The Best of Editor Bruce Banner, A.C.E.

There are some editors who are worth following on Twitter for the creative insights they share, others for the depth of knowledge they bring to the global post-production community.

What if your only goal today was to enjoy it?

— Jesse Averna, ACE ? (@Dr0id) February 9, 2020

Others like Jesse Averna, ACE @Dr0id for the kindness, positivity and clarity they project into the Twittersphere. Follow Jesse, your time on Twitter will be all the better for it.

There are also some how are just plain funny. To me, @AvidEditor_Hulk is one of those.

I’m not sure if I’ve just not been paying attention but the account seems largely anonymous, although it is run by a working professional working in and around LA.

This post, of the best of Bruce, is going to be a quick one compared to my usual articles, but nonetheless hopefully time well spent!

Thank you Bruce Banner, ACE whoever you are, for all the laughs about life working in an edit suite.

Drawing on a decade of experience and intuition to artfully select an appropriate piece of music for this sequence.

Nah, who am I kidding. Laying out CDs on the floor and having my dog bop the one he likes because there’s an equal or better chance he’ll pick a track they like.

— Worst Editor Ever (@worsteditorever) January 16, 2020

As a quick aside @worsteditorever is also well worth following for a hoot or two. Here’s a previous post all about that.

UPDATE – Bruce Banner Editing from home

ZOOM CALL WITH DIRECTOR GOING GREAT. GLAD HIS MOM IS WATCHING IN THE BACKGROUND THE WHOLE TIME. #HiMom

— Bruce Banner, A.C.E. (@AvidEditor_Hulk) May 28, 2020

HULK HAPPY TO WORK WITH ZOOM INTERVIEW. HULK ALSO HAPPY THAT FIRST 5 MINUTES IS DIRECTOR FIXING HIS HAIR.

— Bruce Banner, A.C.E. (@AvidEditor_Hulk) April 29, 2020

INTERVIEW GUY HAS HIS PET PIG IN HIS LAP.

— Bruce Banner, A.C.E. (@AvidEditor_Hulk) April 29, 2020

A Funny Film Editor Tweets.

HULK AGREE WITH DIRECTOR. THIS FILM NEEDS A BEGINNING, MIDDLE AND AN END. HIS ACADEMY AWARD HAS REALLY GONE TO HIS HEAD. #genius #CaptainObvious

— Bruce Banner, A.C.E. (@AvidEditor_Hulk) November 6, 2019

DEAR DRIVER THAT THREW AN ENGLISH MUFFIN AT HULK BIKING TO WORK THIS MORNING: IT TAKES MUCH MORE THAN DELICIOUS NOOKS AND CRANNIES TO SMASH HULK. #EnglishMuffin #bikecommuting

— Bruce Banner, A.C.E. (@AvidEditor_Hulk) August 7, 2019

HULK LOVE SOME GOOD ROOM TONE. HULK NOT SURE THE END OF THE INTERVIEW, WHILE THE PERSON IS STILL SOBBING UNCONTROLLABLY, IS THE BEST TIME.

— Bruce Banner, A.C.E. (@AvidEditor_Hulk) April 4, 2019

NO, S&P GUY, HULK WILL NOT BLUR THE MONKEY'S NIPPLES. #LineDrawn

— Bruce Banner, A.C.E. (@AvidEditor_Hulk) August 22, 2017

HULK AGREE WITH EP THAT SHOT IS GREAT. HULK DISAGREE ABOUT USING IT SINCE THE MAN'S SHORTS ARE RIPPED AND WE SEE…THINGS. #FrankAndBeans

— Bruce Banner, A.C.E. (@AvidEditor_Hulk) July 18, 2017

HULK WONDERING IF THERE BETTER WAY TO LET NETWORK GUY KNOW THAT GFX ARE TEMP. PUTTING "TEMP" OVER GFX DIDN'T SEEM TO WORK.

— Bruce Banner, A.C.E. (@AvidEditor_Hulk) March 23, 2015

THE GOOD NEWS IS PRODUCERS SENT OVER A DRIVE WITH NEW SOUND EFFECTS LIBRARY. BAD NEWS IS IT’S MOSTLY GERMAN CITY AMBIENCE FROM THE 1970’S. #achtung

— Bruce Banner, A.C.E. (@AvidEditor_Hulk) May 15, 2020

Working with Professionals

BIG SHOT PRODUCER COMING TO SCREEN LATER. ASSISTANT CALLED AHEAD TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE PLENTY OF JUICE BOXES. #JuiceBox

— Bruce Banner, A.C.E. (@AvidEditor_Hulk) March 7, 2019

HULK SPEND MORNING WORKING WITH ACADEMY AWARD WINNING PRODUCER. HULK HAS HAD NUTELLA ON HIS NECK ALL MORNING. #nutella

— Bruce Banner, A.C.E. (@AvidEditor_Hulk) March 12, 2019

FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND ONLY ONE NETWORK NOTE. “Beautiful is better than shitty” #thanks #networknotes #DeepThoughts

