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Art of the Cut

Steve Hullfish, ACEborisfx.com
Conversations with Film, TV, and Documentary editors.
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THE CREATOR

Today on Art of the Cut, we speak with four members of the editorial team for Gareth Edwards film, “The Creator.” Joining me to discuss the challenges and rewards of this film are Oscar winning editor, Joe Walker, ACE. Also Oscar-nominated editor, Hank Corwin, ACE. We’ll also be talking to Scott Morris, and an old friend Job ter Burg, ACE - NCE, who served as additional editor. Walker’s credits - just the ones he’s been on Art of the Cut for in the past - include 12 Years a Slave, Sicario, Arriv...

Oct 05, 202353 minSeason 9Ep. 44

CARLOS

Today on Art of the Cut, we speak with director, Rudy Valdez, and his editor Viridiana Lieberman about the new documentary, Carlos about guitar legend, Carlos Santana. Rudy is a two-time Emmy Award-winning filmmaker. His HBO documentary The Sentence was a Sundance Audience Award-winner. He’s also worked on numerous other projects as a cinematographer. Viri, also worked on The Sentence with Rudy as his editor, and she’s a director in her own right, directing the ESPN documentary, Born to Play, wh...

Sep 28, 202343 minSeason 9Ep. 43

A HAUNTING IN VENICE

Today on Art of the Cut, we speak with Lucy Donaldson, the editor of Kenneth Branagh’s latest film, “A Haunting in Venice.” Lucy’s feature film work includes Unspoken, Breaking News in Yuba County, Ma, Stuck, and Choice.

Sep 21, 202339 minSeason 9Ep. 42

GRAN TURISMO

Today on Art of the Cut, we speak with the editors of Gran Turismo - Colby Parker, Junior, ACE, Austyn Daines, and co-editor, Eric Freidenberg. Colby’s been on Art of the Cut before for his work on Mile 22. Colby was nominated for an ACE Eddie for his work on Ant-Man. His other work includes Patriot’s Day, Deepwater Horizon, Lone Survivor and Battleship. Austyn has edited the feature film “Demonic” and the Travis Scott documentary, “Look Mom, I can Fly.” Eric has cut features including Kandahar,...

Sep 14, 202348 minSeason 9Ep. 41

30th Anniversary of The Fugitive with director Andrew Davis

Today on Art of the Cut, a little change of pace. August was the 30th anniversary of the movie, The Fugitive, directed by Andrew Davis and edited by Don Brochu, David Finfer, Dean Goodhill, Dov Hoenig, Richard Nord and Dennis Virkler. Why so many editors? You’ll soon find out as I talk to director Andrew Davis about the evolution of the film through editing, his thoughts on being one of the first directors to try to cut a film using Avid Media Composer, and what he looks for when choosing a new ...

Sep 07, 202326 minSeason 9Ep. 40

OPPENHEIMER

Today on Art of the Cut, Jennifer Lame, ACE, discusses editing Oppenheimer with some of the key members of her editing team: Additional Editor, Mike Fay, First Assistant editor (Avid) Nick Ellsberg, and First Assistant Editor (film), Tom Foligno. Jennifer Lame was an early Art of the Cut guest when she edited Manchester By the Sea, for which she was nominated for a BAFTA and an ACE Eddie. She has since edited Hereditary, Marriage Story - also nominated for an ACE Eddie - Tenet, and Black Panther...

Aug 31, 20231 hr 1 minSeason 9Ep. 39

Succession

Today on Art of the Cut, Ken Eluto, ACE, Jane Rizzo, ACE and William Henry, ACE discuss cutting Succession, which has earned all three of them Emmy nominations for separate episodes this year. Ken landed his first Emmy nomination in 1996 for American Experience. He was also nominated for an Emmy and an ACE Eddie for 30 Rock, then WON an Emmy and ACE Eddie the following year for 30 Rock again. More Emmy nominations and another ACE Eddie nomination came his way for 30 Rock in subsequent years, the...

