Art of the Frame

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Editors on Editing w/ “Wild Horse Nine” Editor: Mikkel E. G. Nielsen Nov 05, 2026

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In this episode of Editors on Editing, Glenn Garland sits down with award winning editor Mikkel Nielsen. Mikkel has edited such gripping films as Beast of No Nation, A Royal Affair, The Sound of Metal, for which he was nominated for the Eddie and won the BAFTA and Oscar, Lee, Hamlet, and The Banshees of Inisherin, for which he was nominated for the Eddie, BAFTA, and Oscar. Now he's crafted, the wickedly funny and powerful film, Wild Horse Nine.

Thanks again to ACE for partnering with us on this podcast, check out their website for more.

Want to see more interviews from Glenn? Check out "Editors on Editing" here.

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The Alan Smithee Round Table: (“Post in Transition: Automation, AI, and Mixing Light”) Oct 30, 2026

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Hey everyone, welcome to the Alan Smithee Podcast! This week the gang discuss NAB New York, the latest industry news including the tension between vertical and horizontal video and, Instagram’s move toward long-form TV viewing. The highlight of the podcast is their interview with Patrick Inhofer about suspending Mixing Light and the changing state of professional color-grading education. And of course there’s a handful of very cool things or us post-production people to get excited about.

Show Notes

Women Without Boundaries award for Katie

Instagram Tests 90-Minute Horizontal Videos in Major Play for Podcasters and Creators

Instagram chases YouTube with a push for longer, widescreen videos

MotionVFX coming to Apple Creator Studio in November

Blackmagic offers up discounts for DaVinci Resolve Studio and Resolve products - until November 20 - but also HW price increases

New York Poised to Overtake California as Top State for Movie and TV Production

Netflix initiated layoffs affecting approximately 6% of its workforce.

Skydance started employee buyouts aka voluntary redundancy

VN.ai’s report found that every AI model generated at least one copyright-protected character, even when a character’s name was not referenced in a text prompt.

One Cool Thing

Katie: In NY I met some really amazing women, Ayana Partee blew my mind. She’s a lawyer with a million amazing side hustles. Among other things she’s currently leading https://www.akuakromdp.com/ Akuakrom Development Project, a sustainable city in Ghana, and Haiti Housing Collaborative Initiative to develop disaster-resilient, low-cost housing.

Michael: Bitfocus Buttons (and Companion) + StreamDecks

Scott: Freedom (https://freedom.to)

The Alan Smithee Round Table: (“AI, Vertical Video & the Future of Filmmaking”) Sep 23, 2026

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Hey everyone, welcome to the Alan Smithee Podcast! This week the gang explore the different ways DaVinci Resolve, Premiere Pro and other’s are using AI to reshape film making. There’s some good news for California film makers with the announcement of the 2027 post production tax credits. Two special guests, Kasey Esser and Vanessa von Schwarz join the conversation to share their experiences with vertical micro dramas. And of course there’s a handful of very cool things or us post-production people to get excited about.

Show notes:

AMC Theatres Launches Indie Distribution Label Leawood Films

‘American Idol’ Moving Production To Georgia As ABC Series Becomes Latest To Leave California

Paramount is looking for Nashville office space as it weighs leaving LA

CA post production tax credit is law: goes into effect Jan 2027

IBC:

Resolve 21 is a huge update

Resolve native integration with Codex and Claude https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/media/release/20260908-03

Adobe’s IBC release for Premiere and After Effects

Battle of the NLE AI Assistants

https://www.avid.com/press-room/2026/09/avid-and-google-cloud-deliver-browser-based-media-composer-and-agentic-workflows

Avid and FilmLight announce Baselight-powered color coming natively to Media Composer

https://www.provideocoalition.com/provideo-coalitions-best-in-show-winners-from-ibc-2026/

One Cool Thing

Katie: I met a VFX editor named Corinne Pickett who lives on a boat. She showed me pics of her at home setup, where she does VFX editing and online editing, ON A BOAT. https://www.linkedin.com/in/corinne-pickett-56b1b820/

