Art of the Cut

Today on Art of the Cut we’re discussing Superman with editors William Hoy, ACE and Craig Alpert, ACE. We’re also joined by embedded Avid sound mixer Ian Chase. William’s been on Art of the Cut before for War for The Planet Of The Apes, The Batman, and The Call of the Wild. His other credits include Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, I, Robot, 300, Dances with Wolves, and the just-released Fantastic...

Today on Art of the Cut we speak with Wyatt Smith, ACE about editing Universal’s live action version of How To Train Your Dragon . Wyatt’s been on Art of the Cut before for Mary Poppins Returns . He was also on to discuss Doctor Strange . Wyatt’s other work includes editing the live action version of The Little Mermaid , Into the Woods , - for which he was nominated for an ACE Eddie - Harriet , an...

Today on Art of the Cut we speak with Jabez Olssen, the Emmy-winning editor of Jurassic World Rebirth .  Jabez has been on Art of the Cut before to talk about Star Wars Rogue One - which was also directed by Jurassic World Rebirth’s Gareth Edwards - and for Peter Jackson’s documentary The Beatles: Get Back for which Jabez won an Emmy and an ACE Eddie. He was also nominated for a BAFTA for The Lord...

Today on Art of the Cut we speak with Oscar-winning editor, Stephen Mirrione, ACE about editing the summer blockbuster, F1. Stephen’s been on Art of the Cut before when he edited The Revenant, for which he was nominated for an Oscar, a BAFTA and an ACE Eddie. He was nominated for a BAFTA and an ACE Eddie for Birdman. He was nominated for an Oscar and a BAFTA and won an ACE Eddie for Babel. In 2006...

Today on Art of the Cut we speak with BAFTA, Emmy and ACE Eddie-winning editor, Michael Harte, ACE about the SXSW Audience Award-winning documentary, Deaf President Now , currently streaming on Apple TV+. Michael’s been on Art of the Cut before for his ACE Eddie-winning show Beckham . He won an ACE Eddie and was nominated for a BAFTA for Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie. He won a Grierson Award and w...

Today on Art of the Cut, Eddie Hamolton, ACE, discusses editing Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning.  Eddie’s been on Art of the Cut numerous times before for Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckonin g. He was also on to discuss Top Gun Maverick - which was one of the most listened to episodes in Art of the Cut history. He’s also talked with Art of the Cut about Mission Impossible: Fallout,  King...

Today on Art of the Cut, we’re speaking with the editorial team of Sirens. With us are Editors Catherine Haight, ACE, Laura Zempel, ACE, and Isaac Hagy, ACE. Jen Bryson is also credited as an editor on the show, but wasn’t with us for the interview. Cate has been nominated for an Emmy and an ACE Eddie for her editing of the pilot of the TV series Transparent. She also was nominated for an ACE Eddi...

Today on Art of the Cut, we’re speaking with the editorial team of Daredevil Born Again. With us are Emmy-winning editor Stephanie Filo, ACE, Melissa Lawson Chueng, and Cedric Nairn-Smith. Stephanie has been on Art of the Cut to talk about her work on the film We Grown Now . And before that to discuss her Emmy and ACE-winning work on A Black Lady Sketch Show , her Emmy-nominated work on Dahmer: Mo...

Today on Art of the Cut, we’re speaking with the editorial team of Beast Games. Including lead editor, Mack Hopkins,  Nolan Ritter, Charles Kramer, ACE, Beast post supervisor Joshua Kulic, on-line post supervisor Lydiane Heckly. Mack Hopkins is lead editor, co-host, and co-creator of Beast Games.  Nolan Ritter is a senior editor at the MrBeast YouTube channel in addition to his editing of Beast Ga...

Today on Art of the Cut, we speak with the lead editor, David Palmer, and two additional editors, Sierra Neal and Jason Summers, about the Disney +/Amblin Television documentary, Music by John Williams . David Palmer edited The History of the World… for now… , The Making of Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Music of Indiana Jones, The Light and Magic of Indiana Jones, and The Making of Jaws....

