Editing Inception

July 13, 2010, 02:05 PM

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The Look of Michael Clayton

July 12, 2010, 04:56 PM

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Michael Clayton has been described as a thriller, but it’s more about "soul sickness," according to writer-director Tony Gilroy, about people who find themselves in exile facing moral dilemmas. As a result, his brother, editor John Gilroy, A.C.E., had to make sure the audience stayed inside the characters, while creating a subtle build-up of tension throughout. The filmmakers also created a specific look, which paid homage to movies from the 1970s, in which composition within a widescreen...

Editor Leaves His Mark on Michael Clayton

July 12, 2010, 04:55 PM

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So what advice would you expect from a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright father to his younger son, who will be editing the first feature film of his eldest son? "Just cover his ass," John Gilroy, A.C.E., laughs.

Conrad Buff: The Editor as Manipulator

July 12, 2010, 04:53 PM

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Known for having cut some of cinema’s most iconic actions sequences, largely in effects-heavy films, Oscar-winning editor Conrad Buff, A.C.E., is poised to add another CGI-laden title to his impressive list of credits when Paramount Pictures releases M. Night Shyamalan’s The Last Airbender July 2. A 3-D live-action film based on Nickelodeon’s animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender, this is the editor’s second film in collaboration with Shyamalan.

An Editing Dynasty

July 12, 2010, 04:52 PM

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Gathered together in the same cutting room on the 20th Century Fox lot, Don Zimmerman, A.C.E., and his three sons––Danny, Dean and David––have the peculiar ability to meander in and out of one another’s thoughts when they speak. Their memories are collective, multi-faceted, complementary. The effect, made more acute by the fact that Danny and Dean are astonishingly identical twins, is rather like a single, hydra-headed Zimmerman. As they fall into what must be a familiar dialogue, one....

All in the Family

July 12, 2010, 04:51 PM

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With the sad passing of legendary editor and former Editors Guild Vice President Dede Allen, A.C.E., in mid-April, and the subsequent simultaneous memorial tributes to her in New York and Los Angeles held a month later (see Page 12), my thoughts turn to family. Especially after reading the comments of her son, award-winning re-recording mixer Tom Fleischman, MPSE, CAS, addressing the attendees at the East Coast memorial: "As I look at you, I see my family, extended family, dear friends and...

Interview with Editor Kirk Demorest

July 10, 2010, 10:17 AM

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As part of the MPEG series of interviews Kirk discusses his work.

Editing Predators at Troublemaker Studios

July 7, 2010, 03:37 PM

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Editor Don Zimmerman and Re-Recording Mixer Brad Engleking on Killer Workflows. If you’ve ever admired the craftsmanship that went into a film completed at Troublemaker Studios in Austin, TX — think the striking black-and-white styling of Sin City or the lovingly battered look of the Grindhouse omnibus film — you probably already know that Troublemaker’s impresario, filmmaker Robert Rodriguez, implements digital technology in ways that facilitate, rather than complicate, the creative pro...

A Moment with Murch

July 6, 2010, 09:31 AM

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We had the privilege of heading over to the LAFCPUG's Avid 2 step on 11.18.09 Here are a couple of highlight moments from the master himself,Walter Murch.

Murch's Open Road

July 6, 2010, 09:29 AM

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Fortunately for Walter, he discovered at an early age that he had a gift for sound recording, even though he didn't take his youthful experiments seriously until after he had explored other paths, including architecture and oceanography. Always eager to push things and see what happens, he found himself in good company at USC film school, where he met George Lucas, another graduate student whom instructors identified as a troublemaker for daring to challenge cinematic conventions. Impressed...