I have had some great mentors during my career, and would love to give back. With a little luck, I will have the opportunity to edit full time and, maybe one day, I will have an assistant look back at my help and thank me. […]
Because of the bifurcated way in which most films and television shows are made, with production and post-production each functioning more or less independently, they seldom have occasion to work together on a one-on-one basis. That does not mean, however, that they do not collaborate. […]
The editorial opportunities have obviously changed as the series has evolved. According to Goldman, one of the goals for the pilot was to cut every scene so that it could be interpreted that Brody was either a terrorist or was just messed up from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. […]
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. […]
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. […]
The challenge with NCIS from a sound editorial perspective, according to Schorer, is the relentless amount of detail. […]
When London was readying The Pacific’s post-production workflow in 2007, he participated in two key decisions—to shoot the miniseries on film rather than acquiring it on emerging file-based systems, and to edit simultaneously with production in Australia, bringing along three editors. […]
“Sometimes, hearing another editor comment on your work in an open forum and having him tell you he sees a problem and how he thinks it should be fixed, can be a little uncomfortable, but it was all for the greater good. The bottom line is that the entire miniseries improved greatly after that.” […]
“Our original idea for ‘Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams’ originated five years ago, when we discussed the idea of an anthology series of the author’s short stories with diverse points of view” […]
The American Cinema Editors (ACE) have announced nominations for the 68th Annual ACE Eddie Awards, recognizing outstanding editing in ten categories of film, television and documentaries. […]
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