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WeCrashed Apr 11, 2022

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Editor - Justin Krohn, ACE

WeCrashed editor, Justin Krohn is An Emmy-nominated American Film & TV editor based in Los Angeles. Krohn began his career working as an assistant editor in Los Angeles & New York, most notably on Martin Scorsese's Bob Dylan documentary, NO DIRECTION HOME (2005). Continuing to work in the Scorsese orbit while in New York, he contributed to the George Harrison documentary LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD (2011), while also working on Michael Haennke's US remake of FUNNY GAMES (2007) & several Bruce Springsteen documentaries for director Thom Zimny.

Returning to Los Angeles, Justin began to work as an editor on AMERICAN HORROR STORY (2015-2016), BLOODLINE (2017), TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN (2017), & THE CURRENT WAR: DIRECTOR'S CUT (2017). Beginning in 2017, he began working with director Sam Esmail on the acclaimed series, MR. ROBOT (2017-2019), starring Rami Malek, & then Amazon's limited series HOMECOMING (2018), starring Julia Roberts. In 2018, he was nominated for an Emmy for his work editing TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN for director David Lynch.

WeCrashed is an American drama streaming television miniseries based on the podcast WeCrashed: The Rise and Fall of WeWork by Wondery. The series stars Jared Leto and Anne Hathaway and follows the entrepreneurial rise and fall of WeWork, one of the world's most valuable startups, and the characters whose chaotic love made it all possible.

Editing WeCrashed

In our discussion with WeCrashed editor, Justin Krohn, ACE we talk about:

Getting film schooled by Thelma Schoonmaker
The editorial benefits of cross-boarded shooting
Motivated cutting techniques to accelerate the story
Making the most out of montages
Learning and re-learning the communications skills an editor needs

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Maid Apr 04, 2022

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Editor - Annette Davey, ACE

MAID editor, Annette Davey, ACE first began her journey into post production in her native Australia. After a stroke of good fortune led her to a program funded by a grant from the Australian government where she would learn her craft amongst sixteen women for six months, Annette began assistant editing in tv and enrolled in film school. From there she would make the move to the U.S. so she could continue her career path, editing a variety of projects in both film and television. Her feature film work is accented by an indie hit about a young waitress in an abusive relationship, 2007's WAITRESS. On the tv side, Annette has worked on such series as; HOW TO MAKE IT IN AMERICA (2010), HUNG (2009-2011), TRANSPARENT (2014), GLOW (2018), ZOEY'S EXTRAORDINARY PLAYLIST (2020) and Hulu's original series, PAM AND TOMMY (2022).

MAID is based on a memoir from author Stephanie Land called, Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive. It tells the story of a young mother named Alex (Margaret Qualley) who leaves her abusive boyfriend in the middle of the night, taking their toddler daughter with her. Once on their own, Alex struggles to make ends meet while working as a maid and dreaming of a future as a writer.

Editing MAID

In our discussion with MAID editor, Annette Davey, ACE we talk about:

The challenge of interviewing for jobs over Zoom
Crafting multi-dimensional antagonists
The benefits of at-home editing
Enhancing the performances of child actors with stolen moments between takes
How her own career path influenced what she looks for in an assistant

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The Batman Mar 28, 2022

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William Hoy ACE, Tyler Nelson, Will Files, Douglas Murray

THE BATMAN post production team of editors Bill Hoy and Tyler Nelson, along with supervising sound editors Will Files and Doug Murray, are justifiably proud of the film they've made. In breaking the mold of the superhero archetype, they achieved director Matt Reeves' vision of a noir murder mystery that's more in the vein of classis 70's cinema than the glossy blockbusters of the 21st century. Adding to this feat is the fact that they were forced to shut down one month into production only to return to action in a much more restrictive model of collaboration than they were used to. In spite of those challenges, audiences and critics alike have responded in a big way to the remarkably fresh take on DC Films' dark knight.

