This Quarter in Film History
Mad Cowboy
There are no shortage of Huds in high places in our society today.
Year: 2013
Features
The Iron Men of Post-Production
CineMontage caught up with the editors, and their first assistants Matthew Schmidt and John Dietrick, as they were finishing the film, which sees Stark/Iron Man pushed to his limit while battling the Mandarin (Ben Kingsley).
Features
Stand Up for Your Work!
The idea of standing while sound editing had been in my mind for many years. My initial thoughts were that it would be too hard to be on my feet all day, and I didn’t really have any idea how to do it from a practical standpoint.
Getting Organized
The Broad Shoulders of the ‘Swamp People’ Post Crew
‘Swamp People’s’ post crew has taught us something new about the leverage we have in post.
Features
The Great Sequelization of Hollywood Film Part 1: Serial Thrillers
It was the film serials, from the early days of cinema, that were the true forerunners of contemporary franchise pictures and tent-pole releases.
Union Made
UNION MADE: Teaching Montage, But Learning to Edit
After my first editing exercise, I was hooked. Editing was how dreams were made!
Features
Romancing a Trilogy: Sandra Adair Edits ‘Before Midnight’
“Before Sunrise was the second film I edited for Rick, and it was also the first film I ever cut on an Avid… I was confronted with the challenge of starting right in on the cut with Rick and learning to use the Avid at the same time. It was an interesting few weeks at first!” – Sandra Adair, A.C.E.
Book Reviews
Filmmaking’s Quiet Heroes
Gabriella Oldham has made it her mission to interview picture editors and create a history.
Features
Correcting Oscar’s Six-Year Snub of Film Editing
Of the many crafts essential to making movies, only editing came into existence because of the medium itself.
This Quarter in Film History
One in Eight Million
Sixty-five years after the semi-documentary film The Naked City (1948) premiered in March 1948, it still reveals much about New York City that has not changed.
