March 26, 2023
Prior to working on Milk, editor Elliot Graham was familiar with the story of Harvey Milk and felt it was an important story to be told. He had also been a fan of Gus Van Sant since Drugstore Cowboy and had the director on a shortlist of people he’d like to work with. They eventually met several times, and the result was Graham being hired to edit Milk. Forming the […]
The Motion Picture Editors Guild (MPEG) has selected International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) international president emeritus Thomas C. Short to be the recipient of the Guild’s Fellowship and Service Award for 2009. The illustrious honor will be presented to Short at the MPEG annual Board of Directors Installation Dinner on January 10, 2009 at Loews in Santa Monica, Calif. “Tom Short has dedicated his career to the labor […]
The American Cinema Editors (ACE) has advanced the art and dignity of editing for almost 60 years. On August 8 and 9, the society continued its mission with the first annual EditFest, highlighting the craft of editing and celebrating some of the industry’s top film and television editors. The intimate event and informal setting provided plenty of opportunities for interaction between panelists and attendees, starting with a Friday-night welcome panel […]
The preferred choice of editors in feature film and television productions, Avid’s non-linear editor comes with a price tag to match its high reputation. For independent filmmakers, the high cost can price it out. Even rentals can push the budget into the red. But with the introduction of Express Pro, Avid moved into the cost-conscious realm of the indies, and now, with its recently released Media Composer v3.0.5 software for […]
Even after 18 years of editing award-winning commercials, Dan Swietlik was unprepared for editing a long-form documentary when he was asked to cut An Inconvenient Truth. Swietlik had edited green, anti-oil company PSAs for people associated with producers Laurie David and Lawrence Bender. When they come up with the idea of having Al Gore turn his global warming presentation into a film, they brought the same team together to work […]
As we approach NAB This year, the industry faces different kinds of challenges. The effects of the prolonged writers’ strike, the threat of an upcoming actors’ strike, combined with general economic malaise are taking their toll. But as they say in show business, the show must go on. And it’s not all bad news. For broadcasters, there’s a new big thing on the horizon: mobile video. The show organizers are […]