ACE Editors - Harry Yoon, Joi McMillon, Ben Bulatao, Melissa McCoy, Alan Baumgarten For those that aspire to careers in film and tv editing, this panel (originally recorded for ACE EditFest 2021) offers plenty of great advice and lots of interesting origin stories from five editors who have helmed some of the most acclaimed films and television shows. HARRY YOON ACE The Newsroom, Euphoria, Minari, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings JOI McMILLON ACE Moonlight, If Beale Street Could Talk, T...
Feb 21, 2022•45 min
Editor - Janus Jansen FLEE editor, Janus Jansen began his filmmaking journey when he first stepped into an editing room on Monday, February 5th 1970. Fifty-two years later he can look back upon a career rich in both scripted films, such as SMILLA'S SENSE OF SNOW (1997) and THE HOUSE OF THE SPIRITS (1993), as well as documentaries like STRONG ISLAND (2017) and A CIVILIZED COUNTRY (2014). Fourteen of those films were done with noted Danish director, Bille August. FLEE follows Amin Nawabi, who, on ...
Feb 14, 2022•46 min
Editors - Molly Shock ACE, Matt Cluett, Ezra Hudson MASTERCHEF: LEGENDS editors Molly Shock, Matt Cluett and Ezra Hudson join The Rough Cut to talk about their ACE Eddie nominated work on Season 11 of the reality TV juggernaut. Featuring celebrity chef Gordon Ramsey, the cooking competition pits amateur and "at home" chefs against one another in an ongoing gauntlet of culinary challenges until only one contestant is left standing. The competition takes place in the MasterChef soundstage located ...
Feb 07, 2022•53 min
Editor - Tom Eagles ACE THE HARDER THEY FALL editor, Tom Eagles ACE first made a name for himself with his ACE Eddie-winning work on JOJO RABBIT (2019); a film for which he was also nominated for an Oscar® for Best Film Editing. Looking to expand his career and broaden the scope of the work he could choose from, Tom was in the process of moving his family from his native New Zealand to Los Angeles, while he took on a new project with first-time director, Jeymes Samuel. Due to the impact of COVID...
Jan 31, 2022•39 min
Editors - Andrew Weisblum ACE and Myron Kerstein ACE tick, tick...Boom! editors Andy Weisblum and Myron Kerstein merged their considerable talents to bring Lin-Manuel Miranda's directorial debut to life....but not at the same time. While Weisblum began the project, COVID-related delays and a prior commitment to another film meant that Andy would not be able to finish the film. Fortunately for Miranda, he had to look no further than the cutting room of his film IN THE HEIGHTS. With that, Myron Ke...
Jan 24, 2022•1 hr 7 min
Editor - Andy Jurgensen LICORICE PIZZA editor, Andy Jurgensen has worked with director Paul Thomas Anderson since their time together on INHERENT VICE (2014). At that time, Andy was first assistant editor to Leslie Jones ACE. From there Andy served as associate editor to Dylan Tichenor ACE on Anderson's PHANTOM THREAD (2017). In addition to his work with Paul Thomas Anderson, Andy has also served as an assistant editor on a number of films with director, Jay Roach, including THE CAMPAIGN (2012),...
Jan 17, 2022•42 min
Editors - Terel Gibson ACE, Rosanne Tan ACE and Tim Roche The editors of Marvel's HAWKEYE each brought their own storytelling super powers to the mix for the most recent Disney+ hit. MCU "newbie" Terel Gibson brought his formidable feature editing skills, while MCU veterans Rosanne Tan and Tim Roche applied their respective tv experience in action/drama and comedy. Collectively the result was a show that delighted Marvel fans and evoked the holiday spirit of a diverse set of films from DIE HARD ...
Jan 10, 2022•59 min
Author / Editor / Documentarian - Roger Nygard ACE Cut to the Monkey author, Roger Nygard has logged many hours in the editing rooms of some of the biggest names in comedy. It was those sessions with the likes of Larry David, Sacha Baron Cohen and Judd Apatow that inspired him to organize their thoughts, and his own, into a book that can help even more experienced editors confidently take on comedy projects. ROGER NYGARD ACE Roger Nygard is probably best known for his highly-successful and accla...
Jan 03, 2022•51 min
Editors - Leigh Folsom Boyd ACE and Jeffrey Ford ACE Editors Leigh Folsom Boyd and Jeffrey Ford are not exactly newbies when it comes to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. And while they have many prior MCU colleagues in common, SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME represents the first time they've ever worked together on a project. Jeff was the editor who introduced Tom Holland's Peter Parker to the MCU when he cut CAPTAIN AMERICA - CIVIL WAR. Leigh has the distinction of also cutting the previous film in direc...
Dec 27, 2021•1 hr 7 min
Editor - Cam McLauchlin NIGHTMARE ALLEY editor, Cam McLauchlin has been working with director Guillermo Del Toro dating back to their time together on PACIFIC RIM (2013). But up to this point Cam had exclusively served in assistant editing and associate editing roles for Del Toro. NIGHTMARE ALLEY marks McLauchlin's first time as lead editor for the celebrated director. Set in the 1940's. NIGHTMARE ALLEY tells the tale of Stanton Carlisle (Bradley Cooper), a down-on-his-luck drifter who endears h...