Aug 24, 202331 minSeason 9Ep. 38

TRIPLE EMMY-NOMINEE STEPHANIE FILO, ACE

Today on Art of the Cut, editor Stephanie Filo, ACE. Stephanie just hit the Emmy trifecta: she was nominated for three Emmys for three different series! She was nominated for Outstanding Editing in a Variety Program for A Black Lady Sketch Show along with editors Malinda Zehner Guerra, and Taylor Mason. Also in the Variety Programming category, she's nominated for History Of The World Part II with her co-editors, Angel Bryant, Daniel Flesher, and George Mandl. And finally, for Outstanding editin...

Aug 17, 202340 minSeason 9Ep. 37

The White Lotus

Today we’re talking with the editors of the TV series, The White Lotus which has been nominated for Emmy Awards in the Outstanding Picture Editing in a Drama Series category. Heather Persons, ACE has been nominated for her episode, “Abductions” and John Valerio, ACE has been nominated for his episode “Arrivederci.” Heather has been nominated three times before for Emmys, three times for ACE Eddies, and for a BAFTA. She’s edited features, like “Sunshine Cleaning” and was an additional editor on “...

Aug 10, 202331 minSeason 9Ep. 36

JOY RIDE

Today we’re talking with Nena Erb, ACE about the film Joy Ride. Nena has won two Primetime Emmys for her work on Project Greenlight and Insecure. She also has three ACE Eddie nominations - two for Insecure, and one for Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. Her other work includes editing Justin Bieber’s Believe, the TV series Little America, and the feature film Little Owl, which also just released.

Aug 03, 202347 minSeason 9Ep. 35

Barbie

Today we’re talking with some of the editing team from the biggest pinkest movie to hit screens in a while - Barbie. With us for this conversation are editor Nick Houy, ACE… his first assistant editor, Nick Ramirez, apprentice editor, Maya Rivera, and post PA, Abdul Ndadi. Nick Huoy has been on Art of the Cut before for director Greta Gerwig’s Little Women. Nick started out as an apprentice to Naomi Geraghty. And in 2012 moved to the editor’s chair where he was an additional editor on Girl Most ...

Jul 27, 202359 minSeason 9Ep. 34

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - Dead Reckoning

Today we’re talking with Eddie Hamilton, ACE about Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning. Eddie was last on Art of the Cut to discuss Top Gun Maverick - which was the most listened to episode of the last year. He’s also talked with Art of the Cut about Mission Impossible: Fallout, Kingsman: The Golden Circle, Mission Impossible Rogue Nation, and Kingsman: Secret Service. I think that’s enough enormous blockbusters, but I’ll also throw in Kickass, Kickass 2, and X-Men First Class and even Resident...

Jul 20, 20231 hr 1 minSeason 9Ep. 33

FAST X

Today we’re talking with Kelly Matsumoto, ACE and Dylan Highsmith about editing Fast X. Dylan has worked his way up, mainly as a VFX Editor, including on Fast Five. And has been an editor on Fast and Furious 6, Furious 7, The Fate of the Furious, and Fast 9. He’s also edited Pacific Rim: Uprising, and Star Trek Beyond. Kelly’s experience with the Fast series goes back to before 2006 with The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift. Also, Fast Five, Fast and Furious 6, and Fast 9. Kelly’s other credits...

Jul 13, 202351 minSeason 9Ep. 32

Asteroid City

Today we’re talking with Oscar nominee and multiple BAFTA nominee Barney Pilling, ACE about editing Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City. Barney has been nominated for BAFTAs for his editing of Spooks, Life on Mars, and The Grand Budapest Hotel. He was also nominated for a BAFTA and won an ACE Eddie for The Grand Budapest Hotel. His other work includes Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, Annihilation, and Suffragette. Also, numerous TV series including Outcasts, Playhouse Presents, and Mum....

Jul 06, 202344 min

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Today we’re talking with Michael Andrews, ACE, editor of the incredible animated feature, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. Anyone who has seen this has to just be in awe of how something like this got made - and Mike’s gonna shed some light on that for us. Mike’s credits include editing Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run, Mr. Peabody and Sherman, Megamind, Shrek, Shrek 2, and Shrek the Third. When you figure that each of those was probably a multi-year c...