— Bruce Banner, A.C.E. (@AvidEditor_Hulk) October 20, 2018

STORY PRODUCER IS DIPPING A BANANA INTO HER COFFEE. HULK NOT SURE HOW TO STOP THIS ABOMINATION. #coffee

— Bruce Banner, A.C.E. (@AvidEditor_Hulk) July 26, 2018

HULK GET THE FOLLOWING NOTE:"The ending is still a letdown, but I guess it's better now" #JobIsAlmostOver

— Bruce Banner, A.C.E. (@AvidEditor_Hulk) June 19, 2017

NETWORK THINKS THE EDITING IN HULK'S EPISODE "has been… really interesting." #AssumingThisIsACompliment

— Bruce Banner, A.C.E. (@AvidEditor_Hulk) June 27, 2017

CO-EP KEEPS MISUSING “penultimate.” AT WHAT POINT SHOULD HULK CORRECT? #penultimate #dictionary

— Bruce Banner, A.C.E. (@AvidEditor_Hulk) October 28, 2019

PRODUCER HAS BEEN TALKING ABOUT HIS COSPLAY PLANS FOR 20 MINUTES. NO END IN SIGHT. HE’S GOING AS HULK. #KeepItTogether

— Bruce Banner, A.C.E. (@AvidEditor_Hulk) January 29, 2020

TODAY’S SCREENING CANCELED BECAUSE SHOW RUNNER DECIDED AT LAST MINUTE TO GO TO BURNING MAN. #Priorities #WillProbablyNeverSeeThemAgain

— Bruce Banner, A.C.E. (@AvidEditor_Hulk) August 31, 2018

HULK PRETTY SURE THAT IF EP OFTEN REFERS TO HIMSELF AS WOKE, HE IS NOT, IN FACT, WOKE.

— Bruce Banner, A.C.E. (@AvidEditor_Hulk) July 17, 2018

HULK THINK COMPOSER SHOULDN'T CANCEL BIG MEETING BECAUSE "IMPORTANT THING CAME UP" AND THEN POST ON INSTAGRAM OF TRIP TO MAGIC MOUNTAIN.

— Bruce Banner, A.C.E. (@AvidEditor_Hulk) June 21, 2016

HULK CONGRATULATE POST FACILITY'S ENGINEER ON HIS ABILITY TO SIT ON SOFA IN ONLINE BAY. #Hour3WithNoMovement #CheckIfHeIsAlive

— Bruce Banner, A.C.E. (@AvidEditor_Hulk) February 12, 2016

DEAR WHOMEVER SENT IN THE PITCH TO PROD CO:DEVELOPMENT GUY GAVE IT PLENTY OF CONSIDERATION… WHILE READING IT AT THE URINAL. #HeDidNotWashHisHands

— Bruce Banner, A.C.E. (@AvidEditor_Hulk) November 9, 2017

HULK KNOW IT A TOP NOTCH SHOW WHEN STORY PRODUCER ALSO PLAYS THE FISH MONGER. #ShortStaffed #fishmonger

— Bruce Banner, A.C.E. (@AvidEditor_Hulk) April 19, 2017

ALERT. ALERT. NETWORK EXECS ON THE WAY TO HULK’S EDIT BAY. THEY PLAN ON SPENDING THE DAY. #SoHelpful

— Bruce Banner, A.C.E. (@AvidEditor_Hulk) April 20, 2018

NETWORK EXEC UPDATE. ORDERING LUNCH IS THE ONLY THING THEY HAVE TALKED ABOUT FOR LAST HOUR. #JustDecideAlready

— Bruce Banner, A.C.E. (@AvidEditor_Hulk) April 20, 2018

NETWORK PEOPLE ARE BACK. THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT GETTING A MASSAGE AFTER THIS. AND AÇAÍ. HULK TUNING THEM OUT. #cliche

— Bruce Banner, A.C.E. (@AvidEditor_Hulk) April 23, 2018

NETWORK PEOPLE STILL HERE. AND THEY’RE OPENING WINE. #PostNeedsToStopEventually #wine

— Bruce Banner, A.C.E. (@AvidEditor_Hulk) April 25, 2018

THEY ARE OPENING A SECOND BOTTLE OF WINE. AND SINGING. #NotAJoke

— Bruce Banner, A.C.E. (@AvidEditor_Hulk) April 25, 2018

REMNANTS OF LAST NIGHT. pic.twitter.com/KALOnCiGrC

— Bruce Banner, A.C.E. (@AvidEditor_Hulk) April 25, 2018

Finding all the best nuggets in the footage

IMPORTANT FOR EDITORS TO WATCH EVERY FRAME. DIG THROUGH FOOTAGE LOOKING FOR GOLD. SOMETIMES YOU MIGHT FIND SHOT OF VERY FAMOUS HOST PICKING THEIR NOSE. AND EATING IT. #Boogers

