Today on Art of the Cut we speak with Robin Peters about the film The Penguin Lesons. Robin was nominated for a BFE Cut Above Award for Best Edited Comedy Series for This Time with Alan Partridge. He’s also edited the film Benjamin and the TV series One Day. He was an additional editor on The Personal History of David Copperfield.This discussion includes - among other things - the difficulties of temping music on a film with comedy and pathos, how the theme affects editing choices, and the importance of sending the audience out of the theater on the correct note.You can read along with this podcast on the Boris FX blog to see timeline screenshots, stills, exclusive images and clips and trailers:borisfx.com/blog/aotc
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PARADISE
Today on Art of the Cut we speak with Julia Grove, ACE, Howard Leder, and Lai-San Ho, who edited the Hulu TV series, Paradise.Julia was nominated for an ACE Eddie for her work on This is Us. She’s also edited Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal, and How to Get Away with Murder.Howard has edited The Newsroom, American Gods, This is Us, and Perry Mason.Lai-San has edited This is Us, Rabbit Hole, and The Company You Keep.This discussion includes - among other things - a discussion about editing a show with no temp music, the judicious use of a single slo-mo shot, and why you move a scene from one episode to another.If you'd like to read along with this interview, please check out: borisfx.com/blog/aotc.
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THE ALTO KNIGHTS
Today on Art of the Cut we speak with Doug Crise, ACE about editing Barry Levinson’s latest film, The Alto Knights.Doug was nominated for an Oscar and a BAFTA and won an ACE Eddie for Babel. Then was nominated for a BAFTA and an ACE Eddie for Birdman. Also nominated for an Emmy and an ACE Eddie for Dopesick.This discussion includes - among other things - that value of intercutting scenes that weren’t written to be intercut, building suspense through editing, and the revelation of the film’s original opening scene and why it changed.If you'd like to read along with this podcast, the full transcript is available below, including clips, trailers and images.borisfx.com/blog/aotc
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WILL & HARPER
Today on Art of the Cut we speak with Monique Zavistovski, ACE about editing the documentary Will & Harper. The film was nominated for a BAFTA, and Monique was nominated for an ACE Eddie and a BFE Cut Above award for Best Documentary Editing. Also this year, she edited The Only Girl in the Orchestra, a documentary short that won the Oscar for that category. We’ll speak with her about both films.Monique has also edited the documentaries They Call me Magic, Raise Hell: The Life and Times of Molly Ivins and Served Like a Girl.This discussion includes - among other things - staying true to the emotional journey of the characters, the difficult choices in killing your darlings, and using empathy to time reaction shots.Read along with the podcast on the BorisFX.com blog to see trailers and exclusive images.borisfx.com/blog/aotc
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CHIMP CRAZY
Today on Art of the Cut we’re speaking with the ACE Eddie-winning team of editors for Best Documentary Series - for HBO's Chimp Crazy. With us are supervising editor, Evan Wise, ACE, editors, Adrienne Gits, ACE, Doug Abel, ACE, Charles Divak, ACE, and additional editor Sascha Stanton Craven.Evan’s been nominated for multiple Emmys and ACE Eddies, including for his work on Q: Into the Storm, and The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth. He’s also edited on the TV series The Anarchists.Doug's been nominated for numerous Emmys and ACE Eddies. He edited the TV series Tiger King. He’s edited for The Oscars, and he edited the documentary Manda Bala: Send a Bullet.Adrienne’s also been nominated for multiple Emmys and ACE Eddies including for her work on the documentaries and documentary series, Fearless, 100 Foot Wave, and Challenger: The Final Flight.Charles has similarly been nominated for multiple Emmys and ACE Eddies including for his work on Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, and The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth.Sascha edited the Jackass Forever Movie and Jackass 4.5. And cut the TV series On Cinema. This discussion includes - among other things - how story structure informs the audience’s emotions, the joy of a good montage, and how Stanley Kubrick helped to deliver a climactic moment.If you'd like to read along with this interview and see exclusive photos and timelines and watch the trailer, check out the Art of the Cut blog on BorisFX.comborisfx.com/blog/aotc
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