For over 100 years now, from episode to episode and sequel to sequel, whether serial or series or saga, these entertainments have drawn the interest and attention of vast audiences. […]
“Some of my directors definitely say that sitting with me in the editing room is a therapy session… I recommend to editors to go to a therapy session, because I think they would learn a lot about what it’s like to really listen and be able to draw out what a director is thinking and feeling.” – Stephen Mirrione […]
There are many instances when the partnership between these essential roles can bring an enhanced level of creativity to the final result.
I am a war baby who grew up in Texas before leaving for a larger world that included living in Manhattan for 22 years and moving to Los Angeles to work as a story analyst. So, if what I have to say now reads old to anyone, well good — because old has a way of becoming new again, especially when old is as unforgettable as My Darling Clementine. […]
Screenwriters aren’t the only ones benefitting from the richness of material now playing on cable television, or streaming from Netflix. The complexity of subject matter and shooting styles, previously the domain of theatrical film, are allowing series editors to stretch their legs as well. […]
The producers see the character of Dexter as having different, sonically distinct modes of operation; that drives their creative decisions. […]
Terrence Malick’s Days of Heaven (1978) was, and remains, a riveting film. […]
More and more, employers in this sector of the industry are coming to the table of their own accord, before being pushed there by their employees.
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Because of the bifurcated way in which most films and television shows are made, with production and post-production each functioning more or less independently, they seldom have occasion to work together on a one-on-one basis. That does not mean, however, that they do not collaborate. […]
If you are working a union job and have Labor Day off, you should recognize that you owe your leisure to a long tradition of solidarity. […]
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