EDITING A MOST DIALOGUE-DRIVEN FILM

December 23, 2014, 10:39 AM

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Ron Patane, the editor of A Most Violent Year, always liked playing with things, taking two tape decks and making Led Zeppelin mash-ups as a kid. He graduated college just as Apple’s Final Cut was introduced, and many of his friends were finding film. “I was able to get my hands on the stuff and start doing things immediately, without having anybody to provide it,” he explains. “I was able to skip a lot of steps. I've never been an assistant editor. I didn't have to climb the ladder. I w...