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Editor & Cinematographer: Steve Mirkovich and Allen Daviau (Part 1)
Steve Mirkovich and Allen Daviau talk about problems with previews and video dailies, the longevity of 35mm film, changes in editorial styles and more.
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Serial Thrillers: TV’s New ‘Kidnapped’ and ‘Dexter’ Present Challenges for Editors
Serialized dramas with one story arc per season aren’t a new thing in television. Two of them look particularly promising. […]
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Post-Production Does the Heavy Lifting on Superman Returns
‘Superman Returns’ is a heroic feat in digital filmmaking. […]
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Secrets of a Film School Student Turned Editing Teacher
It wasn’t until I sat down with my footage that I truly learned about the art of editing. […]
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Cutting with a Conscience: Richard Chew
CineMontage spoke with Richard Chew as he was putting the finishing touches on ‘Bobby.’ […]
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Nancy Richardson’s UCLA Film Course Is a Real-World Learning Experience
For four Monday evenings over a dozen UCLA film students crowded into the editing and color timing bays at a post-production facility in Hollywood. There, they got real-life experience of shepherding a short film […]
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Editing ‘Transformers’: Michael Bay’s Rock ’em Sock ’em Blockbuster
The story of robots that can metamorphose from ordinary-looking machines into intelligent, mechanical, biped creatures has gone through many transformations itself. […]
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Speed Racer’s Post Pit Crew: Zach Staenberg and Roger Barton
Childhood fans of Speed Racer, the 1960s Japanese anime series, the brothers have translated it to the big screen with loving care. […]
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Imagebender Conrad Buff: The Editor as Manipulator
While overseeing the mix of The Last Airbender at Skywalker Sound in San Rafael, California, Buff found the time to speak to CineMontage about his current project, discussing some of the challenges on the film, his experience working with Shyamalan, and his philosophy of picture editing. […]
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The Iron Men of Post-Production
CineMontage caught up with the editors, and their first assistants Matthew Schmidt and John Dietrick, as they were finishing the film, which sees Stark/Iron Man pushed to his limit while battling the Mandarin (Ben Kingsley). […]
