started his career with Soundelux, a sound editor, led by Lon Bender and Wylie Stateman. He started out as a sound recordist before moving through the creative ranks to facility management, eventually taking on a partnership role. His field recording earned him credits for films including: Glory, Braveheart, JFK and Home alone.
Waugh, Bender and Stateman received a 1994 technical achievement award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for developing the Advanced Data Encoding System, a tool used to create an encoded timecode track and database during the initial transfer of production sound diaries, effectively a bridge between linear and non-linear editing.
Waugh joined Warner Bros. in 2004. as VP of Post Production Services (PPS), and in 2007 he was promoted to senior VP of PPS. In this position, he oversaw the asset purchase of De Lane Lea’s London postal facilities. Later, Waugh Warner Bros. Technical Operations/Motion Picture Imaging Group in PPS.
