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ometimes having the skill and ability to edit quickly is an asset that is advantageous to collaboration, and sometimes it's a survival skill! Evan Schiff, ACE, discusses editing "Frankenstein"
READ: bit.ly/AOTC-Frankenstein-blog
LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-Frankenstein-pod
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"Bugonia" on this week's Art of the Cut. Don't miss the whole interview (listen or read)
READ: bit.ly/AOTC-BUGONIA-blog
LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-BUGONIA-pod
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Art of the Cut book club! (I used to edit Oprah's Book Club!) "Bugonia" editor Yorgos Mavropsaridis, ACE, suggests this fascinating gem in our interview.
Read or listen to the whole interview.
READ: bit.ly/AOTC-BUGONIA-blog
LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-BUGONIA-pod
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Bugonia editor, Yorgos Mavropsaridis, ACE discusses his work on the film with Art of the Cut. Read or listen to the entire interview.
READ: bit.ly/AOTC-BUGONIA-blog
LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-BUGONIA-pod
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Rarely do editors get to edit the film linearly, from FADE UP to FADE OUT. Kirk Baxter, ACE explains the advantages in cutting "A House of Dynamite" that way.
Read or listen to the whole interview.
READ: bit.ly/AOTC-Dynamite-blog
LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-Dynamite-pod
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It's the main job of the editor to deliver on the vision of the director. Listen to multi-Oscar-winning editor discuss his work with Oscar-winning director, Kathryn Bigelow on "A House of Dynamite."
READ: bit.ly/AOTC-Dynamite-blog
LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-Dynamite-pod
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Social skills are at the heart of the editing profession. Take it from multi-Oscar-winning editor Kirk Baxter, ACE, who edited Kathryn Bigelow's "A House of Dynamite." Check out the full interview.
READ: bit.ly/AOTC-Dynamite-blog
LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-Dynamite-pod
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Cutting a movie with a lot of VFX is a bit of a different beast. Tyler Nelson, ACE, discusses cutting "Tron Ares" with Art of the Cut. Read or listen to the full interview!
READ: bit.ly/AOTC-Tron-blog
LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-Tron-pod
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Not every movie follows the script when it comes to the opening of the movie. Tyler Nelson, ACE, reveals the original opening of "Tron Ares" in his Art of the Cut interview. Read/listen to the entire interview.
READ: bit.ly/AOTC-Tron-blog
LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-Tron-pod
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Collaborating with the director is the main job of the editor. Tyler Nelson, ACE, discusses editing "Tron Ares" with Art of the Cut. Read/listen to the full interview.
READ: bit.ly/AOTC-Tron-blog
LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-Tron-pod
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Do you know how fast Akira Kurosawa cut "High to Low?" Check out the full interview with Oscar-nominated editor, Barry Alexander Brown, ACE about Spike Lee's "Highest 2 Lowest."
READ: bit.ly/AOTC-H2L-blog
LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-H2L-pod
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Sometimes a reaction has to come from someplace else, which requires even more care and thought. Oscar-nominee Barry Alexander Brown talks Spike Lee's "Highest 2 Lowest" with Art of the Cut. Read/listen to full interview.
READ: bit.ly/AOTC-H2L-blog
LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-H2L-pod
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Oscar-nominated editor Barry Alexander Brown, ACE, discusses Spike Lee's "Highest 2 Lowest" with Art of the Cut. Read or listen to the full interview.
READ: bit.ly/AOTC-H2L-blog
LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-H2L-pod
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Oscar-nominated editor Barry Alexander Brown, ACE, discusses cutting Spike Lee's latest film, "Highest 2 Lowest" with Art of the Cut. Please read or listen to the full interview
READ: bit.ly/AOTC-H2L-blog
LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-H2L-pod
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Staying ahead of the audience is more than just trimming the fat. Sometimes it's removing hints that the end is near. Brian A Kates, ACE talks shop on Art of the Cut. Read/listen to whole interview!
