For FX’s ‘Mrs. America,’ Two Editors Dug Deep to Dramatize the Culture Wars of 1970s
by Patrick Z. McGavin The new FX series “Mrs. America” examines the political fault lines between the conservative political activist […]
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Amid a Real-Life Pandemic, Stephen Mirrione Recalls Editing the Terror of ‘Contagion’
“Your brain is trying to keep up and fill in the blanks, and you realize this thing is going faster than you can keep control of in your head.” […]
Nat Sanders on Editing ‘Just Mercy’: Lost Sleep and a Delayed Honeymoon to Tell an ‘Emotional and Raw’ Tale
“I lost the most sleep and had the most revelations in the shower while working on this film.” […]
Cut to Black: Leander Sales, Picture Editor
My intro to picture editing was “Do the Right Thing”!” […]
Oscars 2020: Here are All the MPEG Members Nominated for Academy Awards
The Oscar ceremony will be held February 9 at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood and will be telecast live on ABC. […]
‘The Thrill Is the Idea:’ Paul Hirsch Reveals the Secrets Behind Editing ‘Star Wars,’ and Writing His New Memoir
“This is the most narcissistic thing a person could do.” […]
Empathy for Showrunners? Yes, and Much More at MPEG’s Workshop for Newly Promoted Assistant Editors
“You have to work your courage muscle to develop a sense of self-confidence.” […]
Thelma Schoonmaker Talks of Editing, Aging, and Endings in Martin Scorsese’s ‘The Irishman’
“You never know what is going to happen when you put two pieces of film together.” […]
Jennifer Lame Talks About Editing the Breakup of Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson in ‘Marriage Story’
“If the story is good and the characters are good, then the movie is going to be good.” […]
Monica Salazar and Dominic LaPerriere Unpack the ‘Unusual’ Editing Process Behind Shia LaBeouf’s ‘Honey Boy’
“We were bouncing ideas off each other, and picking up the cuts of each other.” […]