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The Wide, Wide West

December 1, 2015

When director Quentin Tarantino visualized his newest revenge Western, The Hateful Eight, as a 70mm widescreen production, sold it to distributor The Weinstein Company as such, and eventually upped the vintage widescreen aesthetic further by unearthing vintage lenses at Panavision and filming it in a format that Hollywood had not even attempted to use in almost 50 years — Ultra Panavision 70 — his intent was to make a piece of cinema that was a throwback to the rich, special- event theatrical spectacles of the analog era. […]

Everything’s Coming Up ACES: New Color Standard’s Impact on Editors and Colorists

June 1, 2015

Now, after years of field-testing pre-release versions of ACES on selected projects, ACES version 1.0 is finally available as, according to the Academy […]

Editors of ‘S.H.I.E.L.D.’: Surmounting Formidable Challenges Weekly

April 1, 2015

Just as the show itself tells the story of an organized team of spies, agents and heroes on a mission to protect the world, the editorial mission requires a similarly dedicated team. […]

Oscar’s Favorite Film Editors: 2015

February 1, 2015

The Academy Award nominees for Film Editing this year exemplify the importance of the collaborative role of the editor in shaping a director’s vision. […]

When Uncle Walt Met Mary Poppins: Mark Livolsi Edits ‘Saving Mr. Banks’

January 1, 2014

The release of Hancock’s current film, Saving Mr. Banks, which tells the tale of the making of Disney’s famous film, Mary Poppins, puts the spotlight on an unlikely pairing in many respects. […]

Editorial ‘Argo’-naut William Goldenberg

January 1, 2013

Ben Affleck has a “particularly clear mind” when it comes to the editing process and understanding his editor’s needs while he is shooting, according to William Goldenberg. […]

Let Reality Play: How the ‘Dancing with the Stars’ Editors Manage to Keep in Step

September 1, 2011

The editors who put together ABC’s Dancing with the Stars each week readily concede that they have a massive job on their hands. Indeed, the seven offline editors who cut reams of story packages together that get rolled into two different types of live DWTS broadcasts each week. […]

The Editor as Consigliore: Dan Lebental Partners with Director Jon Favreau for Sci-Fi Western

July 1, 2011

Through several TV projects and five feature films, the relationship between editor Dan Lebental, A.C.E., and director Jon Favreau has evolved to the point where Lebental views himself as Favreau’s creative consultant when it comes to helping the director figure out exactly where his movies are going. […]

Boxing Pamela: Editor Martin Goes the Distance on ‘The Fighter’ and Scores a TKO

January 1, 2011

If ever a single feature film illustrated the painstaking effort editors go through to bring disparate parts together to create a greater whole, David O. Russell’s The Fighter would be that film. […]

Articles by Michael Goldman