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HomeAuthorsLaura Almo

Articles by Laura Almo

About Laura Almo
Laura Almo is a writer and documentary filmmaker. She teaches video editing at El Camino College in Torrance, California, and is a contributing editor at Documentary magazine. Contact her at [email protected]
Features

Navigating the Changing Waters:
TV Editors Discuss the State of Their Craft

September 1, 2009

A handful of television editors at different stages in their careers recently sat down with CineMontage to discuss the past, present and future of editing for TV. […]

News

The Magnificent Seven: Oscar-Nominated Editors Discuss Their Art and Craft

May 1, 2009

“The interesting thing with Chris Nolan, the director, is that his idea is never to cut with music––to force you to be selective and to make all of the hard decisions.” – Lee Smith […]

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Editing on the ‘Fringe’ New Series Offers More Storytelling Time

September 1, 2008

CineMontage recently sat down with the trio of Fringe editors––Jon Dudkowski, Tanya Swerling and Scott Vickrey, A.C.E.––to discuss their work. […]

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Boning Up on Editing: A Tale of Three Assistants Who Got the Bump

May 1, 2008

Although these occurrences are far from commonplace, they are testament to the talent of these assistants-turned-editors. […]

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‘Fringe’ First Responder Pilot Editor Russ Denove

January 1, 2008

Russ Denove spoke to CineMontage briefly and reflected on editing the ‘Fringe’ pilot. […]

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Secrets of a Film School Student Turned Editing Teacher

September 1, 2006

It wasn’t until I sat down with my footage that I truly learned about the art of editing. […]

Features

Action’s Angels: The Superheroines of The Cutting Room

July 1, 2006

The real superheroes of these films can be found not only behind the scenes, but below the line. In the editing suites, for instance. […]

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