Nonetheless, Richard's aspirations landed him an editing gig at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) in Sydney, where he spent 15 years honing his craft.
[2] Francis-Bruce collaborated with filmmaker George Miller on a plethora of films including Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985), The Witches of Eastwick (1987), and Lorenzo's Oil (1992).
Francis-Bruce later earned Academy Award nominations for his Best Film Editing work on Frank Darabont's The Shawshank Redemption (1994), David Fincher's Seven (1995) and Wolfgang Petersen's Air Force One (1997).
Francis-Bruce was nominated for ACE Eddie Awards for The Shawshank Redemption, The Rock (directed by Michael Bay - 1996), Air Force One, and for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (directed by Chris Columbus - 2001).
[2] Film released as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the US