This week Piotr confesses that he hasn't seen as many Polish films as American films. So he's created a list of films from his home or by Polish directors that he has seen and recommends. Ricky reads all the synopsis; they discuss how the films influence Piotr as a film maker and how cultural differences might pass over viewers heads. Here is the list of films we discussed in no particular order. Add them to your list and let us know what you think. Nothing Funny - https://letterboxd.com/film/no...
May 04, 2024•38 min•Season 2Ep. 5
We are on a roll! In episode 4, Piotr and Ricky talk deep about the expectations of the Harry Potter TV series slated for MAX. They chat about a listener submitted topic (Thanks Erwann!) about editors who cut for influencers and how "retention editing" is changing. Plus, content platforms like Vimeo training AI with all their content, The Royal Tenenbaums (Ricky's favorite film), The Shogun finale (Piotr loved it) and more! The is the link to the Washington Post article about influencer editing:...
Apr 27, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Season 2Ep. 4
After a long time between episodes, Cut To Reveal is back! In the 3rd episode of the new season, Piotr and Ricky talk about film festivals, AI-tools and what it means for editors, and Shogun: The Official Podcast. -- We'd love to hear from you! Questions? Comments? Improvements? Episode ideas? Shoot us a message at podcast@cuttothepoint.com Or you can send us a voice message here: https://www.speakpipe.com/CTR -- Cut To Reveal Instagram: https://instagram.com/cuttoreveal Cut To Reveal website: h...
Apr 20, 2024•49 min•Season 2Ep. 3
After a long time between episodes, Cut To Reveal is back! In the 2nd episode of the new season, Piotr and Ricky talk about exporting low-res timelines from Premiere, getting paid with Wise instead of PayPal, Ricky's new project, Letterboxd and the latest movies they've seen. Plus, Piotr plugs his Premiere Pro seminar! This season will be a little more off-the-cuff AND weekly! So expect more about editing, film making and what Ricky and Piotr do in real life! Links mentioned in the episode: http...
Apr 13, 2024•48 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Eddie Hamilton, ACE is known for working on some of the biggest action movies in the last 10 years. And even before he graced the screen with his work on the Mission Impossible movies, he was already a master of the countdown sequence. In this episode, Eddie gives a behind-the-scenes commentary on two incredible scenes from Tom Gun: Maverick, tells his expectations of AI and how he learned the language of film. Check out the visual version at the Cut To The Point YouTube channel: https://youtube...
Feb 13, 2024•41 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Alex Gibney is the guy behind such great documentaries as "Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room," "Citizen Kane" and "The Forever Prisoner." In this CTR Quick Cut episode, Piotr talks with Alex about using editing to tell the story in a documentary and what he looks for in an editor. This is a short segment from a longer conversation. For Piotr and Alex's full conversation head to the Cut To The Point YouTube Channel - https://youtu.be/X9dCr1mQuKQ -- We'd love to hear from you! Questions? Commen...
May 22, 2023•6 min
Piotr talks with Richard Schwadel about his work on the first episode of "Lucky Hank" starring Bob Odenkirk. He takes Piotr through the process of editing the opening scene. This is a short segment from a longer conversation. For Piotr and Richard's full conversation head to the Cut To The Point YouTube Channel - https://youtu.be/o9wN4BqRPzM -- We'd love to hear from you! Questions? Comments? Improvements? Episode ideas? Shoot us a message at podcast@cuttothepoint.com Or you can send us a voice ...
May 15, 2023•8 min
Piotr talks with the renowned editor and author, Walter Murch (Apocalypse Now, The English Patient, Tomorrowland) about his process in editing a scene. This is a short segment from a longer conversation. For Piotr and Walter's full conversation head to the Cut To The Point YouTube Channel - https://youtu.be/oLFgZtVos0w -- We'd love to hear from you! Questions? Comments? Improvements? Episode ideas? Shoot us a message at podcast@cuttothepoint.com Or you can send us a voice message here: https://w...
May 08, 2023•6 min
Rodrigo Brazão is an Emmy Award winning Brazilian/ Latino editor who recently helped cut Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me. Rodrigo has worked on some of the biggest shows in Brazil and many documentaries since coming to the states. One, "Dreams from the Deep End - Modupeola Fadugba ," he won an Emmy for! We talk with him about the challenges of moving from Brazil to the US and finding work, the feeling of winning an Emmy and how an editor is like an archeologist. Plus, how he doesn't like edit ree...
Jan 09, 2023•48 min•Season 1Ep. 31
Piotr talks with Daysha Broadway, the editor on the Whitney Houston biopic "I Wanna Dance with Somebody." According to her IMDB, this is her first lead on a feature. Previously, Daysha work primarily on episode television working on such titles as HBO's "Insecure," "9-1-1," "Between The World & Me" and "A Black Lady Sketch Show," which she won an Emmy for. Piotr and Daysha get deep into her process, what it was like switching gears from episodic to a feature and more! -- We'd love to hear fr...
