Art of the Frame

Bonus episode! Today Scott is talking with Carla Gutierrez, editor of the soon to be released documentary “Julia.” “Julia” tells the story of the legendary cookbook author Julia Child, a woman who changed the way Americans think about food, television and even about women. Carla has edited a number of large documentaries including “Pray Away” and critically acclaimed “RBG.” You can see more of Car...

This week on the show Ron interviews Edu Grau , the director of photography for Rebecca Hall's black and white film "Passing." This is a film where the themes of the story about a light-skinned black woman, played by Ruth Negga, parallel the medium on which the story is told. Ruth's character is played opposite Tessa Thompson, herself a woman who could pass, but chooses not to (at least not perman...

On todays episode of the Art of the Frame Podcast, Scott talks with editors Jeannette Christensen & Dan Wolfmeyer about the A&E reality show "Zombie House Flipping." In this episode they talk about what lead editors on these types of shows do, the differences in cutting styles between different types of reality shows & dealing with time constraints when cutting reality TV. Enjoy the ep...

Today on Crossing the 180, host Ron Dawson speaks with best-selling author and screenwriter Mishna Wolff , writer of the Ubisoft produced horror-comedy "Werewolves Within." Mishna and Ron have a blast talking about her career as a writer, how the project came to be, and the making of it. - Mishna on Twitter - Ron on Twitter Crossing the 180 theme music " Gettin' Paid, Part II by Alec's Band (CC BY...

Welcome to another episode of Editors on Editing with host Glenn Garland. This week, Glenn talks with editors Tom Cross, ACE & Elliot Graham, ACE about the latest James Bond flick "No Time To Die." Tom is an Oscar winner for "Whiplash" and an Eddie winner for "La La Land" as well as the editor of "First Man." Elliot edited such films as "Steve Jobs", "Mollys Game" & "Milk" a film for which...

Today Ron speaks with writer/director Karen Cinorre . Karen is the artist behind the recently released psychological thriller and contemporary mythological retelling of the Siren story, "MAYDAY." Ron has a great convo with Karen about how she got into filmmaking, bringing this indie film to life, her process, and the important themes of women empowerment. (Note that at 37:45 they get into full blo...

On todays episode of the Frame & Reference Podcast, Kenny talks with cinematographer Kramer Morgenthau, ASC about the new HBO film "The Many Saints of Newark." Serving as the prequel to the ever popular series "The Sopranos", "The Many Saints of Newark" reveals the humanity behind Tony's struggles and the influence his family - especially his uncle, Dickie Moltisanti - had over him becoming th...

The N-word is the granddaddy of all non-PC words. It's been at the heart of many a controversy in the artistic community about its use. Today on the show we have three filmmakers taking on this topic straight on with the production of their short film "The Hard R." But two of the filmmakers are not at all who you might expect to be making such a film: a white, Jewish co-writer, Levi Gordon, and an...

On this special episode of the Art of the Frame Podcast, guest hosts Matt Jeppsen and Dean Friske talk with "Monsters of Man" writer, director and DP Mark Toia. Available on Amazon Prime, "Monsters of Man" debuted in late 2020 and has since risen to one of the top 10 action films on Amazon. In the episode, Matt and Dean talk with Mark about how he created the slick sci-fi thriller, and the challen...

As of this episode, we're less than a week away from the Emmy's. HBO's critically acclaimed limited series  Mare of Easttown has 16 nominations, including two for editing. One of the show's editing nominees is today's guest, Naomi Sunrise Filoramo . Naomi is a passionate lover of film and has an impressive CV that includes editing work on productions like  One Night in Miami, White House...

On this episode of the podcast, host Kenny McMillan brings another fantastic interview with a top cinematographer to the feed. Today we hear from multi-Emmy winner Donald Morgan, ASC about the Netflix series "The Upshaws." Donald has had a storied career having shot many of the most influential multi-cam sitcoms of the past few decades. Some of his credits include "Home Improvement", "The Ranch",...

In today's episode of Crossing the 180, Ron speaks with the filmmakers behind the Blumhouse Pictures and Ryan Murphy executive-produced Netflix documentary Pray Away . This is a powerful documentary about the conversion therapy movement in the evangelical church. Essentially the campaign helps "cure" members of LGBTQ+ community. Producer Jess Devaney of Multitude Films and writer/director Kristine...

