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From KEM Rolls to ‘Lost Souls’ – My Life in Post
I grew up in Santa Clarita during the 1970s. In my early teens, I’d go to work with my dad, Leonard Kroll, who, at the time, was the head of post-production at 20th Century-Fox. […]
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Talking ‘Beale Street’
The Joi McMillon and Nat Sanders Interview
On their first film as co-editors, Joi McMillon, ACE, and Nat Sanders, ACE, made a name for themselves in the independent filmmaking world with the runaway indie hit ‘Moonlight’ (2016), as did their writer-director, Barry Jenkins. […]
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Way Down Below the Ocean…
Music Fit for the King of Atlantis
Although they are still in the frenzy of the final mix in early October, co-music editors Paul Rabjohns and J.J. George somehow find time to usher a visitor onto a Warner Bros. mixing stage to discuss their one-year-plus adventure editing the music track for a new superhero epic, James Wan’s ‘Aquaman.’ […]
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Wild Was ‘The Wind’
Few directors were more familiar with the pleasures and perils of film editing than Orson Welles. […]
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A Justice for All:
Michelle Tesoro Edits ‘On the Basis of Sex’
In a year that’s featured contentious debates over the #MeToo movement, ‘On the Basis of Sex,’ which opens on Christmas Day, is the most timely holiday present imaginable. […]
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Inheritors of ‘The Wind’:
Murawski and Segal Finish Welles’ Final Film
Orson Welles was looking forward to editing ‘The Other Side of the Wind.’ In 1970, before he had even begun shooting what became his now-fabled unfinished (until this year) film, Welles discussed his post-production plans in a conversation with his friend, actor-director-writer Peter Bogdanovich. […]
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Jan Yarbrough on ‘The Godfather’ Restoration
Millions may have seen ‘The Godfather,’ but, during its initial release, colorist Jan Yarbrough was not among them. Three decades after its release, however, he was given the opportunity to study the film more closely than any mere audience member. […]
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Sisters Doin’ It for Themselves:
Joe Walker on Editing Distaff Heist Film ‘Widows’
As a teenager growing up in West London in the UK, Joe Walker, ACE, had two interests: music and film. He was in bands, wrote music and mucked about with his parents’ 8mm film gear. […]
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Nancy Parker on ‘Kickboxer’
As a Foley artist, Nancy Parker, MPSE, is tasked with creating the sounds of major life events for characters on-screen. “I go to work and I may perform open-heart surgery, or I may saddle, bridle and ride a horse,” she says. […]
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Maya Deren’s ‘Meshes of the Afternoon’
One afternoon, they showed Maya Deren’s ‘Meshes of the Afternoon’ (1943), and it amazed me! It’s a short film directed by wife-and-husband team Maya Deren and Alexander Hammid. […]
