Departments
ADR Addenda
After the publication of my article, “Automatic for the People,” in the last issue of CineMontage (Q1 2017), I received […]
Year: 2017
Columns
Sofia Coppola’s ‘Somewhere’
When Sofia Coppola’s ‘Somewhere’ was released, I was out of town, and I knew I’d rush to see it the moment I got back home. But by then, it was playing only at the Summerfield Theatre in Santa Rosa, about two-and-a-half hours from where I lived in Santa Cruz. […]
Columns
From VHS to VFX, a Career Is Born
It all started when I was four years old. I was being forced against my will to eat the most vile of all beans, the dreaded lima. In protest, I made a film starring my cabbage patch dolls to illustrate the grossness of the bean. Okay, you might ask, how does a four-year-old make a movie? With her father as camera operator, of course! I lined up the dolls, instructed my dad to set up our trusty VHS camera, and told him to start rolling. […]
Columns
12 Anti-Authoritarian Men
MGM’s The Dirty Dozen, directed by Robert Aldrich, had its world premiere at Loew’s Capitol Theatre on Broadway in New York City 50 years ago, on June 15, 1967. Based on the novel by E.M. Nathanson, it depicts 12 court-martialed American soldiers sentenced to death or long-term prison sentences. […]
Features
Warg Howls, Dragon Purrs and White Walker Ice Cracks
Welcome to the Soundscape of Westeros
HBO’s highly popular Game of Thrones TV series has demonstrated that audiences will tune in regularly for well-fashioned drama that incorporates outstanding post-production. […]
Features
Cutting Comedy and Discussing Diversity – Kabir Akhtar
When the winning editor was announced for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series at the 2016 Emmy Awards ceremony, picture editor Kabir Akhtar, ACE, was stunned to hear his name. […]
Book Reviews
A Cutting Room Colloquy
Steve Hullfish knows how to talk with editors. In addition to writing five previous books (all published by Focal Press), including The Art and Technology of Digital Color Correction and Avid Uncut, he has extensive post-production credits in both television and film. […]
Features
Leaving a Sonic Fingerprint
Music Editor Mikael Sandgren Makes His Mark in the Indie World
Mikael Sandgren likes to keep busy. He straddles the worlds of indie film, studio film and television, major commercial campaigns and even video games. […]
Columns
David Bruskin on ‘Hero’
We all want to be the hero of our own story. Such a wish is at the center of director Stephen Frears’ 1992 film ‘Hero.’ […]
Features
Lillian E. Benson –
A Force of Nature with a Heart of Gold
by Betsy A. McLane • portrait by Wm. Stetz Making a mark on the art of picture editing early in […]
