Union Made
Striking Just the Right Balance
A ”Jack-of-all-trades and master of none” is what I thought of myself until I turned 30. […]
Television
Features
The Box That Shook Hollywood: Television’s Emergence
Legendary movie producer Sam Goldwyn wrote the quote, opposite, in an article for The New York Times Magazine in 1949, just as television was emerging as a major mass medium. […]
Features
Mixes Well with Others: Recordists and Re-Recording Mixers Collaborate
These days, it takes a team of talented post-production professionals to prepare soundtracks for motion pictures and network/cable TV programs. […]
Features
Technical Challenges
The CBS-TV hit Big Brother, hosted by Julie Chen and now in its 18th season, has a winning formula: Viewers watch a diverse group of people living together in a house, as […]
Columns
Cartoons Created a Career Choice
Growing up in Tucson in the late ’70s and ’80s, I enjoyed cartoons. Some I learned were originally Japanese produced and were re-picture-edited, re-dubbed and re-marketed to US audiences. Later, I got an idea that I wanted to be a part of this — and create better-sounding — animation. […]
Features
Foster The People
Television has its own way of telling stories, on screen and in the cutting room.
Features
‘Rizzoli & Isles’ Mystery Solved: Having Post and Production on the Same Lot Makes for a Better-Run Show
Since 2010, Rizzoli & Isles has been entertaining television audiences with the snappy banter between its two leads, Detective Jane Rizzoli (Angie Harmon) and Medical Examiner Dr. Maura Isles (Sasha Alexander), and the complex murder mysteries they solve. […]
Features
Farrel Levy and Stan Salfas: Creative Challenges in Television (Part 1)
Farrel Levy and Stan Salfas talk about television as a medium, why it can be fulfilling for an editor and how they nurture the work of their assistants. […]
Features
Last Year’s Award Winners Discuss Their Work
Most recent award victors queried actually admitted, that if you’re good at what you do, you’ll get work––award winner or not. […]
Features
He’ll Take Manhattan: Michael Berenbaum on ‘Hollywoodland’
“Let the editor do his job and cut it first before you come in.” Michael BerenBaum’s advice for directors […]
