Art of the Cut

Today on Art of the Cut, Carsten KoorPANek discusses the editing of a film that is very unusual: Coyote versus Acme. Firstly, it’s a combination of live action and animation, and second, the studio decided not to release it after it was already completed. Only years later did another company swoop in and buy the distribution rights and decide to release the film that had been languishing in a...

Today on Art of the Cut, editor Sam Restivo, talks about editing Ridley Scott’s “The Dog Stars” with co-editor, Oscar-winner, Claire Simpson.Sam has been on Art of the Cut before for Gladiator 2 and Napoleon. He was also an additional editor on House of Gucci, The Last Duel, and The Greatest Showman.Today’s discussion includes topics like the importance of setting up the movie with its meditative...

Today on Art of the Cut, editor John Axelrad, ACE, and additional editor, Taylor Bynum, discuss editing the summer blockbuster, The End of Oak Street.John has been on Art of the Cut for a full decade with Lost City of Z, Antebellum, Ad Astra, and Chevalier. He also edited Spaceman and Papillon, among many others with editing credits going back almost 25 years.Taylor was a first assistant promoted...

Today on Art of the Cut, the editors of Spider-Man Brand New Day: Nat Sanders, ACE, Harry Yoon, ACE, and Gina Sansom.Nat has been on Art of the Cut before Just Mercy, and for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, He was nominated for an Oscar and an ACE Eddie for editing Moonlight. He’s also edited If Beale Street Could Talk and Short Term 12, among others.Harry has been on Art of the Cut...

Today on Art of the Cut, editor Sierra Neal, ACE, discusses her Emmy-nominated work on the Netflix documentary Marty, Life is Short.Sierra has been on Art of the Cut several times on the documentaries, Jim Henson: Idea Man, for which she received an Emmy, and for three other documentaries, Music by John Williams, Pavarotti, and The Beatles: Eight Days a Week. She was also an additional editor on...

Today on Art of the Cut we speak with Angel Gamboa Bryant, ACE, who is nominated this year for Emmys for both The Upshaws – for Outstanding Picture Editing For A Multi-Camera Comedy Series - and Wanda Sykes Legacy – for Outstanding Picture Editing For Variety Programming.Angel has been nominated for nine total Emmys and four ACE Eddies. Her other credits include the feature film Off the Rails,...

Today on Art of the Cut, Amy Duddleston, ACE and Keiko Deguchi, ACE, the Emmy-nominated editors of HBO’s Task.Amy’s been on Art of the Cut in the past to discuss Mare of Easttown for which she received two Emmy nominations and won an ACE Eddie. Her other work includes the feature film, High Art, and TV series including The Umbrella Academy, American Gods, and Dexter.Keiko’s work includes Love and...

Today on Art of the Cut we speak with the editors of the Emmy nominated Netflix mini-series, Death by Lightning. With us today are Joseph Krings, ACE, Anna Hauger, ACE, Michael Ruscio, ACE, and Joe Leonard, ACE. Additional Editors, Bridget Case and Derek Desmond were not on the call, but we want to acknowledge their part on the series and in the show’s Emmy nomination.Anna has been on Art of the...

Today on Art of the Cut we discuss Olivia Wilde’s film, The Invite, with its two editors, Yorgos Mavropsaridis, ACE, and Anthony “Ant” Boys, ACE. Yorgos worked on the edit through the assembly cut then Ant took over for most of the rest of the edit. Yorgos has been on Art of the Cut before multiple times for Bugonia, Poor Things, and The Favourite. Yorgos is a Greek editor and graduate of the...

Today on Art of the Cut, we speak with Greg Ng about editing the Kane Parson’s indie phenomenon, Backrooms.Greg was last on Art of the Cut for LongLegs. Greg is the nominee and winner of numerous Canadian Screen Awards, Canadian Cinema Editors Awards, and Leo Awards. His other work includes The Monkey, Keeper, and the TV series, Bones of Crows.We’ll be talking about how Backrooms was sculpted in...