Tail Pop
Why Fox Nearly Pulled the Plug On the Original ‘Star Wars,’ the Biggest Space Epic of All Time
The lights came on… Shock. Silence. “Oh man, we’re just working on a schlock low-budget Roger Corman sci-fi,” we thought. […]
Year: 2024
2024
Cut to Black: Dezi L. Sullivan Jr., Assistant Editor/Editor
His love of films was fostered by a movie-loving aunt. […]
Union Made
Union Made: He Grew Up In Florida, But the Lure Of Filmmaking Drew This Colorist Back to California
By Doug Drake Although I grew up in the Florida Keys, I was born in San Diego at the Balboa […]
Behind the Scenes
How Jennifer Lame and the Post Team Helped Turn ‘Oppenheimer’ Into an Epic Smash
Working with film took Lame back to the dawn of her career. Lame noted that most editors her age and younger have worked only in the digital world, so the film workflow may not be familiar to them. “My first job was working on a film movie, ‘Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead.’ That was shot on film, the dailies were screened on film – everything. I feel lucky to have had that early opportunity to work with film.” […]
2024
Cut to Black: Calvin O’Neal Jr., Animation Editor
Pursuing his dreams and passions […]
In Memoriam
IN MEMORIAM: Doug Ibold, Emmy-Nominated Editor, 1940-2023
JANUARY 23, 1940 – NOVEMBER 8, 2023 It is with an extremely heavy heart we announce the passing of our […]
2024
Cut to Black: Tasha Curtis, Assistant Editor
Tasha broke into the industry to express herself like Spike Lee. […]
Features
Hollywood Ending: Alisa Lepselter Cut What May – or May Not – Be Woody Allen’s Last Film, ‘Coup de Chance’
“In making a film, it is key to have a first-rate cinematographer and a first-rate editor,” Allen said. […]
2024
Cut to Black: Dion Harvey, Colorist+Editor
“The Matrix” and “KILL BILL” films inspired Dion tobecome an Editor. […]
2024
Cut to Black: Marqus J. Jordan, Associate Editor and Assistant Editor
Unscripted assistant looking to new horizons […]
