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The Cutting Room Dozen #5

Hello and welcome to your monthly rundown of some of the most interesting editing, post-production, and filmmaking-related content online.

#1 - Nick Houy, ACE and the Barbie post team discuss Barbie​

The ever excellent Steve Hullfish returns for his in-depth interview with the Editorial team behind the box-office monster that is Barbie.

#2 - Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson & Eddie Hamilton talk Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One​

The Filmmakers Podcast interview Mission Impossible Editor Eddie Hamilton about his latest project (after a short chat with stars Simon Pegg and Rebecca Ferguson).

#3 - Eddie Hamilton, ACE, discusses Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning​

Eddie Hamilton and Steve Hullfish appear again in Art of the Cut’s discussion of the latest Mission Impossible installment.

#4 - ADOBE FIREFLY: The Future of AI Video Editing!​

AI is probably going to change not just how we edit, but how we create material for, and in, the edit too. Here’s a glimpse of the near future.

#5 - How to Receive Client Feedback (Even When it’s Not Constructive)​

Dealing with notes, both emotionally and in practical terms, is a major part of life as an Editor. Here are some excellent tips on how to manage the process.

#6 - The Social Network - How Editing Turned a Conversation into a Masterpiece​

Even with just a few setups, a dialogue scene is a scene with a thousand possibilities. Here’s a look at the famous opening from The Social Network, winner of the Oscar for Best Editing, and how the filmmakers shaped the scene with their shot choices.

#7 - Editor Lynne Willingham, ACE on Trusting her Gut with the "Breaking Bad" Pilot​

Editing is experimenting, and the best Directors and Producers love to be surprised by something they’d never even considered.

#8 - Ultimate Guide to Camera Movement — Every Camera Movement Technique Explained​

If you’re unsure exactly which camera move is actually a “Pan”, and which ones get incorrectly called a pan (that’s most of them), check out this in-depth video.

#9 - Art of the Opening Scene — How to Start a Movie 6 Different Ways, From Nolan to Baumbach​

Beginnings and endings are often the two parts of a film you’ll spend the most time trying to get working. Here’s a breakdown of 6 different approaches to a film’s opening scene.

#10 - Making the Grade: Color in TV and Film featuring Colorists Eric Whipp and Andrea Chlebak​

The Colorists collectively responsible for Mad Max: Fury Road, Happy Feet, Watchmen, Elysium, Mandy, and Chappie discuss their work.

#11 - MAD MAX Colorist Breaks Down his Grading Process​

Mad Max: Fury Road Colorist Eric Whipp goes into more detail about his process and his work on the film.

#12 - What is Color Grading?​

And to finish things off, here’s a clever little video demonstrating the power of grading (and music).

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On The Site

If you’re a Trainee Editor, Assistant Editor or Post Coordinator who missed our one-day Zoom course Post-Production Demystified but still want to learn all about how Post-Production is best planned and managed, and how the Edit fits into it all, recordings of the day are now available.

Our Shaping a Scene course, which will teach you how to edit scripted drama scenes like a professional, with hands-on exercises cutting scenes from an award-winning independent feature film, is available too.

And over on Twitter, we’ve been asking top film & TV editors for their top editing tips, so keep an eye on the hashtag #topeditingtips for more nuggets of advice over the next few weeks.

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That's all for now!

Take care,

Neil

The Cutting Room

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