In a CNN.com article about picture editor Kevin Tent, ACE, on the occasion of his Academy Award nomination for cutting director Alexander Payne’s “The Descendants” (2011), actress Laura Dern was quoted as saying of the editor: “Kevin’s art lies in the genius of trusting human beings.” […]
Over the past two decades, editor Alisa Lepselter, ACE, has worked on a range of films. Her credits include a caper set in the cookie business, a farce focused on a filmmaker afflicted with blindness, and a crime story populated by England’s upper classes. […]
In this interview, Mark Goldblatt reflects on some of the enduring challenges that editors have always faced and discusses some newer issues, as well. […]
Alex Mackie came to the U.S. from England and joined Local 700 to edit Danny Cannon’s Judge Dredd, she probably had no idea what career trails she was blazing. […]
The current season’s three picture editors offer their thoughts on all things Soprano. […]
A fireside chat with Dede Allen. […]
Arthur Schmidt described how his approach to editing has varied. […]
Frank Urioste and Peter Honess talk about their films, their careers and the changes they’ve seen in the business.
Farrel Levy and Stan Salfas talk about how a television series is put together, how editing has prepared them to be effective directors and how working in television has made it easier to balance work and family. […]
The real superheroes of these films can be found not only behind the scenes, but below the line. In the editing suites, for instance. […]
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