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The Fine Line of Freelancing
Freelancing is certainly not for everyone. […]
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UNION MADE: My Colorful Career
Even though I grew up on black-and-white television, color became my way of life. […]
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UNION MADE: A Long and Winding Career Path
I arrived in Hollywood with no contacts––and as I observed the inner workings of the business, I felt that what I learned in college was horribly insufficient for me to succeed. So I opened myself up to any job I could get, observing everyone and everything. […]
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UNION MADE: How I Got to Determine What Movies Get Made
We “cover” mostly screenplays, but also novels (some pre-publication), newspaper and magazine articles, plays — any potential source for a good story or lead character. We evaluate old movies for their potential as contemporary remakes, and foreign movies as possible American remakes. […]
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Did You Hear the One About the Farmer’s Daughter Who Wound Up in the Editing Room?
I remember sitting in the theatre watching Ingmar Bergman’s Wild Strawberries and being blown away by the visual metaphors in this movie. His opening dream sequence — the clock with no hands, the coffin spilling out of the hearse — captured my imagination. […]
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UNION MADE: Teaching Montage, But Learning to Edit
After my first editing exercise, I was hooked. Editing was how dreams were made! […]
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UNION MADE: Keep on Rockin’ in the Free World
Forty years in show biz. I’m so grateful for all the good times. The bad times? They just happened and I’ve stopped trying to explain them. […]
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UNION MADE: The Importance of Keeping the Union in the Mix
I have been a re-recording mixer for 33 years, and the idea of turning a production track into a full, complete and seamless sound track — that hopefully enhances and advances the project — still fascinates and excites me. […]
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Union Made: My Life as a DiploRat Began in the Basement
I discovered the animal called “story analyst.” These people were allowed to sit on their tuchuses all day to read. And some fool paid them to do this! […]
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UNION MADE: Six Degrees of Post-Production Separation
Be kind and respectful to everyone with whom you work — from the production assistant all the way to the executive producer — because your PA might become your EP before too long. And with every cut, everyone, including me, becomes a better editor. […]