— Bruce Banner, A.C.E. (@AvidEditor_Hulk) February 5, 2019

WELL, THAT WAS A VERY LONG INTERVIEW ABOUT DIARRHEA THAT HULK HAD TO GO THROUGH. #SaveForAfterLunch

— Bruce Banner, A.C.E. (@AvidEditor_Hulk) July 2, 2018

THAT WAS A NICE 20 MINUTE RANT ABOUT BATMAN IN THAT INTERVIEW HULK JUST WATCHED. TOO BAD DOC IS NOT ABOUT BATMAN. OR COMICS. OR MOVIES. OR BATS.

— Bruce Banner, A.C.E. (@AvidEditor_Hulk) November 18, 2019

HULK GET TONS OF DRONE SHOTS. ALL DRONE KEPT AT TRIPOD HEIGHT. AND STATIONARY. #DroneFail

— Bruce Banner, A.C.E. (@AvidEditor_Hulk) April 10, 2019

EP WANTS HULK TO PUT A DISSOLVE BETWEEN A AND B CAMERA IN INTERVIEW. HULK WILL NOT RESORT TO THIS ABOMINATION. #NoDissolveTuesday

— Bruce Banner, A.C.E. (@AvidEditor_Hulk) May 21, 2019

HULK LOOKING FORWARD TO WATCHING 2.5 HOURS OF DAILIES OF SANDWICH IMPROV. SHOW IS NOT FOOD RELATED. #Sandwich #improv

— Bruce Banner, A.C.E. (@AvidEditor_Hulk) September 25, 2019

SOME DAYS YOU NEED TO ASK THE RESEARCHER FOR STOCK FOOTAGE OF CHIMPS PLAYING VIDEO GAMES. #chimps

— Bruce Banner, A.C.E. (@AvidEditor_Hulk) October 11, 2019

CUT AWAY OF INTERVIEW SUBJECTS HANDS: OK, BUT HACKY. CUT AWAY OF INTERVIEW SUBJECTS HANDS SCRATCHING THEIR CROTCH: NOT OK. #TimingIsEverything

— Bruce Banner, A.C.E. (@AvidEditor_Hulk) May 23, 2019

UPDATE: NOTES COMING… AS SOON AS KID IS DONE WITH #fortnite

— Bruce Banner, A.C.E. (@AvidEditor_Hulk) May 29, 2019

I GUESS HULK’S SHOW PURCHASED #blazingsaddles SFX LIBRARY. #sfx pic.twitter.com/Ad9hnHblR2

— Bruce Banner, A.C.E. (@AvidEditor_Hulk) August 9, 2018

AGAIN, HULK NEED PERFECT REACTION SHOT FROM A COW. SOMETHING THAT REVEALS SECRETS OF UNIVERSE IN A GLANCE. OR A FUNNY TONGUE. #HulkNotPicky

— Bruce Banner, A.C.E. (@AvidEditor_Hulk) November 5, 2014

ONE THING HULK KNOW FOR SURE, THE COW SHOT WILL PAIR NICELY WITH THE HAWK SOUND. #HawkSFXForEver #NotANatureShow

— Bruce Banner, A.C.E. (@AvidEditor_Hulk) November 5, 2014

COW SHOT GET BIG LAUGH FROM DIRECTOR. #CowsNeverLetYouDown

— Bruce Banner, A.C.E. (@AvidEditor_Hulk) November 7, 2014

The Signature Hawk Screech

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED. #HAWK #sfx pic.twitter.com/cRUXbW3ymx

— Bruce Banner, A.C.E. (@AvidEditor_Hulk) April 26, 2019

APPARENTLY NETWORK LADY IS BIRD EXPERT. “Take out hawk sound effects. They only make noise when mating.” #NotAprilFools #hawk #ornithology

— Bruce Banner, A.C.E. (@AvidEditor_Hulk) April 1, 2019

HULK GOING TO RETIRE THE HAWK SOUND. COW B-ROLL IS THE FUTURE. #CowBRoll

— Bruce Banner, A.C.E. (@AvidEditor_Hulk) January 27, 2016

DEAR EDITOR IN NEXT BAY LOOKING FOR MALE GRUNTING SFX FOR LAST 30 MIN. NUMBER 3 IS THE ONE TO USE. #MakeAChoice

— Bruce Banner, A.C.E. (@AvidEditor_Hulk) May 29, 2015

SOME DAYS, HULK ESPECIALLY GLAD TO DO WHAT HE DO. #sfx pic.twitter.com/pENViW8KuF

— Bruce Banner, A.C.E. (@AvidEditor_Hulk) March 24, 2015