July 2012

During the span of time between 1965 and 1975, the West Coast Editors Guild, Local 776, saw technological and social changes that mirrored the tumult in the larger culture. The …

We “cover” mostly screenplays, but also novels (some pre-publication), newspaper and magazine articles, plays — any potential source for a good story or lead character. We evaluate old movies for …

Let’s hear it for the longtime assistant for enabling the editor to keep story as the primary focus. Assistant editors are the foundation of the editing room — organizing, interfacing …

When I was growing up in the 1970s, there were at least two cinemas in my town that used to play double features in the old tradition.

A change in movie storytelling and editing was already under way when French film critic and soon-to-be film director Alexandre Astruc wrote these words in an article in the magazine …

3D film production based in the home moviemaking tradition is explored and explodes in Ray Zone’s new book, ‘3-DIY: Stereoscopic Moviemaking on an Indie Budget’.

Darrin Navarro came to editing via a familiar path: An interest in movies led him to film classes at Los Angeles City College. Within a week or two of seeing …

Any film buff will enjoy this tome, but it will be a particular delight for editors to read these war stories from top professionals in the field.

The prevailing wisdom within Hollywood seems to be that a successful franchise needs a fresh start every few years to ensure a contemporary perspective and, hence, appeal to a newer …

Where were you in ’62?” was the tagline for American Graffiti when it was released 39 years ago, in August 1973.