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Serial Thrillers: TV’s New ‘Kidnapped’ and ‘Dexter’ Present Challenges for Editors
Serialized dramas with one story arc per season aren’t a new thing in television. Two of them look particularly promising. […]
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Post-Production Does the Heavy Lifting on Superman Returns
‘Superman Returns’ is a heroic feat in digital filmmaking. […]
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Secrets of a Film School Student Turned Editing Teacher
It wasn’t until I sat down with my footage that I truly learned about the art of editing. […]
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Cutting with a Conscience: Richard Chew
CineMontage spoke with Richard Chew as he was putting the finishing touches on ‘Bobby.’ […]
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Nancy Richardson’s UCLA Film Course Is a Real-World Learning Experience
For four Monday evenings over a dozen UCLA film students crowded into the editing and color timing bays at a post-production facility in Hollywood. There, they got real-life experience of shepherding a short film […]
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Minority Rapport: Guild’s New York Office Holds Open House for City’s Film Students
The Motion Picture Editors Guild’s East Coast office is developing educational opportunities for the untapped pool of talent in the city’s minority population. […]
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Editing ‘Transformers’: Michael Bay’s Rock ’em Sock ’em Blockbuster
The story of robots that can metamorphose from ordinary-looking machines into intelligent, mechanical, biped creatures has gone through many transformations itself. […]
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Mmmm… Popcorn: ‘The Simpsons’ Goes to the Movies
The Simpsons Movie will not feel like most animated films of recent years, what with its 2-D production and an almost minimalist soundscape. […]
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Demme Does Dogme: Sound Crew Overcomes Obstacles
Director Jonathan Demme put his talented sound design and editing crew up to a Dogme 95-style challenge for his latest feature, Rachel Getting Married. […]
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Speed Racer’s Post Pit Crew: Zach Staenberg and Roger Barton
Childhood fans of Speed Racer, the 1960s Japanese anime series, the brothers have translated it to the big screen with loving care. […]