The story of THE BATMAN begins two years into his crimefighting legacy, forgoing the usual origin story elements often found in super hero tales, and follows Batman / Bruce Wayne as he ventures into Gotham City's underworld where he must track a sadistic killer prone to leaving behind a trail of cryptic clues. As the evidence begins to lead closer to home and the scale of the perpetrator's plans becomes clearer, he must forge new relationships, unmask the culprit and bring justice to the abuse of power and corruption that has long plagued the city.

WILLIAM HOY ACE

William Hoy is known for his work on NO WAY OUT (1987), DANCES WITH WOLVES (1990), THE BONE COLLECTOR (1999), DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (2014) and WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES (2017).

TYLER NELSON

Tyler Nelson is known for his assistant editing work on THE SOCIAL NETWORK (2010), THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (2011) and GONE GIRL (2014); as well as his editing work on MINDHUNTER (2017-2019) and SHADOW AND BONE (2021).

WILL FILES

Will Files is known for his work on CLOVERFIELD (2008), DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (2014), WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES (2017), STAR WARS: EPISODE VII - THE FORCE AWAKENS (2017) and VENOM (2018).

DOUGLAS MURRAY

Douglas Murray is known for his work on THE ENGLISH PATIENT (1996), CLOVERFIELD (2008), DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (2014), WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES (2017) and ANT-MAN AND THE WASP (2018).

Making The Batman

In our discussion with THE BATMAN post production team, we talk about:

The influence of 70's cinema on THE BATMAN
Using POV driven sound to internalize character feelings
Building the "voice" of the Batmobile
The anatomy of a chase scene
Futzing music on the fly

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The Adam Project Mar 21, 2022

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Editors - Jon Corn ACE and Dean Zimmerman ACE Editing THE ADAM PROJECT at home, away from production and director Shawn Levy, was a new and unwelcomed experience for editor Dean Zimmerman. Throughout all their collaborative efforts, including the "Night at the Museum" films, FREE GUY (2021) and of course, STRANGER THINGS, the two were practically joined at the hip. Not only that, but Dean was balancing a new season of STRANGER THINGS, wrapping up FREE GUY and getting THE ADAM PROJECT off the ground all at the same time. Even with all his experience, he definitely needed help. Fortunately, a talented editor familiar to both Dean and Shawn was available to help the pair hit all the right notes of comedy, drama and action, for their new Netflix film.

THE ADAM PROJECT tells the tale of time-traveling fighter pilot Adam Reed (Ryan Reynolds), who accidentally crash-lands in 2022 while on his way to 2018. Once there he teams up with his 12-year-old self (Walker Scobell) on a mission to save the future.

JON CORN ACE

Prior to THE ADAM PROJECT, editor Jon Corn's first and only experience with Shawn Levy and Dean Zimmerman was in 2017 on a series called, IMAGINARY MARY. But apparently he made a pretty strong impression on the two as they trusted his talents to their latest high-profile project. And why not? Jon had an impressive roster of comedy tv to his credits, including; PARKS AND RECREATION, CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM, THE GOLDBERGS, ENTOURAGE and many others. Jon had also recently cut the feature film FATHERHOOD (2021).

DEAN ZIMMERMAN ACE

THE ADAM PROJECT finds Dean collaborating once again with director and longtime friend, Shawn Levy. The two have been working together for over twenty years on projects like the NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM franchise and a little series called STRANGER THINGS. In fact, a lot of Dean's crew from STRANGER THINGS is on board for THE ADAM PROJECT. Assistant editor Kat Naranjo, pre-viz editor Brad Tobler and sound editor Craig Henighan were all on hand for the film. So, clearly Dean takes a family-oriented approach to putting a crew together and keeping them together. And editing is a family business in more ways than one for Dean. His father, Don Zimmerman, is a highly accomplished editor in his own right. (yes, I totally copied this from the write-up on Dean I did for FREE GUY)

Dean is currently working on wrapping up Season Four of STRANGER THINGS, premiering May 27th, 2022.

