Features
Thelma Schoonmaker & Martin Scorsese on ‘Gangs of New York’
Editor Thelma Schoonmaker and director Martin Scorsese discuss the opening sequence from ‘Gangs of New York.’ […]
Film
Book Reviews
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 […]
Columns
Robert “Bubba” Nichols on ‘Top Gun’
To hear Robert “Bubba” Nichols describe it, working as a recordist sounds a little like serving as a fighter pilot. Okay, okay — pilots operate under life-and-death pressures in the air, while recordists toil under far less challenging conditions on a re-recording stage. […]
Features
Zach Staenberg on The ‘Matrix’ Trilogy
Zach Staenberg discusses the pressure of editing such eagerly awaited films, how he handled the huge numbers of visual effects shots, and the challenges he faced. […]
Book Reviews
Keys to Cinematic Creativity
Creative Filmmaking reminded me of things I’ve known for years, yet introduces elements completely new. […]
Columns
Dede Allen
Her emotional and gutsy style on films established her reputation as a premier actor’s editor. […]
Features
Cutting Inflight Movies: Projecting Changes
The process of cutting movies for airlines remains subject to certain time-honored rules. […]
Features
Alan Heim on ‘The Notebook’
“When you’re editing, you’re manipulating not only the material, you’re manipulating the audience” – Allan Heim […]
Features
Location ADR: A Moveable Feast
It’s not only the “when” of ADR that is being re-examined, but also the “how” and “where.” […]
Columns
Steve Maslow on ‘The Last Waltz’
In ‘The Last Waltz,’ released by United Artists 40 years ago in April 1978, director Martin Scorsese trained his cameras on what was intended to be the last concert of the Band at San Francisco’s Winterland Ballroom. […]