Jun 29, 202332 minSeason 9Ep. 25

ANDOR

Today we’re talking with three of the editors of the Disney Plus series, Andor - John Gilroy, ACE. Yan Miles, ACE and Simon Smith. John Gilroy, ACE is an editor and also a producer on the series. He was nominated for a BAFTA and an ACE Eddie for the feature film Michael Clayton. And he was nominated for an ACE Eddie and a BAFTA for Nightcrawler. His feature work includes Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Suicide Squad, Pacific Rim, The Bourne Legacy, and Salt, among many others. Yan Miles, ACE has e...

Jun 22, 202343 min

THE LAST OF US

Today we’re talking with two of the editors of the TV series, The Last of Us - Timothy Good, ACE and Emily Mendez. Tim edited the feature Dead Man Down and numerous TV series including The Umbrella Academy, The Resident and others. Emily Mendez was an assistant editor on all 9 episodes of The Last of Us and editor for four of them. She was an assistant editor on TV series like The Umbrella Academy and The Resident, and an editor on the series Light as a Feather....

Jun 15, 20231 hr 8 minSeason 9Ep. 23

Wednesday

Today is the 400th episode of Art of the Cut. We’re talking with two of the editors of the TV series, Wednesday. They are Jay Prychidny, CCE and Ana Yavari. Jay joined us just a few months ago to chat about editing Scream 6. Jay has won or been nominated for numerous Canadian Cinema Editors Awards for projects including The Alienist, Orphan Black, Canada’s Next Top Model, The Next Step, and Lost and Found Music Studios. He also won a BAFTA for The Next Step. His other credits include the TV seri...

Jun 08, 202330 minSeason 9Ep. 22

POKER FACE

Today we’re talking with the editors of the TV series, Poker Face . Those editors are Bob Ducsay, ACE, Glenn Garland, ACE, Paul Swain, and Shaheed Qaasim. Bob’s been on the show several times, most recently for the two Knives Out mysteries. He also edited Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Looper, Godzilla King of the Monsters, and Rampage among many others. Glenn is a fellow editing podcaster himself. He hosts the Editors on Editing podcast, so the pressure is on. His work includes King of California an...

Jun 01, 202341 minSeason 9Ep. 21

STAR TREK: PICARD with editor Drew Nichols

Today we’re talking with the editor of the TV series, Star Trek: Picard . Discussing season 3, is editor Drew Nichols, who is also an associate producer on the show. Drew started off in reality and documentary programming about 15 years ago and transitioned into scripted as an assistant editor on great shows like Mad Men and True Detective. He moved into the scripted television editors chair on 12 Monkeys, The In Between, American Cartel, and MacGyver....

May 25, 202353 minSeason 9Ep. 20

BEEF

Today we’re talking with Harry Yoon, ACE, Laura Zempel, Jordan Kim, and Nat Fuller about the TV series Beef. This is the first in a series of six Art of the Cut episodes leading up to Emmy voting. Upcoming shows will feature editors from Andor, Picard, Poker Face, The Last of Us, and Wednesday. Harry Yoon has been on Art of the Cut many times before, most recently for the film, Minari, but also for the films Detroit, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, and Best of Enemies. Harry was also ...

May 18, 202345 minSeason 9Ep. 20

Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 3

Today on Art of the Cut, editors Fred Raskin, ACE and Greg D'Auria discuss the editing of James Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 3. Fred’s been a guest on Art of the Cut for Quentin Tarantino's Hateful Eight. He was also a guest for Once Upon a Time in ... Hollywood . He was on for the previous Guardians movie and for The Suicide Squad. He also edited the first Guardians movie, Django Unchained , Fast and Furious, Fast And Furious: Tokyo Drift, and Fast Five. Greg is also an alum of the Fa...

May 11, 202348 minSeason 9Ep. 19

OSCAR and BAFTA-winning documentary "Navalny"

Today we’re talking with Langdon Page, one of the two editors on the Oscar and BAFTA-winning documentary, Navalny . For which the editors won a British Film Editors award and were nominated for an ACE Eddie. Langdon’s credits include documentaries including Detainee 1, The Cost of Silence, and Maplethorpe: Look at the Pictures . He’s also edited the feature film Mary. Navalny was co-edited with Maya Hawke, who was unable to join the discussion....

