By the time film pioneer Georges Méliès made this only slightly exaggerated claim, the making and exhibition of narrative film was establishing itself as a business separate from the variety stage and lecture circuit. As more people visited storefront theatres to see moving picture stories, they watched the art and craft of editing evolving on screens right before their eyes. […]
In 1989, five teenagers of color were arrested and accused of the rape and brutal beating of a white woman who had been jogging in Central Park. Although the DNA on the rape kit didn’t match any of the young men, they were first coerced to “confess” and convicted by juries in two separate trials in 1990. Dubbed the Central Park Five, the boys became men during their six to 13 years in prison before a convicted serial rapist confessed to the attacks in 2002. […]
I had forgotten just how much of myself my work asks me to leave at the door until I worked on Vida. The Starz network show, which had its second season premiere on May 23, was the first network television show on which I’ve ever had the pleasure of being asked to assist. My head didn’t stop spinning from the offer until several weeks into working on the series’ debut season last year. When it finally did stop, it landed smack-dab in the middle of the significance that Vida would have not just for me, but for television itself. […]
For picture editors Roger Nygard, ACE, and Matthew Barbato, the current — and final — season of HBO’s Veep offers the opportunity to swim in the middle ground between comedy and drama that resonates with them both. […]
I don’t remember exactly how I fell in love with storytelling. Perhaps it was because I was read to as a child — a lot. Editing is a different story. I first touched an Avid in 1999 as a summer intern in the creative services department at McDonald’s (yes, that one), and was hooked. I returned to Ball State University and would spend nights in the college editing bays, cutting anything I could, powered by Cherry Coke and Hostess frosted honey buns. […]
On March 23, 2019, the Motion Picture Editors Guild’s Women’s Steering Committee organized an evening celebration in the Guild’s Dede Allen Seminar Room honoring Women’s History Month. […]
CineMontage sat down with Anita Brandt Burgoyne to talk about how she made the transition from assistant to TV to features and how her career led to working with Brooks.
During the annual NAB Show, which ends its 2019 run at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Thursday, April 11, two leading innovators of picture editing platforms announced new updates and enhancements. […]
“I always loved the challenge of creating emotion, blending photography and telling stories within a single image. With a college degree in photojournalism and art, I started photography freelancing with the Minnesota North Stars (now Dallas Stars) pro hockey team.” […]
With an expected attendance in excess of 100,000 this coming weekend at the Las Vegas Convention Center for key technical sessions, workshops and seminars, the annual NAB Show has become an important venue for post-production professionals. […]
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