Today on Art of the Cut, ACE Eddie-nominee Angela Catanzaro, ACE, and ACE Eddie-winner Harry Yoon, ACE discuss editing the latest entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Thunderbolts* . Angela’s been on Art of the Cut before for Prey, The Protege, and Five Feet Apart. She also edited The Foreigner. Harry’s been on Art of the Cut in the past for The Fire Inside, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Te...

Today on Art of the Cut we’re speaking with Oscar-nominee Richard Pearson, ACE, about editing The Accountant 2 .  Richard’s been on Art of the Cut several times in the past for the original The Accountant film, also for Wonder Woman 1984, and Kong: Skull Island . Richard’s also worked on Men in Black 2 , and the Bond movie, Quantum of Solace . He was nominated for an Oscar and an ACE Eddie and won...

Today on Art of the Cut we speak with Michael Shawver about editing Ryan Coogler’s feature film, Sinners. Michael’s been on Art of the Cut in the past for his work on Black Panther . His other work includes Abigail, A Quiet Place 2, Creed, and Fruitvale Station.  This discussion includes - among other things - how the first scripted scene ended up in act 2 while the last scene ended up as the firs...

Today on Art of the Cut we speak with the editing team of the HBO series Dune Prophecy. Amelia Allwarden, ACE has been on Art of the Cut in the past for Daisy Jones and the Six and Pen15. She also edited Westworld. Anna Hauger, ACE has been on Art of the Cut before for Three Body Problem. She’s also edited Westworld, Station 11 and Watchmen. Sarah C. Reeves, ACE has edited Westworld, Star Trek Pic...

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 difficulti...

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 Th...

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 tha...

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 fi...

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, a...

Today on Art of the Cut we speak with the three editors of the Disney+/LucasFilm show Skeleton Crew which is from the Star Wars story universe. Editor Andrew Eisen, ACE, has been on Art of the Cut before to talk about The Mandalorian for which he’s been nominated for two Emmys.  He’s edited feature films including The Imitation Game and A House with a Clock in its Walls and was an additional edito...

Today on Art of the Cut we speak with three guests: the co-director and show editor and montage editor of the documentary Ladies and Gentlemen: 50 Years of SNL Music. Oz Rodriguez co-directed the documentary with Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson. Oz directed many of your favorite SNL Shorts, and has also directed episodes of Goosebumps and Nobody Wants This .  John MacDonald was an associate producer on...

Today on Art of the Cut we speak with the director and editor of the documentary film Ernest Cole: Lost and Found. Director Raoul Peck won the Cannes Golden Eye Award and was nominated for a Palme d’or. He was nominated for a DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement. He won a BAFTA, an Emmy and was nominated for an Oscar and an Independent Spirit Award for his previous film, I Am Not Your...

Today on Art of the Cut we speak with Harry Yoon, ACE about his editing of the film The Fire Inside. Harry has been on Art of the Cut before for his work on the films Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Minari - for which he was nominated for an ACE Eddie, also The Best of Enemies , and Detroit . He’s also been on for the TV series, Beef , for which he won an ACE Eddie.  This discussion inc...

Today on Art of the Cut we speak with writer/director/editor, Brendan Bellomo of the Oscar-nominated documentary, Porcelain War. The film was nominated for an ASC Award for cinematography for its cinematographer, even though it was his first time using a camera. It won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary. It won the PGA Award for Producing, won the Australian Scree...

Today on Art of the Cut we speak with director, writer, editor Sean Baker who was nominated for Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Editing for his film, Anora . He was nominated for BAFTAs for Best Film, Best Editing, Best Casting, Best Screenplay and Best Director. He won AFI’s Movie of the Year, and was nominated for an ACE Eddie. Sean’s other feature films include...