Guild
What Our Members Do: Rita Sanders
“I try to make creative choices that will align as closely as possible with the writer’s and director’s intentions, trusting my instincts and personal tastes as my guiding principles.” […]
Picture Editors
Industry
Cutting Commentary: Talking Shop at EditFest LA
Introducing the program, ACE President Stephen Rivkin welcomed the audience and announced that for the first time, EditFest LA was being streamed online. […]
Features
‘Transparent’ Editing: Peering into the Post Process of the Hit Amazon Series
The acclaimed web series “Transparent,” created by producer/writer/director Jill Soloway (“Six Feet Under,” 2001-05, and “United States of Tara,” 2009-11), has made waves on television and in the LGBTQ community. […]
Features
Lillian’s Devotees: Some Words from Her Admirers…
“Lillian Benson is one of the most gifted, resourceful and dedicated editors with whom I have had the privilege to work,” said Debbie Allen. “From Eyes on the Prize II to The Hot Chocolate Nutcracker, her talent has enriched every project.” […]
MPEG Diversity
An Animated Discussion of Editing
The panel featured two picture editors whose credits include some of the most popular animation/stop motion films of recent times: Jeff Draheim, ACE, and Edie Ichioka, ACE. […]
Web Exclusives
Operating System Wars: Mac vs. Windows
Two decades ago, Steve Jobs famously took back his company. Part of the legend goes that when he came back to Apple Computers (now just Apple) he drew on a white board a grid of four quadrants. […]
Web Exclusives
Raising the ‘Genius’ Bar
There probably isn’t a more iconic 20th century figure than Albert Einstein, given that his scientific work literally changed the course of world history and how humans view the universe. […]
Guild
Editors Guild to Honor Lillian E. Benson with Fellowship and Service Award
The Motion Picture Editors Guild will honor member Lillian E. Benson, ACE, with its prestigious Fellowship and Service Award on Saturday, April 8, 2017 at a dinner at the Sheraton Universal Hotel. […]
Features
Thelma Schoonmaker and the Movie Magic of ‘Hugo’
There’s a joyous moment in director Martin Scorsese’s Hugo, opening November 23 from Paramount Pictures, when Sir Ben Kingsley–– portraying the pioneering French filmmaker Georges Méliès (1902’s A Trip to the Moon)—performs a magi- cal feat onstage to thunderous applause. It’s but a brief glimpse into a forgotten past. […]
Web Exclusives
Oscar’s Favorite Film Editors: 2017
The 2017 Academy Award nominations for Best Achievement in Film Editing in 2016 offer a full array of vital work in five different movie genres: a haunting science fiction fantasy, a war story with an atypical hero, a really contemporary crime western, a Hollywood musical of Los Angeles itself, and an honest, inner-city coming-of-age drama. […]
