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stevehullfishace.bsky.social @stevehullfishace.bsky.social · 2d

Staying ahead of the audience is more than just trimming the fat. Sometimes it's removing hints that the end is near. Brian A Kates, ACE talks shop on Art of the Cut. Read/listen to whole interview!
READ: bit.ly/AOTC-KOTSW-blog
LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-KOTSW-pod
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stevehullfishace.bsky.social @stevehullfishace.bsky.social · 3d

Editing styles within the same movie serve different story purposes. Editor Brian A. Kates, ACE, discusses style choices on "Kiss of the Spider Woman."
Please, read or listen to the whole interview!
READ: bit.ly/AOTC-KOTSW-blog
LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-KOTSW-pod
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stevehullfishace.bsky.social @stevehullfishace.bsky.social · 4d

Editor Brian A. Kates, ACE discusses editing "Kiss of the Spider Woman" The film's two distinct styles had to be cut separately and blended later. Enjoy the full interview as a podcast or a blog!
READ: bit.ly/AOTC-KOTSW-blog
LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-KOTSW-pod
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stevehullfishace.bsky.social @stevehullfishace.bsky.social · 5d

Sometimes you just have to re-imagine a scene from scratch. Andy Jurgensen discusses editing "One Battle After Another" on Art of the Cut. Please read or listen to the full interview and SUBSCRIBE!
READ: bit.ly/AOTC-OBAA-blog
LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-OBAA-pod
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stevehullfishace.bsky.social @stevehullfishace.bsky.social · 6d

How do you know which scenes need music and which don't? "One Battle After Another" editor, Andy Jurgensen describes the creative choices. Read or listen to the whole interview.
READ: bit.ly/AOTC-OBAA-blog
LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-OBAA-pod
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stevehullfishace.bsky.social @stevehullfishace.bsky.social · 7d

Editing, the final rewrite. Editor Andy Jurgensen and Associate Editor Jay Trautman on unscripted intercutting of "One Battle After Another." Please read or listen to the whole interview! Links in the replies.
READ: bit.ly/AOTC-OBAA-blog
LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-OBAA-pod
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stevehullfishace.bsky.social @stevehullfishace.bsky.social · 9d

Many old-school editors swear by the power of the old "communal screening of dailies." That's what they did on "One Battle After Another," according to editor Andy Jurgensen. Read/listen to whole interview!
READ: bit.ly/AOTC-OBAA-blog
LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-OBAA-pod
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stevehullfishace.bsky.social @stevehullfishace.bsky.social · 11d

Paul Thomas Anderson's "One Battle After Another" is on the Art of the Cut docket this week with three members of the post team, including BAFTA and ACE Eddie nominee Andy Jurgensen.
(Read/listen to the full interview)
READ: bit.ly/AOTC-OBAA-blog
LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-OBAA-pod
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stevehullfishace.bsky.social @stevehullfishace.bsky.social · 12d

The edit is the final re-write. This happens in every movie. Taylor Mason, ACE, discusses her creative choices to reveal the story of "HIM." (read/listen to the entire interview.)
READ: bit.ly/AOTC-HIM-blog
LISTEN :bit.ly/AOTC-HIM-pod
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stevehullfishace.bsky.social @stevehullfishace.bsky.social · 14d

When the daughter of a Super Bowl champion edits a football movie, that brings a little something to the table! Taylor Mason, ACE, talks about cutting "Him". Read/listen to the whole interview.
READ: bit.ly/AOTC-HIM-blog
LISTEN :bit.ly/AOTC-HIM-pod
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stevehullfishace.bsky.social @stevehullfishace.bsky.social · 15d

The lived experience of the editor can always help make scenes come from truth. Taylor Mason, ACE, talks about that and more with Art of the Cut. (Read/listen to full interview)
READ: bit.ly/AOTC-HIM-blog
LISTEN :bit.ly/AOTC-HIM-pod
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stevehullfishace.bsky.social @stevehullfishace.bsky.social · 16d

Do you cut montages dry or with music? What happens if the music changes? Editor Taylor Mason, ACE talks about her process with Art of the Cut. Please read or listen!
READ: bit.ly/AOTC-HIM-blog
LISTEN :bit.ly/AOTC-HIM-pod
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stevehullfishace.bsky.social @stevehullfishace.bsky.social · 18d

