Lillian E. Benson –
A Force of Nature with a Heart of Gold
by Betsy A. McLane • portrait by Wm. Stetz Making a mark on the art of picture editing early in […]
Diversity
Lillian E. Benson –
2017 Survey — Who We Are
Last year, the Editors Guild’s Diversity Committee sent out its first survey to gather preliminary information about the Local 700 membership. […]
In Search of the Perfect Take
ADR/Foley mixer Jesse Dodd, CAS, MPSE, never doubted that her career would be in show biz. […]
What Our Members Do: Dane C. Collier
I am the visual effects editor on the time-traveling mystery series Timeless on NBC. I manage visual effects for the show. […]
The 100 Club
Editorial Longevity
In the midst of a career in television, picture editors may think about how many years they’ve been on a show, but they may not stop to consider how many episodes of it they’ve cut. […]
CineMontage Issue
Demonstrates Need for Diversity
by MPEG Diversity Committee In the last issue of CineMontage (Q3 2016), the Editors Guild’s Diversity Committee was introduced. This very […]
Early on, a Woman’s Place Was in the Cutting Room
“Great film editing begins with great pictures,” said Barbara “Bobbie” McLean in a 1977 interview in Film Comment magazine. She could make such a gracious statement with authority at that point, after cutting for more than 60 years, beginning as […]
MPEG Breaks the Ice on Diversity
On a Sunday morning in mid-September the Dede Allen Seminar Room at the Motion Picture Editors Guild’s Los Angeles offices was the setting for Break the Ice, the first roundtable discussion meeting open to the Guild membership, organized by the Guild’s Diversity Committee. […]
Members Note Irony of CineMontage Cover Photo and Banner on Diversity
The cover of the last issue of CineMontage (Quarter 3, 2016) generated many online comments by members. It featured a […]
Majority of MPEG Members Identify Diversity as Workplace Issue
This past February, the Editors Guild’s Diversity Committee sent a membership-wide e-mail asking the 7,200 Guild members to participate in a 26-question survey. […]