On this week's episode of Art of the Frame, host Scott Simmons chats with editor Chancler Haynes. Chancler has a background in commercial and music video editing as well as feature films. He has worked on videos for artists such as Taylor Swift, Jennifer Lopez and Imagine Dragons. Commercial work includes spots for Lexus, General Motors and Fox Sports. Chancler also has a long collaborative h...

Peacock TV's "We Are Lady Parts" is a hilarious, touching, and uplifting comedy with a "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World" kinda vibe. The brainchild of British television writer and producer Nida Manzoor, it is a 6-episode series the follows the trials and tribulations of an all-Muslim woman punk band. Those two apparently diametrically opposed aspects of the band are the perfect recipe for a show that...

Welcome to another episode of Editors on Editing, this week Glenn talks with editors Fred Raskin, ACE & Christian Wagner about the summer blockbuster "The Suicide Squad." Written and directed by James Gunn, "The Suicide Squad" follows supervillains Harley Quinn, Bloodsport, Peacemaker and a collection of nutty cons as they are dropped off at the remote, enemy-infused island of Corto Maltese. Y...

When it comes to digital media production and marketing, few people have quite the experience as Mykim Dang (pronounced ME-kim). She's produced work for such companies as Facebook and in her role as Executive Producer of video production at America's Test Kitchen , she's helped create and distribute content for one of the premier brands in the world of cuisine. In this in-depth interview with her,...

On this weeks episode of the Art of the Frame Podcast, Scott Simmons sits down with two of the editors behind the hit FOX competion show "Lego Masters." In addition to working on both seasons of "Lego Masters", supervising Editor Karl Kimbrough has also worked on shows like "The Biggest Loser", "Running Wild with Bear Grylls", and "World of Dance." Sara Scotti was an editor on shows such as “Makin...

Welcome to another episode of Crossing the 180 with host Ron Dawson. This week, Ron talks with director Kimmy Gatewood about the Netflix rom-com "Good on Paper." Kimmy has an impressive CV as a television writer, editor, actor, and primarily director. Her narrative feature debut is the Netflix Original "Good on Paper" written by and starring comedian Iliza Schlessinger.  On this episode we ta...

Welcome to another episode of Editors on Editing, presented by American Cinema Editors! On todays episode, Glenn talks with editor Myron Kerstein, ACE about his work on the HBO Max hit film "In the Heights." Myron has edited such films as “Crazy Rich Asians” and “Garden State” as well as episodes of “Girls” and “Home Before Dark." In 2019, he was nominated for an ACE Eddie for his work on "Crazy R...

On this episode of Crossing the 180 we have Alice Brooks , director of photography for Jon Chu's adaptation of Lin Manuel-Miranda's Broadway musical sensation "In the Heights." Alice shares about her artistic inspirations, the complexity in shooting musicals and choreographed dancing, how they performed some of those more complex scenes from the movie (like the dancing on the side of the building...

On todays episode of the Art of the Frame Podcast host Scott Simmons talks with live TV editor Mark Stepp. Mark has edited dozens of live shows including the MTV Movie Awards, the Billboard Music Awards, New Years Eve Live, CMA Awards and many more. He has also edited episodes of "American Idol" and "America’s Got Talent." Mark won Primetime Emmy's in 2010 and 2012 for Outstanding Picture Editing...

Today we are excited to bring Glenn Garland on to host an audio version of his ever popular series "Editors on Editing." This new podcast, in partnership with the fantastic folks over at American Cinema Editors (ACE), will bring conversations with your favorite editors into your car, living room, editing suite and beyond.  On this episode we have editors Dody Dorn, ACE and first assistant edi...

On this week’s episode of Crossing the 180, we have the producer and director respectively of “ The Paper Tigers ”—Al’n Duong and Bao Tran. This martial arts comedy looks at what happens when three middle-aged friends and ex-Kung Fu champions look for the killer of their old master. In addition to learning about how they brought this film to life (a decade-long journey), they share: -Their take on...

We are back with another new episode of the Art of the Frame Podcast! This weeks host is Kenny McMillan, a Los Angeles based DP who is also a contributing writer to ProVideo Coalition and the host of the Frame & Reference Podcast . As we continue to widen the scope of this podcast, we are really excited to have Kenny contribute with some fantastic conversations with award winning cinematograph...

Today we have the first installment of CROSSING THE 180 , an interview series on Art of the Frame in the vein of "Fresh Air." Veteran podcaster, filmmaker, author, and marketer Ron Dawson hosts this slightly irreverent podcast where he interviews filmmakers from all aspects of the craft as they share both personal and professional stories of what it means to be a professional creative. On this epi...