Features
Dream Capturers: James Cameron’s Brave New World of Filmmaking
One thing James Cameron, A.C.E., will never be accused of is not having big enough dreams. It’s a good thing he writes them down. […]
Technology
Features
Seven Samurai: Oscar’s Choice Cuts
“Let me just start out by saying that I have everything before Avatar, and then Avatar––because there was nothing normal about how we did this film”- Stephen Rivkin […]
Features
Putting the Flow in Workflow
How we work, and the creativity that results from these endeavors, are highly dependent upon the palette of available picture editorial, sound editorial and re-recording mixing tools. […]
Features
Mixing the Zombie Apocalypse: Anna Behlmer and Lora Hirschberg
CineMontage caught up with the two sound mixers as they were finishing work on ‘World War Z’ at Twickenham Studios in London. […]
Features
The Essence of Editing: Should We Be Shouldering the Weight of Post-Production?
In 1970, as an apprentice in the cutting room of Richard Marden, editor of Sunday Bloody Sunday, we were a happy bunch; Dick, two assistants and myself. Now, as a motion picture editor, I’m mostly by myself, only sharing occasional intense sessions with the director and/or producer. […]
Features
Holding the Cloud in the Palm of Your Hand: Cutting Mobile with ProSpotting and TouchEdit
The ever-accelerating pace of technological development is literally putting the tools of post- production into the palms of our hands. The dramatic spread of Apple’s iPad has stirred software designers to create new applications combining Internet cloud technology and post-production work procedures. […]
Features
The Wall Street Shuffle: Pete Beaudreau’s Stock Rises with ‘Margin Call’
Pete Beaudreau spoke to CineMontage about ‘Margin Call’ and his career path. […]
Features
Klaatu Barada Nik-2:
Making the Earth Stand Still––Again
The alien Klaatu and his super-robot companion Gort have just made a return visit, touching down upon our planet again on December 12––when the remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still was released worldwide by 20th Century Fox. […]
Features
Navigating the Changing Waters:
TV Editors Discuss the State of Their Craft
A handful of television editors at different stages in their careers recently sat down with CineMontage to discuss the past, present and future of editing for TV. […]
Features
Remote. Control. Sonoma:
Editor Kirk Demorest is a Telecommuter
Working remotely has become commonplace in big, visual effects-laden feature films. It certainly appealed to Kirk Demorest. So much so that he decided to figure out a way to do it. […]
