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Oscar’s Women
Although nowhere near as well represented as their male counterparts in the Academy Awards pantheon, women in post-production nonetheless gained recognition for their craft and brought home some Oscar gold. […]
Film History
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Keeping the Story Moving: I. James Wilkinson (1897-1967)
Picture editor Irving James Wilkinson has unfortunately become the most obscure of the three original founders of the Society of Motion Picture Film Editors (SMPFE). Many sources, including the Guild’s own historical records (which were cited in the story on the beginnings of the SMPFE in the JAN-FEB 12 issue of this publication) had him confused with a similarly named contemporary, the sound editor James R. Wilkinson. […]
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Correcting Oscar’s Six-Year Snub of Film Editing
Of the many crafts essential to making movies, only editing came into existence because of the medium itself. […]
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The Great Sequelization of Hollywood Film Part 1: Serial Thrillers
It was the film serials, from the early days of cinema, that were the true forerunners of contemporary franchise pictures and tent-pole releases. […]
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The Great Sequelization of Hollywood Film Part 2: From B Movies to TV and Beyond
As the motion picture industry grew during the silent era, Hollywood borrowed the serialization of stories from magazines and the cliffhanger from popular drama to create the movie serial. […]
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The Great Sequelization of Hollywood Film Part 3: Franchises, Blockbusters and Sagas
For over 100 years now, from episode to episode and sequel to sequel, whether serial or series or saga, these entertainments have drawn the interest and attention of vast audiences. […]
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Automatic for the People
“When did ADR start?” It was a simple question, and our director was fond of asking simple questions. […]
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Deconstructing Woody
The year was 1976. The place was the New York brownstone of editor Ralph Rosenblum, ACE. And the film was Woody Allen’s Annie Hall, released the following year to wide acclaim and four Oscar wins. One day after work, Allen and Susan E. Morse, ACE — later his main editor, then an assistant editor — found themselves leaving the cutting room at about the same time. […]
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Academy Leaders: Post-Production Pioneers Were Early Oscar Winners
In the following articles you will find the complete lists of Film Editing, Sound Editing and Sound Mixing Oscar winners to date, recipients of the archaic Special Effects. In addition, there is ‘Oscars That Should Have Been’. […]
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COATES of Many Colors: The Varied Career of Anne V. Coates
“I try to cut every film I do with a fresh eye; I don’t go with a pattern or anything. I just read it, assimilate it and cut it.” – Anne V. Coates […]
