Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
42 years, 9 films, 3 trilogies – and they all come down to this…Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Editor Maryann Brandon, ACE calls in from her editing suite on Endor to talk to us about cutting the last chapter […]
The Podcast
“The Avid” Turns Thirty
In December 1989, the Avid 1 / Media Composer was released to the public for the first time; launching a revolution in film and video editing. For this week’s Rough Cut podcast we talk with Avid’s founder, Bill Warner to […]
Avengers: Endgame
For over seven years editor Jeff Ford, ACE and assistant editor Robin Buday have been bringing the Avengers to life on the big screen, culminating in the biggest film of 2019, Avengers: Endgame. Jeff and Robin call in from on […]
El Camino – A Breaking Bad Movie
Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul editor, Skip Macdonald ACE guest stars on this week’s Rough Cut podcast to talk about cutting the Netflix original film, El Camino – A Breaking Bad Movie. Skip describes the unique aesthetic of the […]
Frozen 2
On this week’s Rough Cut podcast, we begin our exploration of animation with Frozen 2 editor, Jeff Draheim ACE. Jeff breaks down the process of editing an animated film and does a deep dive on… Editing storyboards and layouts to […]
Ford v Ferrari
Editors Mike McCusker, ACE and Andrew Buckland open up their edit room to The Rough Cut to talk about their new film with director James Mangold, Ford v Ferrari. Mike and Andrew get into: Setting up the stakes for the […]
A Long Time Ago in a Cutting Room Far, Far Away
A special “Book Club” edition of The Rough Cut! Editor, Paul Hirsch ACE shares stories from his new autobiography. Hear Paul tell us all about: Finding his future in a French movie theater Brian De Palma’s filmmaking grammar Cutting the […]
JoJo Rabbit
Editor Tom Eagles checks in from New Zealand to talk about his work on JoJo Rabbit. Tom tells us all about: Walking the line between comedy and drama The films that helped craft JoJo Rabbit Using ScriptSync and PhraseFind to […]
Maleficent – Mistress of Evil
Editor Laura Jennings checks in from the U.K. to discuss her new film, Disney’s Maleficent – Mistress of Evil. Laura talks about her process on the VFX-heavy film and even indulges the audience with stories from the much-beloved Tom Cruise […]
Zombieland: Double Tap
Double the taps and double the editors. Dirk Westervelt, ACE and Chris Patterson share editorial duties on the long-awaited sequel to 2009’s undead comedy classic, Zombieland. Dirk and Chris talk to us about getting the band back together for Zombieland: […]