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In Memoriam: Mike Hill, Picture Editor
MARCH 24, 1949–JAN. 5, 2023 Picture editor Mike Hill, ACE, who died on Jan. 5 at the age of 73, […]
Picture Editors
Features
How the Director of ‘American Murderer’ Found His Perfect Editor, Matt Allen
“American Murderer” tells the true crime story of Jason Derek Brown (Tom Pelphrey), a classic con man swindling his way through a life of debauched luxury. […]
Web Exclusives
Donn Cambern, ‘Easy Rider’ Editor and Former MPEG President, Dies at 93
Born in Los Angeles in 1929, Cambern was a natural fit for his chosen profession. His father worked in the music publishing business and his mother was a professional harpist who played on movie soundtracks for the RKO Pictures orchestra. […]
Web Exclusives
Daysha Broadway Talks About Editing Biopic ‘Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody’
By Patrick Z. McGavin She’s blessed with the perfect name for a career in show business. “People always ask me […]
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Bob Ducsay Explains How the Editing Keeps Viewers Guessing in Murder Mystery ‘Glass Onion’
by Rob Feld In conversation, one gets the sense that Bob Ducsay, ACE, is at core an artist who just […]
Union Made
Union Made: How a Trailer Editor Got Her Start
By Thea Huang I was born and raised in Denver, Colorado. As a kid, I enjoyed playing sports — basketball […]
Features
Matthew Hannam on Editing ‘White Noise’ and Managing the Jump from Page to Screen
“The second you put your neck out and do something on your own, you could die. I think that’s a really salient concept.” […]
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Jay Prychidny on Editing the Hit Netflix Series ‘Wednesday’
“I wanted to explore holding on her face longer than you otherwise might think to, to get people inside her head.” […]
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Lee Smith Talks About Re-teaming With Sam Mendes for ‘Empire of Light’
“Changing your mind or making adjustments is like rebuilding a house that you continuously knock over with a sledgehammer.” […]
Union Made
Union Made: The ‘USC Mafia’ and How It Advanced One Editor’s Career
A long, long time ago, in 1976, I was a grad student at the USC School of Cinematic Arts and learned the craft of film editing. I edited an award-winning short, “F.N.G.”, which led to a teaching assistant position working with an Oscar-winning professor. […]
