# Gregory Plotkin

Gregory Plotkin is an American film editor and director, known for his work in horror films, including Get Out (2017), Happy Death Day (2017), Game Night (2018), and several films within the Paranormal Activity franchise. In 2015, he made his directorial debut with Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Director(s) | Notes |
| 1988 | Warlords | Fred Olen Ray | Also actor as Mutant |
| 1991 | Where Sleeping Dogs Lie | Charles Finch | Also office production assistant |
| 1993 | Weekend at Bernie's II | Robert Klane | Second assistant editor |
| 1994 | Terminal Velocity | Deran Sarafian | Apprentice film editor |
| 1994 | The Road Killers | Deran Sarafian | Apprentice film editor |
| 1994 | Midnight Confessions | Allan Shustak | Production assistant |
| 1995 | The Point of Betrayal | Richard Martini | First assistant editor |
| 1995 | Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain | Kevin James Dobson | Assistant editor |
| 1995 | Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead | Gary Fleder | Second assistant editor |
| 1996 | Flipper | Alan Shapiro | First assistant editor |
| 1996 | The Crow: City of Angels | Tim Pope | Assistant editor |
| 1997 | Truth or Consequences, N.M. | Kiefer Sutherland | Assistant editor |
| 1997 | Mortal Kombat Annihilation | John R. Leonetti | First assistant editor |
| 1998 | Saving Ryan's Privates | Craig Moss | Short film |
| 1998 | Pleasantville | Gary Ross | Visual effects, assistant editor |
| 1999 | The Insider | Michael Mann | First assistant digital editor |
| 2000 | Frequency | Gregory Hoblit | First assistant editor |
| 2000 | Pay It Forward | Mimi Leder | First assistant editor |
| 2002 | Hart's War | Gregory Hoblit | First assistant editor |
| 2002 | Cock & Bull Story | Billy Hayes | |
| 2003 | The Recruit | Roger Donaldson | First assistant editor |
| 2003 | The Petersburg-Cannes Express | John Daly | |
| 2004 | The Last Shot | Jeff Nathanson | First assistant editor |
| 2004 | Friday Night Lights | Peter Berg | Associate editor |
| 2005 | Dreamer | John Gatins | Associate editor |
| 2006 | The Break-Up | Peyton Reed | First assistant editor |
| 2007 | Fracture | Gregory Hoblit | Associate editor |
| 2008 | Untraceable | Gregory Hoblit | |
| 2008 | Disfigured | Glenn Gers | |
| 2009 | He's Just Not That Into You | Ken Kwapis | First assistant editor |
| 2010 | Burning Palms | Christopher Landon | |
| 2010 | Paranormal Activity 2 | Tod Williams | |
| 2010 | All Good Things | Andrew Jarecki | Assistant editor |
| 2011 | Lucky | Gil Cates Jr. | |
| 2011 | Paranormal Activity 3 | Henry Joost & Ariel Schulman | Also co-producer |
| 2012 | Paranormal Activity 4 | Henry Joost & Ariel Schulman | Also co-producer |
| 2013 | World War Z | Marc Forster | Additional editor, uncredited |
| 2014 | Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones | Christopher Landon | Also co-producer |
| 2014 | Unfriended | Levan Gabriadze | Special thanks |
| 2014 | Creep | Patrick Brice | Thanks |
| 2015 | Nightlight | Scott Beck & Bryan Woods | Executive producer |
| 2015 | Area 51 | Oren Peli | Co-producer |
| 2015 | Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension | Gregory Plotkin | Directorial debut |
| 2016 | Black Mass | Gregory Plotkin | Short film, director |
| 2017 | Get Out | Jordan Peele | |
| 2017 | Wish Upon | John R. Leonetti | Special thanks |
| 2017 | Happy Death Day | Christopher Landon | |
| 2018 | Game Night | John Francis Daley & Jonathan Goldstein | |
| 2018 | Hell Fest | Gregory Plotkin | Director, editor |
| 2019 | Countdown | Justin Dec | Executive producer |
| 2020 | Crimson | Gregory Plotkin | Director |
| 2020 | Come Play | Jacob Chase | |
| 2020 | Rising | Dylan Doornbos Hayes | Short film |
| 2021 | Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity | Joe Bandelli | Documentary film, himself |
| 2022 | Secret Headquarters | Ariel Schulman & Henry Joost | |
| 2023 | The Nun II | Michael Chaves | |
| 2023 | Five Nights at Freddy's | Emma Tammi | Special thanks |
| 2024 | A Quiet Place: Day One | Michael Sarnoski | Co-edited with Andrew Mondshein |
| 2024 | Distant | Will Speck and Josh Gordon | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1992 | The Fear Inside | Production assistant | Television movie |
| 2016 | Halloween Wars | Himself | Episode: "Mausoleum Mayhem" |
| 2018 | Made in Hollywood | Himself | Episode: "Smallfoot/Hell Fest/The Old Man and the Gun/All About Nina/Armed" |