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Monty the Mentor: In-Demand TV Editor DeGraff Eager to Help Any Assistant Who Asks

February 16, 2018

The editing career of Monty DeGraff has been in sync with some of television’s cultural icons. Mentoring younger editors has also become an important focus for him.

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Retiring—the Bill Elias Way

January 1, 2007

The pension benefits are truly remarkable, and should not be forgotten when we think of good reasons to help organize a non-union production company or post house.

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Taking Sides and Choosing Battles

January 1, 2011

In such conflicts, we must make a choice: Either stand together with our co-workers, or side with the employers out to undermine them.

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The Broad Shoulders of the ‘Swamp People’ Post Crew

May 1, 2013

‘Swamp People’s’ post crew has taught us something new about the leverage we have in post.

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Comedy Is Hard. But Flipping Ain’t Easy Either

July 1, 2014

Connotations to the contrary notwithstanding, “flipping” ain’t easy.

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Canned Music Production Libraries for TV Are Now Calling the Tune

December 1, 2005

The public’s demand for feature-quality music in everything from reality shows to full-hour TV dramas–has turned the production music market into a half-billion-dollar-a-year intellectual property based business.

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Blue, Gray and Read All Over: Jay Wertz and ‘The Civil War Experience’

March 1, 2006

Jay Wertz has created a lavish and richly detailed combination of words and pictures exploring every major event of what has often been called the first modern war.

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The Fixers: The Buck Stops with Engineers

May 1, 2008

Guild engineers are self-admitted gearheads who just plain love to fix things.

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Smooth Operators: QC and Tape Ops Adjust for the Digital Age

July 1, 2008

Watching movies and TV shows all day––and getting paid for it–– sounds like a dream job, but it’s serious work for quality control and videotape operators. Both are technical jobs, but the digital age has morphed them into a way more creative and challenging endeavor.

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New York in a Tax Break State of Mind

November 1, 2004

New York State now offers a Film Production Tax Credit program.

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