Post Codes from the Edge: Canadian Doc Celebrates Art of Editing
Despite its “below-the-line” status, the craft of editing is emerging to claim its recognition as an essential role in the creation of the motion picture. […]
November 2005
Hollywood’s Renaissance Man
Robert Wise was truly a renaissance man of filmmaking. […]
An Editor’s Director—Nonpareil
Robert Wise’s quiet leadership was rooted in a seemingly easy going inner security, a palpable respect for others. […]
Wise, Beyond His Years: Remembering Robert Wise
Robert Wise was always a hard worker–whether he was lugging film cans, syncing up reels of sound, looking for that one particular shot to make a scene play, staying on budget, getting the best performance from an actor or any of the myriad other jobs and positions he filled in his 72 years in the industry. […]
Howard Hawks’ ‘Rio Bravo'(1959)
By consuming the wine and wafer, we vicariously channel the divinity of Christ, and, by watching ‘Rio Bravo’, I was vicariously channeling the courage of John Wayne. […]
Cinema Paradiso in San Diego
You’d think my path to joining the Editors Guild would be a predictable journey: attend film school, pursue an internship in post-production, get in the union, win awards. But I didn’t go that route. […]
‘Extreme Makeover’ Guild Addition: Management Fails to Intimidate
These courageous editors found a way to hold together a majority and vote for the Guild. […]
Follow the Reader
Good analysts know that stepping outside of themselves to examine a script from a different point-of-view is key in writing a complete analysis of the potential project. […]