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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.

“Before Sunrise was the second film I edited for Rick, and it was also the first film I ever cut on an Avid… I was confronted with the challenge of starting right in on the cut with Rick and learning to use the Avid at the same time. It was an interesting few weeks at first!” – Sandra Adair, A.C.E.

It was bound to happen, eventually, that Steven Spielberg would finally embrace the Avid.

Pete Beaudreau spoke to CineMontage about ‘Margin Call’ and his career path.

“A movie is like a clay statue and editorial is the final part of that molding.” – Clint Eastwood

The alien Klaatu and his super-robot companion Gort have just made a return visit, touching down upon our planet again on December 12––when the remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still was released worldwide by 20th Century Fox.

Sharp dialogue.  Splintered chronology.  Bursts of extreme violence. Must be Quentin Tarantino. Sally Menke, A.C.E. has been there every step of the way… providing the brilliantly bold cutting for all of the director’s films.

A handful of television editors at different stages in their careers recently sat down with CineMontage to discuss the past, present and future of editing for TV.