Editing The Adam Project

In our discussion with THE ADAM PROJECT editors Dean Zimmerman and Jon Corn, we talk about:

The additive coolness of digital trees
Overcoming the newness to the bigness
Getting rid of remote editorial anxieties with PacPost Live
Working with Ryan Reynolds on timing and inflection notes
Sacrificing great material for the even greater good

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9-1-1: Lone Star Mar 14, 2022

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Editors - Charles Little II ACE and Bryan Colvin

9-1-1: Lone Star editors Charles Little II and Bryan Colvin make their debut on The Rough Cut to describe both their workflow for the Fox procedural drama as well as the career paths that lead them there.

From 9-1-1 co-creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Tim Minear, 9-1-1: Lone Star follows a sophisticated New York firefighter who, along with his son, relocates from New York City to Austin, Texas. He must try to balance the duties of saving those who are at their most vulnerable and solving the problems in his own life. He is joined by other firefighters as well as members of the police department and emergency medical services.

CHARLES LITTLE II ACE

Charles is an accomplished motion picture editor, television producer and an award-winning multimedia creative. In 2008, Charles received the Best Editing Award for The Luminaries' inspiring music video entitled Peace at the fifth annual Elevate Film Festival which challenged international filmmakers to create works of social and environmental importance. In 2012, Charles directed and edited a series of short brand films for ad agency Gertude, Inc. which earned him a bronze Telly Award. Charles' credits also include unscripted series for networks like Showtime, Discovery, NatGeo and VH1; including Ru Paul's Drag Race and MTV Networks' 1 World Hip-Hop Championship where Charles wore several hats including Editor, Director and Executive Producer. Charles is an active member in various post-production groups promoting diversity and advancement within the film and television industry; and is a proud member of the Motion Picture Editor's Guild (I.A.T.S.E. Local #700).

BRYAN COLVIN

Bryan is an up and coming motion picture editor, currently working on 9-1-1 on FOX (created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk & Tim Minear), with his roots in all forms of media creation growing up. From music performance, composition, video editing, motion graphics, even adobe flash before that went the way of the dodo. Any art form that involved media placed over a timeline, was of interest in his upbringing. At the age of 19 Bryan cut a web series called Noah's Arc created by Patrik-Ian Polk that was picked up by LOGO Network. He's cut many music videos, short films, and a sum of 7 indie feature films since his first, and 2 more as Additional Editor. In 2013 Bryan cut his first feature film Blackbird, starring Mo'Nique, Isaiah Washington, and new comer Julian Walker, which even got a small theatrical release in major cities. Always striving to dig deeper into story and plot, and engage the audience better with edge-of-your-seat excitement and empathy for the characters. Always striving to learn new tools and improve the time it takes for thought to be built in the timeline for real, all while guiding the collaborative synergy at the edit bay to keep it flowing all the way to lock picture.

Editing 9-1-1: Lone Star

In our discussion with the editors of 9-1-1: Lone Star, we talk about:

Snapchat editorial setups
Trolling Twitter for audience feedback
Taking the mad scientist approach to remote "Parsec" workflows
Loving the trim tool and 3-band EQ
Being an "emotional DJ"

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Rise of the Assistants - Ep 4 Mar 07, 2022

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Asst. Editors - Francesca Castro, Art O'Leary ACE, Irene Chun, Daniel Morfesis, Christina Mar

For those that aspire to careers in film and tv editing, this panel (originally recorded for ACE EditFest 2021) offers plenty of great advice and lots of interesting origin stories from five assistant editors who have worked on some of the most acclaimed films and television shows.

