UNION MADE: The Symmetry of an Editing Career
Production felt like endless problem solving––whereas editing was about storytelling using a vocabulary of images and sounds, and that excited me. […]
Production felt like endless problem solving––whereas editing was about storytelling using a vocabulary of images and sounds, and that excited me. […]
A compilation of praises and memorable stories for award winning editor Carol Littleton. […]
Warner Bros. released Sam Peckinpah’s The Wild Bunch, firing a warning shot to the older generation that they better change with the times or risk irrelevance. […]
Let’s hear it for the longtime assistant for enabling the editor to keep story as the primary focus. Assistant editors are the foundation of the editing room — organizing, interfacing and problem- solving. […]
Editing in the world of Reality Television is nothing like editing scripted drama, comedy or MOWs in television. It’s not the craft that’s dissimilar; it’s the approach, terminology and producer structure. […]
Through several TV projects and five feature films, the relationship between editor Dan Lebental, A.C.E., and director Jon Favreau has evolved to the point where Lebental views himself as Favreau’s creative consultant when it comes to helping the director figure out exactly where his movies are going. […]
CineMontage interviewed the two editors as they were finishing work on ‘The Hangover Part III.’ […]
CineMontage spoke with Michael Tronick, A.C.E. as he was finishing work on ‘2 Guns’. […]
Screenwriters aren’t the only ones benefitting from the richness of material now playing on cable television, or streaming from Netflix. The complexity of subject matter and shooting styles, previously the domain of theatrical film, are allowing series editors to stretch their legs as well. […]
The editing career of Monty DeGraff has been in sync with some of television’s cultural icons. Mentoring younger editors has also become an important focus for him. […]
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