Lab Assistance for New York Filmmakers
Where do you go to find an ‘edit clinic?’ […]
July 2008
Attack of the Killer Bs
Da Capo has given us ‘The B List’ with film critics’ picks and observations about “low-budget beauties, genre-bending mavericks and cult classics.” […]
Assistant Living: Kyle Gilman Keeps Busy as He Works His Way Toward Editor
CineMontage recently spoke to Kyle Gilman about working with Hal Hartley, as well as his experience as assistant editor on three 2008 features. […]
A Joint Venture: Cutting Stoned on Pineapple Express
To help navigate through all the improvised sequences, Alpert extensively used Avid’s Script Tool, an older but still useful utility on a movie such as ‘Pineapple Express’. […]
Fingering the Cold War Kids
‘Dr. T’ reveals––as few others of its era did––the dysfunctional cracks in the post-war little box subdivisions that exploded in the 1960s […]
Elia Kazan’s ‘On The Waterfront'(1954)
On the Waterfront represented a whole new style of picture-making to me. Filmed on the actual locations, it grabbed its audience and never let go. […]
MPTF Aids Industry Workers in Keeping Fiscally and Physically Fit
For 87 years, since its beginning, “Taking care of our own”––regardless of ability to pay––has been the primary mission of the Motion Picture & Television Fund, as it offers health care, child care, social and charitable services, and a first-rate retirement community. […]
Smooth Operators: QC and Tape Ops Adjust for the Digital Age
Watching movies and TV shows all day––and getting paid for it–– sounds like a dream job, but it’s serious work for quality control and videotape operators. Both are technical jobs, but the digital age has morphed them into a way more creative and challenging endeavor. […]