Today on Art of the Cut I’m speaking with Emmy-nominated editor, Susan Vaill, ACE, who’s joined by her assistant editor, Stephanie Goldstein to discuss editing the HBO series, Hacks. Susan edited 70 episodes of Grey’s Anatomy and also directed three episodes. She won an ACE Eddie for editing Hacks, and this is her second Emmy nomination for the show. She’s also edited Abbott Elementary, The Time Traveler’s Wife, Space Force, and This is Us.Stephanie has been an assistant editor on Gotham, Brooklyn 9-9, and Single Parents. She was bumped up to the editor’s chair on that show for 2 episodes.On this episode, we talk about how an editor transitions to directing, understanding the process of notes and revisions, and - since this episode of Hacks is nominatead for an EMmy, how do you judge editing?
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THE STUDIO
Today on Art of the Cut, Eric Kissack, ACE is here to discuss his Emmy-nominated editing on Seth Rogen’s TV series, The Studio.In addition to his Emmy nod for The Studio, Eric’s been nominated for three ACE Eddies and an Emmy for The Good Place, and an Emmy for Veep, among lots of other films and TV series.In this episode, Eric discusses the difficulties of editing a show that’s supposed to basically look like a oner for every scene, the fear of not being the funniest guy in the cutting room, and being on-set to essentially edit LIVE.You can read along with this podcast and see great exclusive images, trailers and more at borisfx.com/blog/aotc.
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THE PENGUIN
Today on Art of the Cut, we’re in conversation with the Emmy-nominated editors of The Penguin. They are (in order of their nominated episodes) Henk van Eeghen, ACE, Meg Reticker, and Andy Keir.Henk has been on Art of the Cut before for The Morning Show. Henk has won two Emmys and an ACE Eddie. His other past work includes the TV series Lost, Watchmen, and Fargo.Meg has been nominated for five Emmy Awards and won an ACE Eddie - and was nominated for another, mostly for her work on 30 Rock. Her other work includes Tulsa King, Perry Mason, and American Rust.Andy was nominated for ACE Eddies for two shows in 2009, winning for True Blood. His other work includes the TV series, Your Friends & Neighbors and Warrior, and the feature, Roger Dodger.In this episode, discover the way perspective changes the edit, how to organize to allow deep notes from the showrunner, and keys to regulating tone with a minimum of music.If you want to read along with this interview and see trailers clips and exclusive images, visit the BorisFX blog site at:borisfx.com/blog/aotc
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SUPERMAN
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 Four movie.Craig has also been on Art of the Cut before for Borat Subsequent Moviefilm and Deadpool 2. He was nominated for an ACE Eddie for both of those films. He also edited Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, and Pineapple Express.Ian Chase has been on the sound teams of Everything, Everywhere, All at Once, The Fantastic Four, Avatar: Fire and Ash, and Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 3. He was nominated for a Golden Reel Award for She Hulk.In this episode, Discover why the post-credit scene used to be IN the movie, how an “embedded sound person” helped deliver more than just sound, and why audiences needed a certain pace to discover a “new” Superman.You can read along with this podcast on the BorisFX blog to see trailers, timeline screenshots and exclusive images. Visit:borisfx.com/blog/aotc
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HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON
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, and Pirates of the Carribean: On Stranger Tides. And he was nominated for an Emmy for Tony Bennett: An American Classic.Discover the creative discussions about how closely a live-action remake should match its animated predecessor, taking montage inspiration from Alan Heim’s “All That Jazz,” and why lengthen some scenes and shorten others compared to the original film.You can read along with this interview on the Boris FX blog. You'll find clips, trailers, timeline screenshots and exclusive images.borisfx.com/blog/aotc.