Dec 26, 2022•54 min•Season 1Ep. 30
We talk with Nicholas Monsour about collaborating with Jordan Peele on Us and Nope. How he prepares for each editing project and improvising in the edit bay. Nicholas as worked with Jordan since Key & Peele and up until "Us" cut mostly comedy. He gives us some insight on how similar cutting comedy and horror are. Also, we ask him about editing the first season of Cobra Kai. This is the last episode in Season 1 of Cut to Reveal. Let us know what topics, themes and guests you'd like us to have...
Nov 28, 2022•43 min•Season 1Ep. 29
Ep. 28 with Mike Sale, ACE on the importance of mentoring editors, lessons he learn as an assistant editor, nurturing the story UNDER the story to create something timeless & cutting Black Adam. Plus the impact that just a dash of comedy makes to any story. Mike Sale ACE started his editing career in the late 80s assisting on The GarbagePail Kids Movie - arguable one of the worst movies of all time. A badge that he now where's with pride, the man could only go up from there and has cut &...
Nov 14, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 28
Welcome to the very first CTR holiday episode - the Halloween Special! Piotr and Ricky are joined by editor Erwann Kerroc'h to talk about horror films, play a Halloween edition of The Game and Piotr reveals some exciting upgrades to The Editing Chef program. Plus, we ponder why Halloween is so big in the US compared to Europe and Erwann shows us just how much we DON'T know about horror films. Check out the special Halloween SFX site from Soundly (while it lasts) here - https://getsoundly.com/spo...
Oct 31, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Thomas Percy Kim is an up-and-coming Korean-American filmmaker who's won film awards even before he was out of high school. Thomas shot his recent short film, "Buson, 1999" on location in Korea and he isn't even out of film school, yet! Now Thomas is taking his awarding withing short film, "Si" and making it into a feature titled "Isle Child" about the Korean-American experience. Piotr and Ricky talk with him about the challenges of editing your own films, relationships over networking and how W...
Oct 03, 2022•37 min•Season 1Ep. 26
We talk with first-time director Pantelis Roumanis about working with Piotr editing his shirt film, Cold Little Bird. Cultivating a working relationship 100% remotely, the film was cut across three continents. Piotr and Pantelis pull back the curtain on the challenges and benefits of their workflow, What they learned and why Pantelis feels this is the best way to work for independent filmmakers. Aspiring editors and filmmakers will get a lot out of this episode! Watch Cold Little Bird here: http...
Sep 19, 2022•33 min•Season 1Ep. 25
What ground rules should a film/ video editor follow when dealing with clients' notes? Ricky and Piotr discuss the dos and don'ts of dealing with client feedback. How they successfully navigate it and how communication is key. Plus the two reveal a couple of the most memorable feedback notes they've received. -- We'd love to hear from you! Perhaps you have questions or comments on how to improve the podcast or episode ideas: Shoot us a message at podcast@cuttothepoint.com Or you can send us a vo...
Sep 05, 2022•19 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Ricky and Piotr talk with ACE editor Zack Arnold about landing this dream job cutting Cobra Kai, why he says it's his side-hustle and how Myagi-do lessons apply to our work as editors. Plus, the respectful power of the word, "No," the keys to optimizing yourself as an editor and more! Below are the articles and websites we mendtion in the episode: Zack's article "Tired of Life Kicking Your Ass? Learn to Fight Back Like a True ‘Cobra Kai’": https://optimizeyourself.me/cobra-kai-review-netflix/ Za...
Aug 08, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 23
In this episode, Ricky and Piotr discuss the skills needed to successfully transition and thrive from a staff position into freelance. It's more than just code-breaking and bow staff skills, people! We talk about time management, book keeping, negotiating & more fun things. AND If that isn't mind-blowing enough, we then play movie/ tv trivia in "The Game!" Here's our list of important skills to know when becoming a freelancer: - Time Managing - Book keeping - Negotiating - Networking - Clear...
Jul 25, 2022•44 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Ricky and Piotr talk with editor, Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir! You may know her work from John Wick, Kate, Atomic Blonde, and the up-and-coming, Bullet Train. They talk origin story, honesty in collaboration, the joy of working with director David Leitch, having fun, being brave, not overworking....oh! and Bullet Train (no spoilers) plus more! Check out Elísabet's IMDB here: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0739894/ If you're interested in the new platform we use to record our podcasts, hit up https://cut...
Jul 11, 2022•47 min•Ep. 21
We talk about the working relationship of director, Sarah Adina Smith, and editor Daniel Garber about editing "The Drop". A film that had its premiere at Tribeca Film Festival in 2022. What do they value most in their collaboration? What challenges did they have to overcome? How to get your first feature film editing gig? All of that in today's episode. -- We'd love to hear from you! Perhaps you have questions or comments on how to improve the podcast or episode ideas: Shoot us a message at podc...
