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Becoming an Editor
A compilation of editors giving tips and insights on becoming an editor. […]
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The Great Society: The Beginnings of the Editors Guild
In celebration of the Editors Guild’s 80th anniversary on May 20, 2017, we reprint this story on the founding of the Society of Motion Picture Film Editors, the forerunner of today’s Guild, which originally appeared in CineMontage JAN-FEB 2012 […]
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The Busy Boom Years of Local 771
The 1980s were very busy years for the East Coast Editors Guild, Local 771, and the period of its highest level of membership. By 1987, more than 1,200 people were working in features and at the television networks. […]
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The Splice of Life
Editors Guild Launches Archive of Post-Production History
Moviolas and splicers, rewinders and synchronizers, photographs and books, the memories of post-production personnel… The history of the craft of editing is in the Guild Archive. […]
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The Evolution of the Film Mixing Console
Consoles have evolved dramatically over the last two and a half decades. […]
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Sync Hole: An ADR Editor’s Walk on the Wild Side
Shortly after its theatrical release, having barely made back its cost, the film was pulled from distribution, and quickly forgotten. In the decades that followed, it never quite acquired the noble status of a cult classic, nor was it ridiculed as one of the Golden Turkeys — the worst pictures ever made. It simply disappeared from view. […]
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Zach Staenberg on The ‘Matrix’ Trilogy
Zach Staenberg discusses the pressure of editing such eagerly awaited films, how he handled the huge numbers of visual effects shots, and the challenges he faced. […]
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Cutting Inflight Movies: Projecting Changes
The process of cutting movies for airlines remains subject to certain time-honored rules. […]
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Alan Heim on ‘The Notebook’
“When you’re editing, you’re manipulating not only the material, you’re manipulating the audience” – Allan Heim […]
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Status of Women in Post-Production
How has societal change affected women in post production? […]