FRANCESCA CASTRO

Life Sentence, Whiskey Cavalier, Ted Lasso

ART O'LEARY ACE

The Next Iron Chef, Forever Young, Deadliest Catch

IRENE CHUN

Eastsiders, Minari, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

DANIEL MORFESIS

If Beale Street Could Talk, Zola, The Underground Railroad

CHRISTINA MAR

Trumbo, Molly's Game, Eternals

Building Careers in Film and TV Editing

In our discussion with these amazing assistant editors, we talk about:

Taking ownership of your mistakes
What happens in the cutting room stays in the cutting room
The importance of being genuine and having a good attitude
How anyone can be a mentor

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Peacemaker Feb 28, 2022

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Editors - Fred Raskin ACE, Greg D'Auria and Gregg Featherman

PEACEMAKER editors Fred Raskin ACE, Greg D'Auria and Gregg Featherman have worked together going back many years, just never all together on the same project. For the HBO Max spinoff of James Gunn's THE SUICIDE SQUAD, the three have combined their collective talents to create a series that balances comedy, action and drama with Gunn's signature style.

PEACEMAKER is an American television series based on the DC Comics character Peacemaker. It is the first DC Extended Universe (DCEU) television series and is set after the events of THE SUICIDE SQUAD. The series follows jingoistic killer Christopher Smith / Peacemaker as he joins "Project Butterfly"; a black ops squad that targets extra-terrestrial parasitic butterfly-like creatures.

FRED RASKIN ACE

In looking for an editor and Associate Producer for his first DC tv series, James Gunn had to look no further than an old friend from his Marvel days, editor Fred Raskin. Fred worked with Gunn on both Guardians of the Galaxy films, as well as Peacemaker's origin film, THE SUICIDE SQUAD (2021). In addition to his work with Gunn, another prominent director that Fred is known to cut for is Quantin Tarantino. Fred handled the editorial duties for Django Unchained, The Hateful Eight and, most recently, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

GREG D'AURIA

Editor Greg D'Auria has crossed paths with Fred Raskin on more than one occasion in their careers. Also a veteran of the "Quentin Tarantino Extended Universe", Greg has worked as assistant and editor on films such as KILL BILL: VOL 1 (2003) and DJANGO UNCHAINED (2012). D'Auria also lent his editorial talents to films like FAST & FURIOUS 6 (2013) and F9: THE FAST SAGA (2021).

GREGG FEATHERMAN

While PEACEMAKER marks the first time that Gregg Featherman has worked with Raskin, he was assisted by editor Greg D'Auria on the films MUSIC OF THE HEART (1999) and TEXAS RANGERS (2001). Although the earlier part of his career was primarily in feature film, Featherman has spent most of his career editing tv series such as; ENTOURAGE (2005-2011), SHAMELESS (2013-2015) and JANE THE VIRGIN (2015-2016).

Editing PEACEMAKER

In our discussion with PEACEMAKER editors Fred Raskin ACE, Greg D'Auria and Gregg Featherman, we talk about:

Editing the most awesome show open ever
John Cena's incredible improv talents
Working with James Gunn on a tv series vs working with him on a film
Meeting the director over FaceTime and communicating via notes
Resurrecting the career of a Norwegian glam metal band

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Rise of the Assistants - Ep 3 Feb 21, 2022

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ACE Editors - Harry Yoon, Joi McMillon, Ben Bulatao, Melissa McCoy, Alan Baumgarten

For those that aspire to careers in film and tv editing, this panel (originally recorded for ACE EditFest 2021) offers plenty of great advice and lots of interesting origin stories from five editors who have helmed some of the most acclaimed films and television shows.

HARRY YOON ACE

The Newsroom, Euphoria, Minari, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

JOI McMILLON ACE

Moonlight, If Beale Street Could Talk, The Underground Railroad, Zola

BEN BULATAO ACE

Biography, Ice Road Truckers, Black Gold, Deadliest Catch

MELISSA McCOY ACE

CSI, I Love Money, Rush Hour, Ted Lasso

ALAN BAUMGARTEN ACE

Zombieland, Molly's Game, The Trial of The Chicago 7, Being the Riccardos

Building Careers in Film and TV Editing

In our discussion with these amazing ACE editors, we talk about:

Starting an editing career with a blooper reel
How sometimes you have to take a step sideways or backwards to move forward
The immutable truth that WHO you meet in film school can be more important than WHAT you learn in film school
What it means to be good in the room