Jun 27, 2022•42 min
In today's episode, Piotr and Ricky answer your questions. Four questions sent in by listeners asking about editing with string-outs vs. subclips, rate cards and determining your worth as freelance editor. Plus the return of The Game! Enjoy! -- We'd love to hear from you! Perhaps you have questions or comments on how to improve the podcast or episode ideas: Shoot us a message at podcast@cuttothepoint.com Or you can send us a voice message here: https://www.speakpipe.com/CTR Also, the music we us...
Jun 13, 2022•33 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Ricky and Piotr talk with Anthony Moreschi, a New England-based, Emmy Award-winning editor who self-distributed his docu-series, "Don't Stand In Line." They talk about Anthony's origin story, the pros and cons of self-distribution, plus why it's a good thing to learn as many NLEs as possible. Learn more about Anthony and "Don't Stand In Line" here: www.codecprojects.com/ We talk about some books 📚 in this episode. Buy them at the links or watch a review. Rise of the Filmtrepreneur by Alex Ferra...
May 30, 2022•55 min•Ep. 18
Ricky and Piotr talk with the very talented Audrey Simonaud. She is a French editor who cut her teeth on action films like Colombiana and Taken 2 before lead editing on 3 Days to Kill and Taken 3. Most recently you can see her work in the Netflix series, Lupin. Audrey talks with Ricky and Piotr about cutting action, editing styles, and breaking into features. Plus it's revealed that they all really likes James Cameron's Titanic and they're not afraid to say it! Check out Audrey's IMDB: https://w...
May 16, 2022•50 min
Ricky and Piotr have a great conversation with editor, Mike Hugo! The guys talk about Adobe workflows, his latest horror feature, Hypochondriac and the time he assisted Sean Baker on The Florida Project. Plus helpful insights on protecting yourself as a freelancer and more. This is a longer episode but worth every minute. Enjoy! You can check out Mike's work here: mikehugo.com The MPEG page Mike talks about: https://www.editorsguild.com/Wages-and-Contracts Hypochondriac: https://www.imdb.com/tit...
May 02, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Piotr has an early morning conversation with legend, Vashi Nedomansky, ACE. They talked origin story, storytelling, #Vashiframes, and how he became an A.C.E editor. Plus, "Big Ned," his documentary about his father being the 1st professional hockey player to defect from communist Czechoslovakia. You can watch the trailer for Big Ned here: https://bignedfilm.com/ And check out Vashi's website here: https://vashivisuals.com/ -- We'd love to hear from you! Perhaps you have questions, comments on ho...
Apr 18, 2022•56 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Ricky and Piotr talk with fellow editor, Kyle Boberg about the power of experimentation in editing. Why it’s sometimes valuable to tear it all apart and try something totally off the wall, even if you’re farther down the line. The boys also discuss the influence of experimenting in film and TV, plus how it's impacted their own work. Check out some of Kyle's at his website: http://www.kylebobergmedia.com/ The topic of this episode was sent in by producer and listener, Krisi Olivero. Thanks, Krisi...
Apr 04, 2022•31 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Piotr and Ricky discuss the Academy's WTF decision to exclude 8 categories, including FILM EDITING, from it's live Oscar 2022 telecast. They get down to the nitty-gritty of the reasoning and what industry heads are say. Plus, Piotr and Ricky present their thoughts and accolades on the 5 Film Editing nominees. The nominees are: Don't Look Up - Hank Corwin Dune - Joe Walker King Richard - Pamela Martin The Power of the Dog - Peter Sciberras tick, tick...BOOM! - Myron Kerstein and Andrew Weisblum -...
Mar 21, 2022•38 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Piotr and Ricky have a great ol' time conversing with the very talented editor, Alex Familian. They talk about his origin story, the importance of sound in a rough cut and his fantastic work on Anna Zlokovic's fun horror short, Appendage. The film was featured on Hulu and is an official selection of the 2022 Sundance Film fest. Watch Appendage here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ftbicaFntQ To pick up a copy of the book Alex mentions, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murak...
Mar 07, 2022•1 hr 5 min
What happens when you get three editors to work on one film with two directors? Find out when Piotr and Ricky talk with editors: Erwann Kerroc'h, Jarivan Ahmad and John Grenham about collaboratively editing their first narrative feature film, Not for Nothing. They discuss how Sven Pape's Go-To-Editor course gave them the opportunity to work on the project, what the challenges were and how it made them better storytellers and collaborators. Plus! Erwann, Jarivan, and John are the first guests to ...
Feb 21, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 11
On this episode, Piotr talks with editor-author-entrepreneur, Jeff Bartsch about his origin story, working on reality TV shows like Super Nanny & American Ninja Warrior, plus how Covid has changed the post-production landscape of Hollywood. They also discuss how Jeff is shifting from editor to consultant with his company, Story Greenlight (www.storygreenlight.com). Where he coaches and consults video & content creators from around the world. -- Do you have questions, concerns, or topic s...
Feb 07, 2022•34 min•Season 1Ep. 10