May 04, 202359 minSeason 9Ep. 18

AIR with William Goldenberg, ACE

Today we’re speaking with Oscar-winning editor, William Goldenberg, ACE about his work on the feature film Air, directed by his long-time collaborator, Ben Affleck and starring Affleck, Matt Damon, Viola Davis and Jason Bateman. Goldenberg has been a guest on Art of the Cut numerous times for films including The Outfit, News of the World, 22 July, Detroit, and Live by Night. He was nominated for an ACE Eddie and an Oscar for The Insider, another Oscar and Eddie nomination for Seabiscuit. Then BA...

Apr 27, 202331 minSeason 9Ep. 17

Chevalier with John Axelrad, ACE and additional editor Jared Simon

Today we’re talking with John Axelrad, ACE and his additional editor – and first assistant editor - Jared Simon about the film Chevalier. John and I have spoken several times through the years on Art of the Cut including for Antebellum, Ad Astra and Lost City of Z. Other feature work includes Papillon and Krampus. TV work includes Hack and Alien Fury: Countdown to Invasion. Jared’s assistant editor work includes Antebellum, Ad Astra, Dog and The New Mutants. His TV assisting includes New Amsterd...

Apr 20, 202336 minSeason 9Ep. 16

Dan Schalk, ACE discusses editing "A Good Person"

Today we’re talking with Dan Schalk, ACE about editing “A Good Person” which was directed by Zach Braff and stars Florence Pugh and Morgan Freeman. Dan has moved from LA to Lake Geneva, Wisconsin which is where he edited this film, so we chatted from only a few miles away from each other - me in Chicago. Dan’s filmography includes - among others - "The Superhero Movie," "She’s Out of My League," Judd Apatow’s "The Bubble," and "Girl in Progress." His work also includes TV like "Kevin Can F**k Hi...

Apr 13, 202342 minSeason 9Ep. 15

John Wick 4 with editor Nathan Orloff

Today we’re speaking with Nathan Orloff about John Wick 4. Nate was a guest on Art of the Cut previously for Ghostbusters: Afterlife. His other work includes the feature film "Plan B," and work as an additional or associate editor on "Samaritan," "The Front Runner” “Tully,” and “10 Cloverfield Lane.”

Apr 06, 202342 minSeason 9Ep. 14

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story with ACE Eddie-winning editor, Jamie Kennedy

Today we’re speaking with Jamie Kennedy who recently won the ACE Eddie for Best Edited non-theatrical Feature film for her work on Weird: The Al Yankovich Story. She’s edited the feature film Blueprint, and TV shows like The Summer I Turned Pretty, On My Block, Love, Victor, Die Hart and Flipped. She was also an editor on Modern Family after several seasons on the show as an assistant editor.

Mar 30, 202345 minSeason 9Ep. 13

Jay Prychidny, CCE discusses editing "Scream VI"

Today we’re speaking with Jay Prychidny, CCE about editing Scream 6. Jay has won or been nominated for numerous Canadian Cinema Editors Awards for projects including The Alienist, Orphan Black, Canada’s Next Top Model, The Next Step, and Lost and Found Music Studios. He also won a BAFTA for The Next Step. His other credits include the TV series Snowpiercer, Altered Carbon, and Wednesday.

Mar 23, 202335 minSeason 9Ep. 12

Chris Tellefsen, ACE discusses editing The Menu

Today we’re speaking with Chris Tellefsen, ACE about his ACE Eddie-nominated editing of The Menu. Chris has been a guest on Art of the Cut several times before for The Many Saints of Newark: A Soprano’s Story, also for A Quiet Place and Assassin’s Creed. He also worked on Joy, which was a previous Art of the Cut interview. Chris was nominated for TWO ACE Eddie in 2000 - for Analyze This and Man on the Moon. He was nominated for an ACE Eddie and an Oscar for Moneyball. Another ACE Eddie nominatio...

Mar 16, 202339 minSeason 9Ep. 11
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