Art of the Cut

Today on Art of the Cut, we speak with editor Sarah Broshar, ACE, on editing Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day.
Sarah has been on Art of the Cut several times, last for her editing of The Fablemans. She was nominated for an ACE Eddie for Spielberg’s The Post. Her credits also include Ready Player One, Pet Sematary, and West Side Story.
This discussion will be about the rule when temping score that will be replaced by the legendary John Williams, how the length of the first assembly is a secret even to Spielberg himself, and Sarah’s keys to building suspense and enhancing emotion.
If you want to read along this podcast and see images from the film, the trailer, and images on the post crew, check out the BorisFX blog site
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Today on Art of the Cut, we speak with editor Doc Crotzer, ACE, about the HBO film, Miss you, Love You.
Doc is an ACE Eddie winner for Roadhouse, and an ACE Eddie nominee for his work on the TV series, Glee. A frequent collaborator of Doug Liman, Doc’s other work includes the John Wick spinoff Ballerina, Sons of Anarchy, and producing, directing and editing the TV series Good Behavior.
A discussion about how to find the rhythm in the silences, the challenges of editing with very little music, and when to turn Walter Murch’s “blink” rule against itself.
If you want to read along with this interview and see images from the movie, clips, the trailer, timeline screenshots and a photo of Doc's editing set-up, check out the BorisFX blog:
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Today on Art of the Cut we speak with Rachel Goodlett Katz, ACE, and Dylan Firshein - the editors of Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu.
Dylan’s been on the show before when we discussed the TV series, The Mandalorian, for which he’s been nominated for two Emmys. He also edited on The Book of Boba Fett. Dylan was also a first assistant editor on Solo: A Star Wars Story, and The Big Short.
Rachel’s also been an editor on The Mandalorian TV series. Her other TV work includes Halt and Catch Fire, The Walking Dead, and Gossip Girl. She also edited parts 1, 2, and 3 of the Fear Street films.
Our discussion today is about the value of editing on set, the challenges and possibilities of editing with a masked main character, and the power of cinematic inspiration from the classics
If you'd like to read along with this podcast and see images - like the amazing on-set editing set-up, please visit the BorisFX blog site:
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Today on Art of the Cut we speak with two of the editors of Apple TV’s Shrinking – James Refroe, who is also an associate producer on the show, and Sarah Lucky.
Sarah has also edited Scrubs, I Love That for You, Senior Year, and Grace and Frankie.
James has also edited Abbott Elementary, Bad Monkey, Superstore, Uncle Buck, and The Muppets.
Our discussion today details the keys to editing comedy, how to support character development through editing, and the importance of mentorship with assistant editors.
If you'd like to read along with today's podcast and see the trailer, clips, exclusive photos and the timelines from the scenes discussed in the podcast, visit the BorisFX blogsite:
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Today on Art of the Cut, the three editors of Vince Gilligan’s Pluribus, Skip Macdonald, ACE, Chris McCaleb, ACE, and Joey Liew, discuss editing the series.
Skip’s been on Art of the Cut before for El Camino. He’s an Emmy winner and ACE Eddie winner for Breaking Bad, and a multiple Emmy nominee for Breaking Bad, Fargo, and Better Call Saul. And has ACE Eddie nominations for Pluribus, Breaking Bad, and Better Call Saul.
Chris has multiple Emmy nominations and ACE Eddie nominations for Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, and an ACE Eddie win for Better Call Saul.
Joey is an ACE Eddie winner for Better Call Saul, and has also been an editor on Rabbit Hole.
Our discussion today is about  the tightrope walk of editing without temp score, how long can you be away from the main protagonist, and the value of sleeping on a new cut.
If you'd like to read along with today's podcast and see the trailer and clips and images from the show, check out the BorisFX blog site:
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