Sound Editor Walt Bost Reveals His Process on ‘Veronica Mars,’ ‘Grace and Frankie’ and More
“It feels like the old Veronica, but a very adult Veronica…a darker, grown up Veronica,” Bost says. […]
Features
Larry Jordan and the Many Joys of Editing Marlon Wayans’ ‘Sextuplets’
“This was a huge volume of footage, making it one of the most challenging projects of my career,” says Jordan. […]
Why Trump’s Labor Board is So Scared of Scabby the Rat
Five years ago, I began a relationship with an unlikely companion. […]
How I Kept Working on ‘Spider-Man’ While Getting Chemotherapy
No one really wants to talk or read about cancer, especially in the workplace, unless it affects one directly. […]
What Price Innocence?
‘When They See Us’ Recounts the Journey of Five Wrongfully Convicted Teens
In 1989, five teenagers of color were arrested and accused of the rape and brutal beating of a white woman who had been jogging in Central Park. Although the DNA on the rape kit didn’t match any of the young men, they were first coerced to “confess” and convicted by juries in two separate trials in 1990. Dubbed the Central Park Five, the boys became men during their six to 13 years in prison before a convicted serial rapist confessed to the attacks in 2002. […]
When They Hear Us: Creating the Period-Specific Soundtrack for a Tragedy of Justice
The Netflix four-part miniseries When They See Us, which dropped May 31, was originally called Central Park 5. That working title identifies the overarching plot trajectory: The notorious case of five teenagers of color who were wrongly convicted of raping a white female jogger in New York, and which resulted in the use of the term “wilding” to describe out-of-control gang activity. The revised title better reflects the fate of the young people unjustly ensnared in the criminal justice system by embracing their humanity and not their politicized role. […]
La ‘Vida’ Familiar: A Latinx Homecoming
I had forgotten just how much of myself my work asks me to leave at the door until I worked on Vida. The Starz network show, which had its second season premiere on May 23, was the first network television show on which I’ve ever had the pleasure of being asked to assist. My head didn’t stop spinning from the offer until several weeks into working on the series’ debut season last year. When it finally did stop, it landed smack-dab in the middle of the significance that Vida would have not just for me, but for television itself. […]
Darling Killers: ‘Veep’ Editors Roger Nygard and Matthew Barbato
For picture editors Roger Nygard, ACE, and Matthew Barbato, the current — and final — season of HBO’s Veep offers the opportunity to swim in the middle ground between comedy and drama that resonates with them both. […]
Oscar’s Digital Effects Master – Technical Director Kenneth Shapiro Works His Magic on Hollywood’s Biggest Awards Show
When the curtain rises on “Hollywood’s Biggest Night,” which it will again on Sunday, February 24 this year, the global audience tunes in to watch the Academy Awards live. People are eager to see the stars, the fashion, the elegance, the glitter and the gold in real time. […]
The Sundance Kids – Three Editors and Their Films Make Their Debuts in Park City
For a picture editor working in independent films, there are few things more exhilarating than having your film accepted in a major film festival — especially if it does not yet have a distributor, and particularly if the fest is the premier showcase for indie films: the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. This year, the festival ran January 24 to February 3. […]