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Kabir Akhtar (born January 11, 1975) is an American television director and Emmy-nominated editor, and is also the creator of The Tool Page (), the oldest website dedicated to the Grammy-winning band Tool. Akhtar has been running the website (also known as "toolshed") since 1994; it has been online longer than many popular sites, including mainstays Google, YouTube, and Yahoo!.〔 〕〔 〕〔 〕 Akhtar and his site have gained some notoriety for being the source of several April Fools' Day pranks. == Career == Akhtar's credits include work for ''Arrested Development'', ''New Girl'', ''The Daily Show'', ''Unsolved Mysteries'', ''Behind the Music'', and the ''Academy Awards''. He also directed the pilot episode of the MTV series ''8th & Ocean'', and the ''TV Diaries'' pilot for Fox.〔 〕 In 2005, while directing for Comedy Central's ''The Showbiz Show with David Spade'', he directed a short film at the Skywalker Ranch.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】 url = http://elevenpictures.com/about.php ) 〕 The short, which starred Brian Posehn alongside Star Wars characters Darth Vader and Chewbacca, was reviewed favorably by StarWars.com as being "like nothing you've ever seen." 〔 〕 Akhtar also directed a series of shorts for Comedy Central starring Adam Sandler and Kate Beckinsale, which aired in 2006.〔 〕 Later that year, Akhtar was a guest on The Mediocre Show, where he was interviewed about his work and his association with Tool (see below).〔 〕 He also edited the opening film and several short films for the 78th Annual Academy Awards, which were well-reviewed.〔 〕 In 2007, NBC listed Akhtar as one of the entertainment industry's "People to Watch", for his work as an emerging director.〔 〕 A few months later, Radar Magazine praised Akhtar's work on the first season of Tracey Ullman's Showtime series ''State of the Union'' as "slick editing, () skillful use of stock footage." 〔 〕 Akhtar has worked internationally as well, directing three episodes of the British comedy series ''Mumbai Calling''. The series, which was shot entirely in India, aired in 2009 on ITV in England and HBO in Australia. 〔 〕 A few years later, Akhtar did more work on the awards show circuit, directing part of the opening film for the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards starring Jane Lynch and Leonard Nimoy, and directing a segment of the 84th Academy Awards, starring host Billy Crystal and Melissa McCarthy in a well-received segment. He also edited the opening films for both broadcasts, and was nominated for an Emmy for editing the Oscars opening.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】 title = Official Emmy Nominations ) 〕〔 〕〔 (【引用サイトリンク】 title = The Complete 2012 Emmy Award Nominations ) 〕 Following the nomination, Akhtar became the lead editor on the fourth season of ''Arrested Development'', and spoke at Prime Cuts, an annual event in Hollywood featuring Emmy-nominated editors.〔 〕〔 〕〔 (【引用サイトリンク】 url = http://www.americancinemathequecalendar.com/content/6th-annual-prime-cuts-event )〕〔 〕 In addition to the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences panel, Akhtar has also been a featured speaker at events held by both the Directors Guild of America and The Sundance Film Festival. At a comedy workshop presented by the latter, he advised attendees that although filmmakers “can find the comedy on set", they "can break it in editing. Comedy is fragile." 〔 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kabir Akhtar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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