Dec 20, 2021•40 min
Ghostbusters: Afterlife - Dana E. Glauberman ACE, Nathan Orloff, Will Files, Perry Robertson Although editor Dana E. Glauberman ACE and sound editor / re-recording mixer Perry Robertson already had plenty of experience working with director Jason Reitman, editor Nathan Orloff and veteran sound editor / re-recording mixer Will Files were not quite as familiar with the "Reitman-verse". But together these four very talented people helped create a new film that not only honored the beloved comedy cl...
Dec 13, 2021•59 min
Editor - Peter Sciberras THE POWER OF THE DOG editor, Peter Sciberras had never met director Jane Campion prior to their working together on this film, but their initial discussion about maintaining the tension throughout the film and the kind of tenacious editor that would require, left no doubt that Pete was the one for this project. THE POWER OF THE DOG is a western drama. both written and directed by Jane Campion, based on the 1967 novel of the same name by Thomas Savage. The film stars Bene...
Dec 06, 2021•45 min
Hans Zimmer and Joe Walker ACE Long time friends and collaborators, Hans Zimmer and Joe Walker ACE have had the pleasure of working together on five feature films. Their first was Steve McQueen's 12 Years A Slave , followed up by Dune director Denis Villeneuve's Blade Runner 2049 . After that came Widows (again with McQueen), Dune and their upcoming film, The Unforgivabl e. Feature films aside, their relationship dates back even much further than that. Both creative talents were part of a BBC TV...
Nov 29, 2021•53 min
Editor - Úna Ní Dhonghaíle ACE, BFE BELFAST editor, Úna Ní Dhonghaíle joins director Kenneth Branagh once again for their third feature together; having previously collaborated on ALL IS TRUE (2018) and the upcoming DEATH ON THE NILE (2022). Branagh describes BELFAST as his "most personal film" about a young boy's childhood amidst the tumult in Belfast, Northern Ireland in the late 1960's. ÚNA NÍ DHONGAÍLE BELFAST editor, Úna Ní Dhonghaíle is also well known for her work on THE CROWN, MISBEHAVIO...
Nov 22, 2021•49 min
Editor - Paul Machliss ACE THE LAST NIGHT IN SOHO editor, Paul Machliss ACE is reunited once more with director Edgar Wright. The two first met on Wright's BBC TV series, SPACED (1999-2001) where Machliss served primarily as on-line editor until he moved into the offline role for four episodes from the final season. LAST NIGHT IN SOHO is a 2021 British psychological horror film directed as well as co-written by Wright. The film stars Thomasin McKenzie, Anya Taylor-Joy, Matt Smith, Michael Ajao, ...
Nov 15, 2021•54 min
Editors - Craig Wood ACE and Dylan Tichenor ACE Editor Craig Wood ACE returns once again to the Marvel Cinematic Universe and this time he is joined by the formidable talents of Oscar®-nominated editor Dylan Tichenor ACE. Despite their extensive careers and wide variety of credits, ETERNALS marks the first time that Dylan and Craig have co-edited together. It's also the first film, possibly for any editor, where the director (Chloe Zhao) received an Oscar® nomination for Best Film Editing (NOMAD...
Nov 08, 2021•55 min
Editor - Andrew Weisblum ACE THE FRENCH DISPATCH editor, Andrew Weisblum ACE joins forces for the fifth time with director Wes Anderson. Andy's history with Wes began with THE DARJEELING LIMITED (2007) and was followed up by FANTASTIC MR. FOX (2009), MOONRISE KINGDOM (2012) and ISLE OF DOGS (2018). THE FRENCH DISPATCH was written, directed, and produced by Wes Anderson and stars an ensemble cast featuring Benicio del Toro, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton, Léa Seydoux, Frances McDormand, Timothée Cha...
Nov 01, 2021•51 min
Editors - Tom Cross ACE and Elliot Graham ACE NO TIME TO DIE editors, Tom Cross ACE and Elliot Graham ACE combine their collective talents for storytelling and their love for the Bond franchise in director Cary Joji Fukunaga's take on the iconic super agent. NO TIME TO DIE is the twenty-fifth film in the James Bond series. It stars Daniel Craig in his fifth and final outing as fictional British MI6 agent, James Bond. In this film, Bond, who has left active service with MI6, is recruited by the C...
Oct 25, 2021•1 hr 2 min
Editors - David Webb, Steve Ackroyd, Phil Hignett and Izabella Curry The Sex Education editing team of David, Steve, Phil and Izzy join The Rough Cut to talk about their work on Season Three of the hit series. Sex Education is a British teen comedy-drama streaming television series created by Laurie Nunn for Netflix. The show follows the lives of the students, staff and parents of the fictitious Moordale Secondary School as they contend with various personal dilemmas, often related to sexual int...
