Union Made
UNION MADE: Life, Luck and LA Led to a Career Launch
Growing up in Connecticut, I had no idea how movies were made. I thought that they just “happened.”
Year: 2007
Letters to the Editor
Van Dongen’s Dutch Touch and Footsteps for the Maestro
Letters from our readers regarding ‘The Grande Dame of Documentary’ and ‘Blow-Up’
Features
‘Zodiac’ Sign: Angus Wall on the Cusp of FILMMAKING’S FUTURE
Zodiac’s main creative challenge was the effort to make the story feel alive, while telling it as efficiently as possible,
Features
Minority Rapport: Guild’s New York Office Holds Open House for City’s Film Students
The Motion Picture Editors Guild’s East Coast office is developing educational opportunities for the untapped pool of talent in the city’s minority population.
Columns
I, You, We the Jury.
Jury duty? Here are some things that may help you out.
This Quarter in Film History
This Quarter in Film History: Dedicated Followers of Fascism
‘Cabaret’ proved that a mainstream musical could feature avant-garde editing and design, and be sexually unconventional and political.
Tail Pop
Terry Gilliam’s ‘Brazil’ (1985)
I remembered how the same footage in Brazil was used to portray extreme opposites of emotion, and realized I too could manipulate the footage shot in Reality to better reflect the story we needed to tell.
Union Made
UNION MADE: From the Diamond to the Bench
People ask me how I got started in music editing. To be honest, it was a total fluke.
Features
‘Charlotte’s Web’ Spinners: Editorial Team Weaves an Anthropomorphic Menagerie
Paramount Pictures released this new Charlotte’s Web on December 15, just in time for the holidays.
Features
The Grande Dame of Documentary: Helen van Dongen,1909-2006
For those who love documentary and know the many values that editing brings to a film, van Dongen deserves to be celebrated now, and always.
