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From ‘Renfield’ to ‘Perry Mason’: The Creative Journeys of Editor Mako Kamitsuna

August 14, 2023

‘It’s all about making this movie fly, transform and transport audiences.’ […]

‘Extremely Demanding’: William Friedkin’s Editors Remember the Oscar-Winning Director

September 7, 2023

“He didn’t like cuts being in predictable places. In other words, one of the things that you often strive for in editing is to make the editing disappear: somebody finishes the line and the next person speaks, and you cut to it right away. Billy was always most interested in making unpredictable cuts that, in his mind, were better.” […]

SOUND ON: Michelle Yeoh in “Everything Everywhere All at Once.”

TECHNOLOGY: How Sound Crews Work Hard to Get the Right Levels on Theatrical Mixes

September 7, 2023

‘Wait a minute. It doesn’t sound like it did on the mixing stage.’ […]

In Memoriam: Marion Rothman, Film Editor

September 7, 2023

Marion was known for her dedication to bringing the director’s vision to the screen, and she was fiercely loyal to the many varied directors she worked with. […]

Nick Houy on Editing ‘Barbie’ and Mentoring the Next Generation of Editors

August 8, 2023

“A movie’s like an album. It has to flow properly in a lot of ways, and you have to be able to dance to the rhythm of the dialogue and the rhythm of the scenes and motion.” […]