Features
Nat Sanders on Editing ‘Just Mercy’: Lost Sleep and a Delayed Honeymoon to Tell an ‘Emotional and Raw’ Tale
“I lost the most sleep and had the most revelations in the shower while working on this film.” […]
Picture Editors
Features
Outwit, Outplay, Out-cut: How the Editing Team Has Kept the ‘Survivor’ Tribe Together Through 40 Seasons
The challenge for editors is how to present the material in the most appealing way. […]
Web Exclusives
What Our Members Do: Brian Brennan, Trailer Editor
“You don’t see our names on the credits, but hopefully we did our part to get people’s attention and put butts in the seats on opening weekend.” […]
Web Exclusives
Larry David and Steve Rasch Tell All — OK, Some — of Their ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Editing Room Secrets
“We do the episodes when we want and we don’t have any interference and they give us the money we need. It’s ideal!” […]
Awards
From ‘Ford v Ferrari’ to ‘Parasite,’ Oscar’s Favorite Picture Editors Break Down the Year’s Top Films at IAVA
All of the Oscar-nominated editors appeared at a panel discussion during the American Cinema Editors’ 20th Annual “Invisible Art, Visible Artists” (IAVA) to talk about their films, their careers, and their craft. […]
Features
Cutting Comedy and Discussing Diversity – Kabir Akhtar
When the winning editor was announced for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series at the 2016 Emmy Awards ceremony, picture editor Kabir Akhtar, ACE, was stunned to hear his name. […]
MPEG Diversity
The Editing of ‘Selma’ and the Union Legacy of Martin Luther King
For picture editor Spencer Averick, editing the 2014 film Selma was a triumphant career achievement of many firsts; the film was nominated for two Academy Awards — Best Picture and Best Song (“Glory”), winning the latter — and it was his first job as a member of the Motion Picture Editors Guild. […]
Web Exclusives
A Hip-Hop, Sci-Fi, Pro-Union, Cold-Calling Comedy: Terel Gibson on Editing the Summer Hit ‘Sorry to Bother You’
The film is about a campaign to organize workers in a union, while exploring hip-hop culture, the obstacles to black success in America, how capitalism crushes the soul, and how corporations have a dark secret to hide. […]
Web Exclusives
David Heinz and William Hoy Talk About Editing Harrison Ford — and a CGI Dog — in ‘The Call of the Wild’
“We were continually changing the picture, changing the scene, because sometimes we didn’t even have two continuous shots together.” […]
Web Exclusives
‘The Thrill Is the Idea:’ Paul Hirsch Reveals the Secrets Behind Editing ‘Star Wars,’ and Writing His New Memoir
“This is the most narcissistic thing a person could do.” […]
