Industry
Live Blog Coverage from the 67th ACE Eddie Awards
CineMontage will be covering the 67th ACE Eddie Awards from the Editors Guild sponsor table at the Beverly Hilton, Los Angeles. Stay tuned for live updates here. […]
Articles by A.J. Catoline
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
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. […]
Web Exclusives
‘Stranger Things’ Has Happened – Finding the Gateway in the Cutting Room
CineMontage chatted with the editorial team of Stranger Things and discovered interesting strategies they brought into the cutting room — like D&D dice and a lava lamp. […]
Industry
Awakening the Force in the Cutting Room
Maryann Brandon, ACE, and Mary Jo Markey, ACE, spoke about their collaboration with director J.J. Abrams, and how he has incredible trust in his editors, giving them the time and space to shape the film in the cutting room. […]
Getting Organized
The Guild Strikes a Note of Support for Members, Non-Members Alike
In its campaign to organize non-union employers, the Editors Guild has many tools and tactics. In some instances, employees withhold their labor in order to convince non-union employers to agree to union deals. […]
MPEG Diversity
The Editing of ‘Selma’ and the Union Legacy of Martin Luther King
For picture editor Spencer Averick, editing the 2014 film Selma was a triumphant career achievement of many firsts; the film was nominated for two Academy Awards — Best Picture and Best Song (“Glory”), winning the latter — and it was his first job as a member of the Motion Picture Editors Guild. […]
Features
Courting Controversy: An Interview with the Dudes Who Cut ‘The Interview’
Film editing may be known as “the invisible art,” but picture editors Zene Baker and Evan Henke never expected that all their work cutting The Interview was in danger of becoming invisible itself. […]