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Harry Yoon on his work on Minari and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

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Flee Feb 14, 2022

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Editor - Janus Jansen

FLEE editor, Janus Jansen began his filmmaking journey when he first stepped into an editing room on Monday, February 5th 1970. Fifty-two years later he can look back upon a career rich in both scripted films, such as SMILLA'S SENSE OF SNOW (1997) and THE HOUSE OF THE SPIRITS (1993), as well as documentaries like STRONG ISLAND (2017) and A CIVILIZED COUNTRY (2014). Fourteen of those films were done with noted Danish director, Bille August.

FLEE follows Amin Nawabi, who, on the verge of marrying his husband, shares his story for the first time about his hidden past fleeing his home country of Afghanistan to Denmark as a refugee.

Editing FLEE

In our discussion with FLEE editor, Janus Jansen we talk about:

To dub or not to dub, that is the question
Creating animatics
Keeping post in sync with animation
Doing sound design when there's little-to-no production audio
What the word 'home' means to an editor

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MasterChef: Legends Feb 07, 2022

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Editors - Molly Shock ACE, Matt Cluett, Ezra Hudson

MASTERCHEF: LEGENDS editors Molly Shock, Matt Cluett and Ezra Hudson join The Rough Cut to talk about their ACE Eddie nominated work on Season 11 of the reality TV juggernaut.

Featuring celebrity chef Gordon Ramsey, the cooking competition pits amateur and "at home" chefs against one another in an ongoing gauntlet of culinary challenges until only one contestant is left standing. The competition takes place in the MasterChef soundstage located in Los Angeles, CA; which includes a large kitchen area with several cooking stations that are overlooked by a balcony, a well-stocked pantry, a freezer/fridge area and a fine-dining restaurant/seating dining area room used for certain challenges.

MOLLY SHOCK ACE

Aspiring director Molly Shock discovered her love of editing through her disdain for being on set. The DGA's loss was unscripted tv's gain as Molly's storytelling skills and eye for "salty looks" has helped create some of the most popular shows in the world of reality television. Too numerous to name in their entirety, Molly has edited such reality tv standouts as; BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT, TOP CHEF MASTERS, PROJECT RUNWAY, SURVIVOR, NAKED AND AFRAID and RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE ALL STARS. Always up for a challenge, Molly has never met an escape room she didn't like or a turkey she couldn't cook.

MATT CLUETT

Matt Cluett's first opportunity to try his hand at cutting unscripted tv began in Australia on the Aussie versions of many well known reality franchises, including shows such as; THE BIGGEST LOSER, THE APPRENTICE, SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE, THE X FACTOR, WIFE SWAP, AUSTRALIA'S NEXT TOP MODEL, THE BACHELOR and of course, MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA. Currently on his third season of MASTERCHEF: LEGENDS, Matt focuses much of his attention on the "super tease" element of the show.

EZRA HUDSON

USC film school grad, Ezra Hudson initially found himself on a track to being a "very" junior feature development studio exec and then marketeer at Legendary Pictures. At that point Ezra considered the process of post production to be boring, based on some brief experience he had visiting a film cutting room while he was in high school. Despite that previous conception of post, Ezra knew he needed to do something more visceral and vital with his talents. That desire put him back on course with editing, joining shows like LEGO MASTERS and DANCING WITH THE STARS, and ultimately leading him to lend his "God's eye view" to the finishing phase of MASTERCHEF: LEGENDS.

Editing MasterChef: Legends

In our discussion with MASTERCHEF: LEGENDS editors Molly Shock ACE, Matt Cluett and Ezra Hudson, we talk about:

What it's like to be on a show that can have a team of up to 20 editors
How they divide up the workflow with "Builders", "Polishers", & "Finishers"
How you work remotely with such a large team
Why the cold opens and "next on" segments are so important to the whole context of an episode
Managing the sheer volume of media required to make a show like MasterChef

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