Features
Last Year’s Award Winners Discuss Their Work
Most recent award victors queried actually admitted, that if you’re good at what you do, you’ll get work––award winner or not. […]
Music Editors
Union Made
UNION MADE: From the Diamond to the Bench
People ask me how I got started in music editing. To be honest, it was a total fluke. […]
Union Made
UNION MADE: Music in the Womb, Movies in the Blood
I’ve met and worked with people who are fascinating and talented. Movies are in my blood, and it has been a fulfilling, exciting and gratifying experience. […]
Features
Film School Confidential: Does It Really Matter?
In the age of YouTube, making movies no longer seems complicated. With an expanding range of visual media and easy access to affordable camcorders and editing software, many can shoot and arrange scenes without a big crew. […]
Features
May the Norse be with You:
‘Thor’s’ Paul Rubell
“There is an element of gravitas in Thor that one doesn’t necessarily associate with a movie based on a comic book,and this is juxtaposed with laugh-out-loud humor. The ability to juggle those two tones is one of Kenneth Branagh’s great strengths, and is somewhat unusual for this kind of movie.” – Paul Rubell, A.C.E. […]
Features
The Self-Composed Music Editor
Scott Stambler is normally a music editor––but on this version of Payback, he’s composing for the first time. […]
Features
The Hutshing Hustle: Self-Taught Editor for Hire
Hutshing’s career has certainly come a long way from the time he arrived in Los Angeles after college in 1981 and hustled for work by advertising himself as an “editor for hire” on the bulletin boards at UCLA. […]
Features
From Musician to Music Editor: The Fortuitous Career of Michael Tronick
CineMontage spoke with Michael Tronick, A.C.E. as he was finishing work on ‘2 Guns’. […]
Book Reviews
Settling the Score
‘Music Editing for Film and Television’ gives ample attention to the artistry and personal character required to master this specialized profession. […]
Features
When Hollywood Rocked: Pop Music and Movies Weren’t a Perfect Match at First
The initial rock ‘n’ roll films produced in the mid-1950s are more interesting today as artifacts than as art. […]
