Union Made
How to Become a Union Story Analyst
Whatever you read about — news, politics, history, race, psychology, robots, the Poem-a-Day in your inbox—informs your vision. Empathy is a vital skill. Dabbling is beneficial. […]
Web Exclusives
Web Exclusives
WSC Panel: How the HBO Mystery ‘Mare of Easttown’ Was Posted Remotely
Amy Duddleston and her crew went to work recutting what had been shot of all of the seven episodes, taking each one through a director’s and a producer’s cut remotely from home in Los Angeles, considering everything from script changes to pandemic concerns in terms of building larger scenes. “We were very lucky because it shaped the show,” she said. […]
Cover Story
Barbecue Sauce: A.J. Catoline and Melissa McCoy Spill Their Editing Secrets on ‘Ted Lasso’
The comedy from Apple TV+ grew into a sleeper hit during the nadir of the pandemic last year and has already been renewed for a second season, coming this summer. […]
Web Exclusives
What Our Members Do: Chad Littlepage, CSI, Finishing Colorist
“My job is to understand the vision and tone of the director and director of photography of a project.” […]
In Memoriam
In Memoriam: Milton Ginsberg, Documentary Editor and ‘Coming Apart’ Filmmaker, Dies at 85
By Peter Tonguette Milton Moses Ginsberg, a pioneering independent film director who maintained a career-long sideline as a picture […]
Web Exclusives
Allyson Johnson on Editing the New Drama Series ‘The Mosquito Coast’
“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. […]
Departments
PPASC: How Richard Chew and Other Film Pioneers Raised Asian American Visibility
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. […]
Committee News
PPASC: Tom Cross and Ai-Ling Lee Give Master Class on Editing, Career and Life
“It’s not about realism after a certain point. It’s about emotional value.” […]
Web Exclusives
Dody Dorn Edits Zack Snyder’s ‘Army of the Dead’ to Help Kick Off Summer Movie Season
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. […]
Web Exclusives
‘The Water Man’s’ Blu Murray: How a Fateful Nod from Clint Eastwood Gave An Assistant His Big Break
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. […]
