Show Notes
Today on Art of the Cut we speak with the editors of the Emmy nominated Netflix mini-series, Death by Lightning. With us today are Joseph Krings, ACE, Anna Hauger, ACE, Michael Ruscio, ACE, and Joe Leonard, ACE. Additional Editors, Bridget Case and Derek Desmond were not on the call, but we want to acknowledge their part on the series and in the show’s Emmy nomination. Anna has been on Art of the Cut in the past for her work on The Three Body Problem and for Dune Prophecy. She’s also been nominated for Emmys for Watchmen and Station Eleven. She’s also edited on Westworld. Michael was on Art of the Cut with Anna for The Three Body Problem, for which he was nominated for an Emmy. His other work includes Altered Carbon, House of Cards, and Homeland. Joseph Krings has also edited Captain Fantastic, Supermensch, and Rosemead, among others. Joe Leonard has been nominated for Emmys for Gaslit and Glee. His other work includes Dark Matter, Mr. Robot, The Man in the High Castle, and Empire. Today on the show, a discussion of how to keep a historical drama feeling contemporary, how performance can affect the need for a flashback, and the impossibility of judging editing. If you'd like to read along with this podcast and see exclusive images from post, check out the BorisFX blog: borisfx.com/blog/aotc
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Today on Art of the Cut we speak with the editors of the HBO series, Lanterns, which recently had its season finale. We spoke with Emily Greene, ACE, Matthew Colonna, ACE, and supervising editor, Vikash Patel. Vikash - or Viks - has been on the show before for Black Rabbit and Ozark. He was nominated for Emmys for both those shows. He also won an Emmy for Top Chef. Viks’ other work includes The Sympathizer, The Morning Show, and Jack Ryan. Emily was nominated for an Emmy and an ACE Eddie for American Crime Story. Her other work includes Foundation, The Blacklist, Percy Jackson and The Olympians, and Mrs. America. Matt is an Emmy nominee for Dexter. His other work includes, It: Welcome to Derry, Narcos, and Friday Night Lights. Our discussion covers the dangers or remote work, developing the aesthetic of a series in the pilot, and editing multiple versions of a scene to test the right tone. If you'd like to read along with this podcast and see images of the post team, check out the BorisFX blog. borisfx.com/blog/aotc
Today on Art of the Cut e speak with Conor O’Neill and Oscar-winning editor Stephen Mirrione, ACE, about editing Alejandro Inarritu’s Digger. Stephen’s been on Art of the Cut before for F1 and The Revenant, for which he was nominated for an Oscar award BAFTA and an ACE Eddie. He was nominated for another BAFTA and an ACE Eddie for Birdman. He was nominated for an Oscar and a BAFTA and won an ACE Eddie for Babel. He also WON the Oscar and was nominated for a BAFTA and an ACE Eddie for editing Traffic. Conor has edited numerous documentaries including Cobain: Montage of Heck, Capitalism: A Love Story, and Crossfire Hurricane for which he was nominated for an Emmy. He was additional editor on Moneyball and was an editor on the TV series Lioness. He also won the special jury prize at Sundance for the editing of Murderball Today’s discussion includes the value of screening dailies with the director and other H.O.D.s, how Hamnet influenced Digger, and what NOT to say in a job interview. If you want to read along with this podcast, and see actual before and after screenshots of the Avid timelines of certain scenes, go to the BorisFX blog: borisfx.com/blog/aotc
Today on Art of the Cut, we speak with Oscar-nominated editor Dody Dorn, ACE, about her work on David Ayer’s film, Heart of the Beast. Dody’s been on Art of the Cut before for Power Rangers and Army of the Dead. Her other work includes Memento, for which she was nominated for an Oscar, Fury, and Insomnia, among many other film and TV shows. Today’s discussion includes things like re-purposing the end of the movie to be the new beginning, the editing challenges of a dog co-star, and placing flashbacks for maximum emotional and story value. If you want to read along with the podcast, you can check out the blog which also has images and featurettes and the trailer. It's on the BorisFX blog site: borisfx.com/blog/aotc
Today on Art of the Cut, we speak with Oscar-nominated editor Christopher Tellefsen, ACE, about his work on The Whisper Man. Chris has been on Art of the Cut before for The Menu, The Many Saints of Newark, A Quiet Place, and Assassin’s Creed. He has an Oscar nomination for Money Ball. He has ACE Eddie nominations for The Menu, Joy, Money Ball, Analyze This, and Man on the Moon. Chris was an assistant editor to legendary editor, Thelma Schoonmaker. A discussion of how The Whisper Man was radically re-shaped to speed the story and establish its thriller tone, plus developing a rhythm of the story beats to strengthen emotional revelations, and much more. If you want to, you can reac along with this interview and see the trailer and images from the film on BorisFX's blog site: borisfx.com/blog/aotc.
Today on Art of the Cut, the Emmy-winning editors for Best Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program: Sean Combs: The Reckoning, a four part doc-series from Netflix. Interviewed for the project were Charles Divak, ACE, Jeremy Siefer, ACE, Evan Wise, ACE, and Benjamin Kast, ACE. Unable to join in the call were editors Adam Goldstein, ACE, Jack Gravina, ACE, and Jonathan Miller. Charles Divak has been on Art of the Cut in the past for Chimp Crazy, for which he was nominated for an Emmy and won an ACE Eddie. His other work includes Full Frontal with Samantha Bee for which he was nominated for an Emmy, and The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth, for which he was nominated for an ACE Eddie. Jeremy Siefer’s previous work includes HBO’s Storm Over Brooklyn, Netflix’s Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali, and Showtime’s Bronx Obama. Evan Wise has been on Art of the Cut in the past for Chimp Crazy for which he was nominated for an Emmy and won an ACE Eddie. His other work includes Q: Into the Storm, for which he was nominated for an Emmy, and The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth for which he was nominated for an ACE Eddie. Benjamin Kast is a previous ACE Eddie nominee for The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth. His other work includes the HBO docu-series, Monsters of God, and The Britney Griner Story. Today’s discussion includes how the structure of the series evolved, the remote workflow, and the editorial strategies used to clarify a complex story. If you'd like to read along with this podcast, check out the BorisFX blog site: borisfx.com/blog/aotc