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PPASC: Tom Cross and Ai-Ling Lee Give Master Class on Editing, Career and Life

June 2, 2021

“It’s not about realism after a certain point. It’s about emotional value.” […]

Allyson Johnson on Editing the New Drama Series ‘The Mosquito Coast’

May 26, 2021

“Allyson is an extraordinary film editor with the most marvelous sense of musical rhythm that permeates her entire process of cutting and shaping motion picture,” says Mira Nair. […]

PPASC: How Richard Chew and Other Film Pioneers Raised Asian American Visibility

May 25, 2021

Asian American picture editors Chew, Lisa Lassek and William Hoy, ACE, discussed their influences, their careers and the cultural experiences that shaped them during a “Celebrating Asian Pacific Heritage Month” Zoom seminar hosted by Edie Ichioka, ACE, on May 15 and presented by MPEG’s Pan Pacific Asian Steering Committee. The panel also deconstructed examples of their work and offered advice to members in the well-received session. […]

Dody Dorn Edits Zack Snyder’s ‘Army of the Dead’ to Help Kick Off Summer Movie Season

May 20, 2021

Zack Snyder’s “Army of the Dead,” which Netflix will release in theaters and via streaming on Friday, merges two seemingly irreconcilable genres: the zombie movie and the heist movie. […]

‘The Water Man’s’ Blu Murray: How a Fateful Nod from Clint Eastwood Gave An Assistant His Big Break

April 30, 2021

After “Sully,” Murray cut “The 15:17 to Paris” for Eastwood, “Glass” for M. Night Shyamalan, and recently finished “The Water Man” for actor-cum-director David Oyelowo. […]

Oscars 2021: Best Film Editing Nominees Frederic Thoraval and Alan Baumgarten Speak Out

April 14, 2021

“I’ve never worked for awards and wouldn’t ever imagine that it would be possible.” […]

Oscars 2021: Nominees for Best Sound Category Speak Out as Final Voting Starts

April 13, 2021

For the first time this year, the Academy has combined Sound Editing and Sound Mixing into one category, Best Achievement in Sound. […]

General Membership Meeting Focuses on Basic Agreement Talks, Fight for Racial Justice

April 9, 2021

Many members paid particularly close attention to the upcoming Basic Agreement talks, the first since the contentious negotiations in 2018 in which the Editors Guild, alone among IA locals, voted down the proposed contract. […]