Book Reviews
Kubrick Cubed
The films of Stanley Kubrick, rich in their aesthetic complexity, have generated a considerable bibliography.
Month: May 2009
News
The Magnificent Seven: Oscar-Nominated Editors Discuss Their Art and Craft
“The interesting thing with Chris Nolan, the director, is that his idea is never to cut with music––to force you to be selective and to make all of the hard decisions.” – Lee Smith
Features
Remote. Control. Sonoma:
Editor Kirk Demorest is a Telecommuter
Working remotely has become commonplace in big, visual effects-laden feature films. It certainly appealed to Kirk Demorest. So much so that he decided to figure out a way to do it.
Features
Douglas Grindstaff’s Sound Effects for the Original ‘Star Trek’
The universe of the USS Enterprise was alive with sound, Much of that was due to the singular vision of writer/producer Gene Roddenberry, along with the inventiveness of Douglas H. Grindstaff, who served as the show’s supervising sound effects editor for the entire 80-episode run.
This Quarter in Film History
Vive le Francois!
In 1959, the Nouvelle Vague, or New Wave, revolutionized the concept of film editing and scene construction in international film.
Features
Concertmaster: It’s All Rock ‘n’ Roll
to Editor Mitch Jacobson
Jacobson worked as a freelance director/cameraman shooting for ten years, until he discovered the Avid in 1994. That’s when he began editing. When Jacobson moved to New York, and reconnected with producer Mark Haefeli, his career in big-event, multi-camera editing really took form.
Tail Pop
Mervyn LeRoy’s ‘The Wizard of Oz’
Fantasy has had a rather schizophrenic time in Hollywood––one year being the worst possible genre to pour money into unless it’s going straight to video, the next year sweeping the Academy Awards with 11 Oscars.
Union Made
UNION MADE: Persistence Has Its Rewards
I will forever remember Donn Cambern’s advice over 30 years ago in that grocery store: “Persistence, determination and optimism.”
Features
Sound Trek:
The Audio Explorations of Ben Burtt
The crack of Indiana Jones’ whip, the roar of an Imperial TIE fighter, the hum and crackle of clashing lightsabers, the voice of Wall-E speaking through his circuitry… all can be traced to the same source: sound designer extraordinaire Ben Burtt.
