Tips on Editing Short Films The short film holds a unique position in the movie-making business. For many the short film form is the best way to demonstrate their filmmaking abilities, or at...
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Art of The Cut by Steve Hullfish – An Editor’s Review
Art of The Cut by Steve Hullfish – An Editor’s Review Buy The Art of The Cut on Amazon Global Stores I’ve been a huge fan of Steve Hullfish‘s incredible, long running series...
Masterclass Courses For Film Editors
Masterclass.com Courses For Film Editors Why a broader knowledge of filmmaking will add depth to your film editing The Best Masterclass.com courses for Film Editors Aaron Sorkin Screenwriting Q&A...
Editing John Wick 2 – Interview with Evan Schiff
Insights on Editing John Wick 2 For editor Evan Schiff, John Wick Chapter 2 represents his first major feature film as an editor, but it’s by no means his first time handling the pressure and...
How to Move up from First Assistant Editor to Film Editor
How to Move up from 1st Assistant to Film Editor Editor Evan Schiff, who most recently cut the well-reviewed John Wick Chapter 2, was kind enough to answer my questions on his process of cutting that...
The Making of Arrival
The Making of Arrival If, like me, you thoroughly enjoyed Denis Villeneuve’s masterful Arrival, then you’ll probably appreciate these excellent interviews (mostly with Editor Joe Walker)...
This Guy Edits in Conversation
Editor Sven Pape, This Guy Edits, in Conversation Film Editor Sven Pape was kind enough to make the time to chat to me about his successful YouTube channel – This Guy Edits – which...
Film Editors on Film Editing
Film Editors on Film Editing If you want to learn more about film editing the best people to learn from are film editors. On this blog there’s plenty of places to do just that! In a recent post...
Colour Grading Resources Round Up
Colour Grading Resources Round Up When it comes to the art, science, craft and technology of colour grading, there’s always more to learn. In this post I’ve brought together some useful...
The Making of Babak Anvari’s Under The Shadow
The Making of Under The Shadow The making of Babak Anvari’s Under The Shadow In-depth interview with Writer/Director Babak Anvari and DP Kit Fraser Learn about the making of a successful low...
How to Edit an Independent Feature Film – Interview with Julia Bloch
How to Edit an Independent Feature Film – Interview with Julia Bloch How did editor Julia Bloch go from an obscure film school in Denmark, to playing doubles tennis with Lars von Trier, to...
What Does an Online Editor Do?
What Does an Online Editor Do? If you’ve ever wondered what an online, or finishing, editor does these days then you’re in luck! In this post you can get an incredibly detailed look at...
How To Be a DIT – The JellyFish
How To Be a DIT – The JellyFish Edition This instalment of How To Be A DIT is focused on Sam Mestman’s Jellyfish. Sound strange? All will be explained, but the focus of this post is on...
How To Get an Agent as a Film Editor
How To Get an Agent as a Film Editor If you’re an editor looking to get an agent, then you should definitely check out the article I wrote for Aotg.com’s The Assembly magazine, which features plenty...
How To Be A 2nd Assistant Film Editor
What does a Second Assistant Editor Do? The role of a second assistant film editor isn’t often the focus of many interviews, as the limelight often falls primarily on the Editor or even First...