Getting Organized
Getting Organized: Yes, Shows Can Be Organized Even During a Global Pandemic
Like a lot of our members who have had employment during the pandemic, Editors Guild staff members have been working from home. […]
Unscripted Television
Web Exclusives
EditFest 2019: Here’s the Real Difference Between Cutting Scripted and Unscripted. (Hint: There Isn’t One.)
“There’s a misperception that if you cut scripted, you can’t cut reality.” […]
Features
Outwit, Outplay, Out-cut: How the Editing Team Has Kept the ‘Survivor’ Tribe Together Through 40 Seasons
The challenge for editors is how to present the material in the most appealing way. […]
Committee News
Empathy for Showrunners? Yes, and Much More at MPEG’s Workshop for Newly Promoted Assistant Editors
“You have to work your courage muscle to develop a sense of self-confidence.” […]
Web Exclusives
Gritty Sound, Grounded in Reality:
Streaming ‘Titans’ in the DC Universe
Taking a cue from Netflix, Amazon and other media providers, DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Digital Networks last year unveiled DC Universe, a video-on-demand service that will include original TV programming, access to select animated series and films from an extensive back catalog. […]
Awards
Sisters Celebrate Their Success
— In Classic Style
On Monday, September 3, an exciting new tradition began. How fitting that it was Labor Day when the First Annual Female Picture Editor Emmy Nominees celebration kicked off at the historic Culver Hotel in Culver City, California. […]
Web Exclusives
What Our Members Do: Marquita “Lyric” Ramsey
Time is a huge challenge, with schedules for episodes getting shorter and shorter. I think it’s key to be honest with producers and post supervisors — if you’re drowning in material and feel you need extra support, say it! […]
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 […]
Industry
Editing Trump: The Making of a Reality TV Star Who Would Be President
The picture editors who worked on the original seasons on the NBC show The Apprentice reported that the image of its star, Donald Trump, was carefully crafted and manufactured in post-production to feature a persona of success, leadership and glamour, despite the raw footage of the reality star that was often “a disaster.” […]
Features
Let Reality Play: How the ‘Dancing with the Stars’ Editors Manage to Keep in Step
The editors who put together ABC’s Dancing with the Stars each week readily concede that they have a massive job on their hands. Indeed, the seven offline editors who cut reams of story packages together that get rolled into two different types of live DWTS broadcasts each week. […]