License to Cut

November 14, 2008, 07:15 PM

http://www.moviemaker.com/editing/article/license_...

Cutting Room Eps. 005 - Christopher Nelson

November 1, 2008, 12:26 PM

https://www.aotg.com/cutting-room-eps-005-christopher-nelson/

This week I interveiw Christopher Nelson. Christopher is the editor of such TV shows as LOST, The West Wing and Six Feet Under. He was a part of the Television Editing Panel at Edit Fest during the summer and took the time to speak to The Cutting Room in Early October.

Eric Poydar (the Editor) Meets Larry (the Actor)

October 30, 2008, 06:36 PM

http://www.moviemaker.com/editing/article/eric_poy...

Archival footage, scenes differing in aspect ratio, a movie that tiptoes the line between documentary and fiction; for even the most established editor, these things could become a real headache in the cutting room. But for Eric Poydar, writer-director-editor of the faux-documentary Larry (the Actor), the challenge of seamlessly interweaving different forms of footage into a present day narrative about Larry (Lionel Mark Smith), an actor on the verge of giving up his livelihood, was met with...

Editor David Michael Maurer has Audiences Shriekin

October 28, 2008, 06:33 PM

http://www.moviemaker.com/editing/article/david_mi...

A talented actor and an imaginative director are only part of what makes a horror movie so terrifying. Where would scary flicks be without the clever cuts and camera angles that make us jump in our seats?

Cutting Room Eps. 004 - Dan Lebental

October 25, 2008, 12:24 PM

https://www.aotg.com/cutting-room-eps-004-dan-lebental/

This week I interveiw Dan Lebental. Dan is the editor of Iron Man, Elf, From Hell and much more! He was a part of the Effects Editing Panel at Edit Fest this summer and was recently nominated by the HPA for his work on Iron Man.

Robert Wise AFI Bio

October 23, 2008, 06:28 PM

http://www.afi.com/wise/robert_wise.html

His dilligence and creativity brought him to the next step of his career at RKO: assistant editor. Wise built on his knowledge of film employed as an assistant editor on the Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers movie, CAREFREE (1938). Then, with William Hamilton and Henry Berman as his editing guides, Wise worked on Garson Kanin's BACHELOR MOTHER (1939;) the critically acclaimed and popular HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME, (1939); and Mark Sandrich's THE STORY OF VERNON AND IRENE CASTLE (1939).

First Cuts

October 22, 2008, 06:22 PM

http://www.editorsguild.com/v2/magazine/archives/e...

Back in August, the American Cinema Editors staged the first EditFest at Universal Studios. In this comprehensive event (co-sponsored by the Editors Guild and Avid), more than two dozen of the profession’s current and rising stars fanned out over four separate panels to show clips, share reminiscences, discuss the creative impact and business of editing, and offer career advice to a combined and eager audience of students and working pros. Following are some of the highlights of those panels.

Anne V. Coates BBC interview

October 20, 2008, 06:17 PM

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/womanshour/04/2007_07_...

Anne joins Jenni to share her experiences of having worked on nearly 50 films, what it's like to look into the eyes of some of the world greatest actors, how it was to edit one of the cinematic masterpieces of all time - Lawrence of Arabia - and how she raised a dynasty of film industry children.

Cutting Room Eps. 003 - Alan Heim

October 16, 2008, 12:23 PM

https://www.aotg.com/cutting-room-eps-003-alan-heim/

Alan Heim has become a force in the film editing world with work on such films as: All That Jazz, Network, American History X, and The Notebook. He is also the producer of The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing. Check out his IMDB listing for more information

Bill Nichols | Documentary Reenactments

October 12, 2008, 06:08 PM

http://www.ryecast.ryerson.ca/dmpstreams/2009Kodak...

Ryerson University has posted a video of Bill Nichols lecture on reenactments. A great insight into film documentary reenactments and useful for editing. When you go to the video it streams via Windows Media 9 and some people have had trouble. If thats the case enter this web address into your media player to check it out. mms://www.windowsmedia.ryerson.ca/dmpstreams/2009Kodak/nichols/stream1.asx