Taylor Mason, ACE, discusses editing "HIM" with Art of the Cut. How does an editor's life experience translate into their art? Read or listen to the entire interview.
READ: bit.ly/AOTC-HIM-blog
LISTEN :bit.ly/AOTC-HIM-pod
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stevehullfishace.bsky.social @stevehullfishace.bsky.social · 20d

Intercutting serves a lot of purposes and solves a lot of problems. Keep that idea in the back of your head. Bob Joyce talks about editing "Spinal Tap II" with Art of the Cut. (read/listen to the whole interview)
READ: bit.ly/AOTC-SPINALTAP-blog
LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-SPINALTAP-pod
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stevehullfishace.bsky.social @stevehullfishace.bsky.social · 21d

Editor Bob Joyce discusses editing "Spinal Tap II" with Art of the Cut. Read or listen to the whole interview.
READ: bit.ly/AOTC-SPINALTAP-blog
LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-SPINALTAP-pod
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stevehullfishace.bsky.social @stevehullfishace.bsky.social · 23d

Story is everything... even in comedy. Funny gets cut to keep story propelling forward. Editor Bob Joyce discusses "Spinal Tap II" with Art of the Cut. Read or Listen to the whole interview.
READ: bit.ly/AOTC-SPINALTAP-blog
LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-SPINALTAP-pod
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stevehullfishace.bsky.social @stevehullfishace.bsky.social · 24d

Crafting the comedy of "Spinal Tap II: The End Continues" is the discussion on this week's Art of the Cut, with editor Bob Joyce. Read or listen to the entire interview!
READ: bit.ly/AOTC-SPINALTAP-blog
LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-SPINALTAP-pod
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stevehullfishace.bsky.social @stevehullfishace.bsky.social · 26d

Oscar nominee Andrew Weisblum, ACE, talks "Caught Stealing" with Art of the Cut. Read or listen to the whole interview. (Photo is Andrew editing on set)
READ: bit.ly/AOTC-CS-blog
LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-CS-pod
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stevehullfishace.bsky.social @stevehullfishace.bsky.social · 27d

Pacing - a balance between staying ahead of the audience and not racing through emotion that connects them to the characters. Andrew Weisblum, ACE, talks "Caught Stealing" with Art of the Cut. Whole chat below!
READ: bit.ly/AOTC-CS-blog
LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-CS-pod
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stevehullfishace.bsky.social @stevehullfishace.bsky.social · 29d

How do you create tension in a movie in post? OScar-nominee Andrew Weisblum, ACE chats about it with Art of the Cut. Read or listen to the whole interview!
READ: bit.ly/AOTC-CS-blog
LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-CS-pod
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stevehullfishace.bsky.social @stevehullfishace.bsky.social · Sep 12

Editors speaking into the script can be of huge value to the production. Oscar-nominee Andrew Weisblum discusses editing Darren Aronofsky's "Caught Stealing" on Art of the Cut. Read or listen to full interview.
READ: bit.ly/AOTC-CS-blog
LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-CS-pod
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stevehullfishace.bsky.social @stevehullfishace.bsky.social · Sep 11

Over 500 interviews this debate is split pretty evenly. What do YOU think? Should you reference the source material or not as an editor? Read or listen to the full interview.
READ: bit.ly/AOTC-CS-blog
LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-CS-pod
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stevehullfishace.bsky.social @stevehullfishace.bsky.social · Sep 9

Want some gold? It's probably in a reaction shot! Matt Villa, ACE, discusses editing Ron Howard's "Eden" with Art of the Cut. Read or listen to the full interview.
READ: bit.ly/AOTC-Eden-blog
LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-Eden-pod
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stevehullfishace.bsky.social @stevehullfishace.bsky.social · Sep 7

Did you know some scenes in movies were never shot? And I'm not talking about AI. Created in editorial! "Arrival" had one. So does "Eden." Matt Villa tells Art of the Cut how it was done.
READ: bit.ly/AOTC-Eden-blog
LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-Eden-pod
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stevehullfishace.bsky.social @stevehullfishace.bsky.social · Sep 6

What do you do to take a 3:40 editor's cut down to a tight compelling story? Matt Villa, ACE, talks shop with Art of the Cut about Ron Howard's "Eden."
READ: bit.ly/AOTC-Eden-blog
LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-Eden-pod
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