Michael: Alan Smithee on YouTube - Resolve Studio with scripting and workflow extensions

Scott: ‘The Odyssey’ Was Shot on Real Film. This Is the Only Place Left Making It. (NY Times gift article link: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/arts/kodak-film-the-odyssey.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ClE.Pc0N.RqlLsjWbAs6g&smid=url-share)

Editors on Editing w/ “The End of Oak Street” Editor: John Axelrad. Sep 04, 2026

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This week Glenn is joined by John Axelrad. John has edited such excellent films as We Own the Night, Two Lovers, Crazy Heart, The Lost City of Z, Papillon, Ad Astra, Antebellum, Chevalier, and Spaceman. Now he has crafted the thrilling adventure, The End of Oak Street.

Thanks again to ACE for partnering with us on this podcast, check out their website for more.

Want to see more interviews from Glenn? Check out "Editors on Editing" here.

The Alan Smithee Round Table: (“What We Did Last Summer”) Sep 01, 2026

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Hey everyone, welcome to the Alan Smithee Podcast! The gang is back, refreshed from a summer break with lots to talk about: Hollywood’s hopeful rebound, post-production tech updates, acquisitions in both tech and media, the latest AI news, and of course, some very cool things for us post-production people to get excited about.

Show Notes

Katie: https://www.dailyspecialstudios.com

Michael: Harnesses: Claude Dispatch, Hermes, OpenClaw

Scott: EditSwitch: Training and consulting for the migrating video editor https://www.editswitch.com

Paramount / Warner Brothers merger

https://www.axios.com/2026/08/11/david-ellison-paramount-california

https://www.ajc.com/arts-entertainment/2026/08/paramount-eyes-georgia-other-states-for-hq-move-amid-antitrust-case/

2026 Box Office

https://gower.st/articles/keeping-momentum-2026-sees-highest-grossing-june-quarter-first-half-this-decade-international-domestic-box-office/

https://www.reuters.com/commentary/breakingviews/hollywoods-hit-parade-is-becoming-sideshow-2026-08-27/

California Tax Credits

https://film.ca.gov/lights-camera-action-41-new-film-projects-to-receive-californias-film-first-year-of-expanded-program-projected-to-bring-6-6-billion-in-economic-impact/

https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/california-film-tv-tax-incentive-program-state-budget-issue-provision-sb-1122/

YouTube to Indies

https://www.forbes.com/sites/daviddeal/2026/06/10/obsession-and-backrooms-prove-youtubes-a-powerful-pipeline-for-filmmakers/

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jun/01/youtube-gen-z-filmmakers

Avid changes to third-party storage:
https://kb.avid.com/pkb/articles/en_US/knowledge/shared-project-workflows-with-third-party-storage
https://www.provideocoalition.com/avid-media-composer-2026-8-will-bring-changes-to-third-party-storage/
https://hedge.co/blog/avid-bin-locking-enterprise

Disney and TikTok have a deal

Adobe acquired Topaz

New Macs including Mac Studio M5 Ultra

One Cool Thing

Katie: Allosphere at UCSB https://allosphere.ucsb.edu/

Michael: Harnesses: Claude Dispatch, Hermes, OpenClaw.

https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/

https://openclaw.ai/

Explainer: https://blueflame.ai/blog/ai-harnesses-explained

Scott: My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade (Listen)

Editors on Editing w/ “Beef” Editor: Laura Zempel Aug 06, 2026

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This week Glenn Garland is joined by Laura Zempel. Laura's edited such exceptional projects as Euphoria, for which she was nominated for an Eddie and won the Primetime Emmy; Lessons in Chemistry, Sirens and Beef, for which she won an Eddie and a Primetime Emmy in Season 1, and is once again nominated for an Emmy for Season 2.

Thanks again to ACE for partnering with us on this podcast, check out their website for more.

Thanks to Netflix for sponsoring this podcast.

Want to see more interviews from Glenn? Check out "Editors on Editing" here.

