August 29, 2019
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Samara Weaving in the film READY OR NOT. Photo by Eric Zachanowich. © 2019 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation All Rights Reserved

Best of Summer 2019: Ready or Not’s Editor on Cutting This Devilish Delight

...Terel Gibson. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxEWP67MFXU “The script was unlike anything I read before,” Gibson says. “The tone was so unique and it encapsulated everything I enjoy…dark humor, pace, something unexpected. Not knowing if something...

September 9, 2019
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How Killing Eve Showrunner Emerald Fennell Delivered 9 Emmy Nominations

...act as a kind of umbrella I suppose, and um, that was me. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ngeO703yA4 You might be overly modest. I don’t know quite how to describe it, but I inherently felt I...

September 10, 2019
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Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver in 'Marriage Story.' Courtesy Netflix.

TIFF 2019: Noah Baumbach's Devastating Marriage Story

...nature, begin to do whatever it takes to triumph over the other in these proceedings. Of course, there can be no triumph here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfBSbgaqPr8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n59tgVPvhW4 As we did for our previous TIFF...

November 13, 2019
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Photo Credit: Merrick Morton. Courtesy 20th Century Fox/Walt Disney Studios

How Ford v Ferrari's Production Designer Rebuilt the World's Greatest Race Track Piece-by-Piece

...Here’s how he did it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3h9Z89U9ZA Let’s start with the cars. Even for non-car people like myself, these are beautiful vehicles. Were you knowledgable about any of this going into the film?...

September 17, 2019
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L-r: Jonathan Groff, Oliver Cooper, Holt McCallany. Courtesy Netflix.

How Mindhunter’s Composer Manipulates Sound to Create an Unexpected Score

...it was always about forcing confusion, in a way.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIazdDw4tao Mindhunter seasons 1 and 2 are both currently streaming on Netflix. Featured image: L-r: Jonathan Groff, Oliver Cooper, Holt McCallany. Courtesy Netflix....

November 15, 2019
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Ford v Ferrari Cinematographer Phedon Papamichael on the Need for Real Speed

...device and in the meantime, I hear him saying the same thing. We’re speaking the same language.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3h9Z89U9ZA&t=18s “We consider ourselves old school, traditional filmmakers,” he continues. “Mangold and I are of...

September 16, 2019
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How Cinematographer Checco Varese Harnessed Darkness in It: Chapter Two

...light was coming from. We talked about the emotion of the scene and we ended up moving through it in a very tactile way. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqUopiAYdRg&t=10s There’s another cool technical shot when we...

September 27, 2019
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Brad Pitt stars in 'Ad Astra.' Credit: Francois Duhamel. Copyright Twentieth Century Fox

Breaking Down Three Key Scenes With Ad Astra's Editors

...that their source is Neptune, and the entity responsible isn’t some catastrophic intergalactic weather but Cliff himself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nvb9cDDFHtk&t=2s In the first of our interview, we talked about three specific scenes: the thrilling...

September 27, 2019
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Writer/Director Jill Culton on her Animated Feature Abominable

...right, so our partnership was invaluable. (from left) – Peng (Albert Tsai), Jin (Tenzing Norgay Trainor), Yi’s grandmother, Nai Nai (Tsai Chin), Yi (Chloe Bennet) and Yi’s mother (Michelle Wong) in DreamWorks...

January 10, 2020
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Alexandra Breckenridge in 'Virgin River.' Courtesy Netflix.

Virgin River Editor Nicole Ratcliffe on Cutting to Where it Counts

...Film and TV are so subjective, everyone sees it differently, but everybody has something to add.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMNjH5MlQXc Ratcliffe says that TV and film differ in ways that start at the top.”Unlike film,...