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The Cutting Room Dozen #2

Hello and welcome to your monthly rundown of some of the most interesting editing-related content out there.

#1 - Editor Simon Smith on Andor​

Emmy and BAFTA-winning editor Simon Smith breaks down the editing of episodes 9 and 10 of Andor, discussing some of the choices made in the cutting room, and why those choices were made.

#2 - Editing Storage Guide: Best Setup for 2023​

SSD? HDD? RAID? NAS? Most of us cut at home or in our own workspaces from time to time, and one thing an Editor can’t survive without is storage solutions for their media.

#3 - The Last of Us Editors Reveal Why They Didn’t Cut to Action​

Another video from The Editing Podcast, sitting down with editors Timothy Good and Emily Mendez to discuss their work on the show.

#4 - The Most Important Filmmaker You Haven’t Heard Of​

Here's the first of a couple of videos on one of the great film editors, the legendary Dede Allen, editor of Bonnie & Clyde, Dog Day Afternoon, The Breakfast Club, The Hustler, Serpico, Reds, Wonder Boys, Slap Shot and a whole bunch of other classic films.

#5 - Inside the Cutting Room of Dede Allen​

This is a long one, but it’s a fascinating extended interview with several editors and others who Allen “mentored, collaborated with, and inspired”, including her son, Oscar-winning Re-Recording Engineer Tom Fleischman.

#6 - Overlooked No More: Dorothy Spencer, Film Editor Sought Out by Big Directors​

I will admit to never having heard of Dorothy Spencer until very recently, despite the fact that she was a 4-time Oscar nominated Editor who worked with Hitchcock, John Ford, Elia Kazan, Frank Capra and Ernst Lubitsch amongst others. Some career.

#7 - An Assistant Editor’s Guide to Syncing Projects in Premiere Pro​

Wondering if you should use Merged Clips when syncing your audio? Don’t. Here’s how you should be doing it.

#8 - Mandalorian S1 Editors​

I ended up rewatching Mando seasons 1 and 2 after finishing the latest one. This is Part 1 of 4 of the editing team for season 1 discussing the process of cutting the show, including pre-viz and working with the Volume.

#9 - How Kubrick, Spielberg, and Inarritu Stage their Scenes​

This video has been appearing on my YouTube homepage for months and I finally got round to watching it the other day. Although not directly about editing, there’s a lot in here that’s useful for an Editor to consider when building a scene.

#10 - Star Wars: Return of the Jedi sound design explained by Ben Burtt​

As a film nerd I’m a sucker for behind the scenes making-of stories, not least if there’s the chance of picking up some tips and tricks I can use in my own work.

#11 - Why Top Gun won the Oscar for sound​

Top Gun: Maverick’s supervising sound producer Al Nelson breaks down how the sound for the film’s opening sequence was built (also, $20 says Eddie Hamilton didn’t hand over a silent opening sequence to the sound team).

#12 - Sharing SECRET Editing Tips I Learned at FILM SCHOOL​

And here are a handful of useful principles to remember when doing your own sound design in an edit.

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That's all for now!

Take care,

Neil

The Cutting Room

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