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TELL THE TRUTH: “We don’t score the films, we edit to the music,” says Ken Burns.

Shoot, Then Rewrite: New Book Explores How Editors Can Help Make Documentaries Soar

February 5, 2025

By Roger Nygard After a screening of “The Great Buster” (2018), a documentary about silent-film star Buster Keaton, director […]

Cut to Black: Chris Frazier, Foley/Sound FX Editor

February 21, 2022

Foley and Sound FX Editor who has whose credits include “The Mandalorian,” “Shang Chi & The Legend of the Ten Rings,” “The Suicide Squad,” and “Raya & the Last Dragon” […]

Ken Burns: “We wanted to serve the creative people we were hiring.” PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

The Curious Case of Unions and Documentaries

September 3, 2020

Ken Burns did it. So did Michael Moore. But a lot of documentary filmmakers don’t go union. Is that about to change? […]

Netflix Breaks HBO’s Record for the Most Emmy Nominations Ever

July 28, 2020

The Television Academy revealed nominations Tuesday for the 72nd Emmy Awards, with Netflix dominating the field with 160 nominees led by its drama Ozark. Listed are nominees for classifications represented by the Editors Guild. […]

Ask the Field Rep: Straight Talk on Box Rentals

July 23, 2020

Every day, our tireless MPEG Field Reps work hard to get you answers to your workplace questions. And every quarter, they do it right here at CineMontage. So let’s get to a burning question! […]

Roger Barton and Evercast Look for a Better Way to Edit

June 17, 2019

Faced with a demanding career and a time-crunched personal life, a veteran film editor is behind a new system designed to help colleagues find the right balance. […]

Robert A. “Dan” Dillon

October 1, 2015

Dan Dillon of Erie, Colorado passed away June 6, 2015 in Denver, Colorado after suffering a fall. He was 76. Born January 14, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois […]

The Colbert Report: It Almost Didn’t Happen One Night

January 1, 2014

Eighty years after its February 22 premiere, ‘It Happened One Night’ remains one of the best films Hollywood has ever made. […]

A Star is Reborn, Remade, Remodeled

September 1, 2014

Hollywood’s business is the merchandising and recycling of myth — especially the myth of the tragic Hollywood star (Judy Garland, Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, etc.) in biopic or documentary form. […]

The Gutting of ‘Greed’

November 1, 2014

The editor described the first part of the picture as “quite humorous at times,” which would have helped audiences accept the tragedy of the second half. […]