READ: bit.ly/AOTC-KOTSW-blog
LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-KOTSW-pod
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Editing styles within the same movie serve different story purposes. Editor Brian A. Kates, ACE, discusses style choices on "Kiss of the Spider Woman."
Please, read or listen to the whole interview!
READ: bit.ly/AOTC-KOTSW-blog
LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-KOTSW-pod
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Editor Brian A. Kates, ACE discusses editing "Kiss of the Spider Woman" The film's two distinct styles had to be cut separately and blended later. Enjoy the full interview as a podcast or a blog!
READ: bit.ly/AOTC-KOTSW-blog
LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-KOTSW-pod
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Sometimes you just have to re-imagine a scene from scratch. Andy Jurgensen discusses editing "One Battle After Another" on Art of the Cut. Please read or listen to the full interview and SUBSCRIBE!
READ: bit.ly/AOTC-OBAA-blog
LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-OBAA-pod
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How do you know which scenes need music and which don't? "One Battle After Another" editor, Andy Jurgensen describes the creative choices. Read or listen to the whole interview.
READ: bit.ly/AOTC-OBAA-blog
LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-OBAA-pod
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Editing, the final rewrite. Editor Andy Jurgensen and Associate Editor Jay Trautman on unscripted intercutting of "One Battle After Another." Please read or listen to the whole interview! Links in the replies.
READ: bit.ly/AOTC-OBAA-blog
LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-OBAA-pod
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Many old-school editors swear by the power of the old "communal screening of dailies." That's what they did on "One Battle After Another," according to editor Andy Jurgensen. Read/listen to whole interview!
READ: bit.ly/AOTC-OBAA-blog
LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-OBAA-pod
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Paul Thomas Anderson's "One Battle After Another" is on the Art of the Cut docket this week with three members of the post team, including BAFTA and ACE Eddie nominee Andy Jurgensen.
(Read/listen to the full interview)
READ: bit.ly/AOTC-OBAA-blog
LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-OBAA-pod
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The edit is the final re-write. This happens in every movie. Taylor Mason, ACE, discusses her creative choices to reveal the story of "HIM." (read/listen to the entire interview.)
READ: bit.ly/AOTC-HIM-blog
LISTEN :bit.ly/AOTC-HIM-pod
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When the daughter of a Super Bowl champion edits a football movie, that brings a little something to the table! Taylor Mason, ACE, talks about cutting "Him". Read/listen to the whole interview.
READ: bit.ly/AOTC-HIM-blog
LISTEN :bit.ly/AOTC-HIM-pod
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The lived experience of the editor can always help make scenes come from truth. Taylor Mason, ACE, talks about that and more with Art of the Cut. (Read/listen to full interview)
READ: bit.ly/AOTC-HIM-blog
LISTEN :bit.ly/AOTC-HIM-pod
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Do you cut montages dry or with music? What happens if the music changes? Editor Taylor Mason, ACE talks about her process with Art of the Cut. Please read or listen!
READ: bit.ly/AOTC-HIM-blog
LISTEN :bit.ly/AOTC-HIM-pod
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Taylor Mason, ACE, discusses editing "HIM" with Art of the Cut. How does an editor's life experience translate into their art? Read or listen to the entire interview.
READ: bit.ly/AOTC-HIM-blog
LISTEN :bit.ly/AOTC-HIM-pod
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Intercutting serves a lot of purposes and solves a lot of problems. Keep that idea in the back of your head. Bob Joyce talks about editing "Spinal Tap II" with Art of the Cut. (read/listen to the whole interview)
READ: bit.ly/AOTC-SPINALTAP-blog
LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-SPINALTAP-pod
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Editor Bob Joyce discusses editing "Spinal Tap II" with Art of the Cut. Read or listen to the whole interview.
READ: bit.ly/AOTC-SPINALTAP-blog
LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-SPINALTAP-pod
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Story is everything... even in comedy. Funny gets cut to keep story propelling forward. Editor Bob Joyce discusses "Spinal Tap II" with Art of the Cut. Read or Listen to the whole interview.
READ: bit.ly/AOTC-SPINALTAP-blog
LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-SPINALTAP-pod
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