Book Reviews
Textbook Examples: Two Different Views on Filmmaking and Editing
Two new books offer decidedly different approaches to the art and craft of creating motion pictures. […]
Year: 2016
Letters to the Editor
AE: Shorthand or Disrespect
Assistant Editors respond to the “AE v. Assistant Editors” controversy. […]
Web Exclusives
Imagining a Philip Roth Novel for the Big Screen
Philip Roth’s American Pastoral was published in 1997 and won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction the following year. The film adaptation, from a screenplay by John Romano, directed by and starring Ewan McGregor, with editing by Melissa Kent and sound editing supervision by Christopher S. Aud, premiered September 9 at the Toronto International Film Festival and opened in limited release October 21. […]
Guild
MPEG Breaks the Ice on Diversity
On a Sunday morning in mid-September the Dede Allen Seminar Room at the Motion Picture Editors Guild’s Los Angeles offices was the setting for Break the Ice, the first roundtable discussion meeting open to the Guild membership, organized by the Guild’s Diversity Committee. […]
Industry
Editing Trump: The Making of a Reality TV Star Who Would Be President
The picture editors who worked on the original seasons on the NBC show The Apprentice reported that the image of its star, Donald Trump, was carefully crafted and manufactured in post-production to feature a persona of success, leadership and glamour, despite the raw footage of the reality star that was often “a disaster.” […]
Guild
MPEG Members, Families, Enjoy Annual “Post” Labor Day Picnic
Motion Picture Editors Guild members and their families enjoyed a fun day at Calamigos Ranch at the LA Equestrian Center in Burbank on Saturday, September 10, for the Guild’s Sixth Annual “Post” Labor Day Picnic. […]
Industry
Sound Immersion at AES
The 141st Audio Engineering Society Convention, held recently in the Los Angeles Convention Center’s West Hall, attracted a record West Coast attendance, with a wide cross-section of brands showing their wares on the exhibition floor and companion demo rooms. […]
Getting Organized
Employees of Deluxe Technicolor Digital Cinema Vote Union Yes!
Employees of Deluxe Technicolor Digital Cinema (DTDC) have voted overwhelmingly to unionize with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) and the Editors Guild! […]
Web Exclusives
A Passion for Sound: Mix Magazine’s Annual Film & TV Conference
On Saturday, September 17, Mix magazine presented its third annual Sound for Film and Television conference at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, in cooperation with the Cinema Audio Society (CAS) and the Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE). […]
Guild
Editors and Industry Leaders Laud MPEG Chief Kutak at Retirement Gala
Outgoing Motion Picture Editors Guild National Executive Director Ron Kutak celebrated his retirement on September 17 at Cicada, a restaurant and architectural landmark in downtown Los Angeles. […]