Oct 18, 2021•50 min
Editor - Maryann Brandon ACE Venom: Let There Be Carnage editor, Maryann Brandon ACE completes a trilogy of her own with her third appearance on The Rough Cut podcast! Having previously appeared to discuss her work on the Star Wars sequels ( The Force Awakens and The Rise of Skywalker) , Maryann once again finds herself on board a high-profile franchise flick. Venom: Let There Be Carnage is directed by Andy Serkis and stars Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock / Venom and Woody Harrelson as serial killer Cl...
Oct 11, 2021•57 min
Editor - Jason Ballantine ASE ACE The Guilty editor, Jason Ballantine ASE ACE had always wanted to work with director Antoine Fuqua; he just figured it would be on an action film in the vein of the features Fuqua is known for ( Training Day, The Replacement Killers, Olympus Has Fallen ). But with Fuqua's remake of the critically acclaimed Danish film, Den Skyldige "The Guilty" (2018), Ballantine instead finds himself at the editorial helm of a psychological thriller. The Guilty takes place over ...
Oct 04, 2021•37 min
Editor - Greg O'Bryant Brand New Cherry Flavor editor, Greg O'Bryant told his frequent collaborator, and B.N.C.F. show runner, Nick Antosca that he couldn't believe that any studio would back a series based on Todd Grimson's 1996 book of the same name; but if any did, Greg was "all in". As it turns out, Netflix was all in too. The result is an 8-episode series that almost defies description, but here's how Netflix describes it anyway. A filmmaker heads to Hollywood in the early '90s to make her ...
Sep 27, 2021•56 min
Editor - Catrin Hedström Candyman is a supernatural slasher film directed by Nia DaCosta and written by Jordan Peele, Win Rosenfeld and also DaCosta. The film is a direct sequel to the 1992 film of the same name and the fourth film in the Candyman film series. In 2019, twenty-seven years after the events of the first film, visual artist Anthony McCoy (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) lives in Chicago with his girlfriend, art gallery director Brianna Cartwright (Teyonah Parris). Brianna's brother Troy shar...
Sep 20, 2021•46 min
Editors - Daysha Broadway, Stephanie Filo, Jessica Hernández ACE A Black Lady Sketch Show is an American television sketch comedy show created by Robin Thede for HBO. The show consists of comedic sketches performed by a main cast of Black women comedians. The first season premiered with six episodes on August 2, 2019 and received a 2020 TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sketch/Variety Shows. Though the second season was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it premiered April 23, 2021 and...
Sep 13, 2021•50 min
Editors - Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir ACE, Nat Sanders ACE and Harry Yoon ACE Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings e ditors Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir ACE, Nat Sanders ACE and Harry Yoon ACE combined their unique skills and sensibilities to craft the heart, comedy and action that made Marvel's latest entry in the MCU a hit with audiences and critics alike. Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, " Shang Chi " tells the story of a skilled martial artist who was trained to be an assassin by his father at a...
Sep 06, 2021•54 min
Editors - Jess Brunetto, Susan Vaill ACE, Ali Greer Hacks editors Jess Brunetto, Susan Vaill ACE and Ali Greer each find themselves nominated for an Emmy® award for their work on Season One of their hit series. For those not familiar with the show, Hacks is an American comedy-drama series created by Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky that streams on HBO Max. The show tells the story of two very funny women at different points in their careers. Deborah Vance, a legendary Las Vegas stan...
Aug 30, 2021•1 hr 1 min
Editor - Dean Zimmerman ACE Free Guy editor, Dean Zimmerman ACE wrapped working on location for the film exactly two years ago. Like so many movies lately, Free Guy had been locked in a pattern of pandemic postponement. It was originally supposed to be released late in the spring of 2020, but then got bounced around until it eventually hit theaters on August 13th of 2021. Free Guy stars Ryan Reynolds as a bank teller who discovers he's actually an NPC (non-playable character) in an MMORPG (massi...
Aug 23, 2021•42 min
Editors - Fred Raskin ACE and Christian Wagner The Suicide Squad editors, Fred Raskin ACE and Christian Wagner join forces once again to assist director James Gunn with his latest movie; a standalone sequel to Suicide Squad (2016) and the tenth film in the DC Extended Universe. The film features Gunn's patented take on action and comedy, plus a little blood, guts and gore for good measure. FRED RASKIN ACE To help him with the latest installment in the DCEU, James called on an old friend from his...
Aug 13, 2021•54 min
Editors - Paul Crowder ACE and Ede Bell Crowder The UFO post production team of editor Paul Crowder ACE and lead assistant editor Ede Bell Crowder didn't just share the workload on JJ Abrams' new docuseries for Showtime, they also share the same last name. Ede had to look no further than her own father, veteran documentary editor Paul Crowder ACE, to know that she wanted to be an editor. While she's hoping for a career in scripted editing, the chance to work with her dad on such a high-profile p...
Aug 09, 2021•40 min
Editors - Geoff O'Brien and Pierre Takal Framing Britney Spears editors Geoff O'Brien and Pierre Takal joined forces to take on the monumental editorial challenge of compressing twenty years into just over an hour of screen time to tell a story that is both informative and provocative. Released on February 5, 2021 as an edition of The New York Times Presents on FX and FX on Hulu, the documentary explores Spears's rise to fame as a pop star, her treatment by the paparazzi, her highly publicized b...
Aug 02, 2021•43 min