The Alan Smithee Round Table: (“Winners & Losers in Tech & AI”) Jun 09, 2026

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Hey everyone, welcome to the Alan Smithee Podcast! The gang wrapped up their fourth season with an engaging discussion on the evolving landscape of the film and post-production industries, particularly in light of recent advancements in tech, software updates, and the economic challenges facing us all. And as always, there are some really cool things to get excited about!

Show notes:

Television Academy Endorses Post-Production Tax Credit Bill as Assemblyman Nick Schultz Rallies Support in Burbank: ‘We Should Have Done This a Decade Ago’: https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/television-academy-post-production-tax-credit-nick-schultz-1236742365/?brid=YWdncwFmYWtlZHVtbXkxNmJ5dGVz&utm_id=97757_v0_s00_e231_tv2_tp1_a1demonzwuzsgr

Entertainment Commission Scrapped in Nashville Mayor's Proposed Budget: https://www.nashvillescene.com/news/pithinthewind/entertainment-commission-scrapped-budget/article_ae4d509f-470f-401f-a252-2d757d805919.html

AI On the Lot happened
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/gareth-edwards-excited-ai-filmmaking-1236608376/

Amazon announced 3 AI created animation films using their AI tool. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/amazon-orders-three-animated-series-generative-ai-1236606219/

https://www.fastcompany.com/91549877/animation-using-ai-jorge-r-gutierrez-book-of-life-amazon-mgm-studios-genai-creators-fund

https://pasqualepillitteri.it/en/news/3965/amazon-prime-video-ai-animated-series

One Cool Thing:

Katie- music video Time Machine https://youtube.com/shorts/u5pVLODN5z4?si=SFG6QkmesO0d65yZ

https://unnecessaryinventions.com/

Michael- Bitfocus Companion + Streamdeck or similar - automate all of the things. https://bitfocus.io/

Scott- https://raindrop.io (finally a bookmark manager I love!)

Editors on Editing w/ “Stranger Things” Editor: Dean Zimmerman Jun 05, 2026

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This week Glenn Garland is joined by Dean Zimmerman to discuss his editing on Stranger Things, for which he was nominated once for an Eddie and three times for a Primetime Emmy, winning the Emmy once. Dean has also edited such projects as Jumper, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, and Secret of the Tomb. Date Night, Free Guy, The Adam Project, All the Light We Cannot See, Deadpool & Wolverine.

Thanks again to ACE for partnering with us on this podcast, check out their website for more.

Thanks to Netflix for sponsoring this podcast.

Want to see more interviews from Glenn? Check out "Editors on Editing" here.

Editors on Editing w/ “The Traitors” Editors: James Seddon-Brown, David Moon & Matthew Pratt Jun 01, 2026

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This week, Glenn is joined by James Seddon-Brown, who has edited Love Island UK, Britain's Got Talent, The Circle, Big Brother UK, and Traitors Season 3 for which he was nominated for the Eddie and won the Primetime Emmy. David Moon, who has edited Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares, Undercover Boss, Married at First Sight UK, Celebrity Race Across the World UK, for which he won the BAFTA for Factual Entertainment, and Gogglebox UK, for which he won the BAFTA for Best Reality and Constructed Factual. And Matthew Pratt, who has edited The Greatest Dancer, The Masked Dancer UK, Revenge TV and Britain's Got Talent. Now they have brought their excellent skills to Season 4 of the exciting reality show, The Traitors.

Thanks again to ACE for partnering with us on this podcast, check out their website for more.

Thanks to Peacock for sponsoring this podcast.

Want to see more interviews from Glenn? Check out "Editors on Editing" here.

Editors on Editing w/ “The Madison” Editor: Chad Galster May 25, 2026

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This week Glenn Garland is joined by Chad Galster. Chad has edited such excellent projects as Those Who Wish Me Dead, Mayor of Kingstown, Yellowstone, 1883, 1923, Willie Nelson & Family, Lioness, and "Landman." Now he's helped craft one of the best drama series of the year, The Madison.

Thanks again to ACE for partnering with us on this podcast, check out their website for more.

Thanks to Paramount Plus for sponsoring this podcast.

Want to see more interviews from Glenn? Check out "Editors on Editing" here.

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