Hillbilly Elegy

Hillbilly Elegy editor James Wilcox, ACE joins the Rough Cut to talk about cutting Ron Howard’s new film.  James first collaborated with Howard on the series, Genius, and received an ACE Eddie award for his work on the episode, “Einstein – Chapter 1”.  Unlike most feature editors who started their journey in post as an assistant, James actually started out as an editor, but working in news and sports.  This experience proved invaluable to him later in his career when he started cutting scripted shows and features.

The Crew

James D. Wilcox, ACE – Genius “Einstein – Episode 1”, Hawaii 5-0, CSI – Miami, My Wife and Kids

The Coverage

  • Using the book as a reference for adding voice over
  • How editing news can help you with cutting scripted features
  • Acting classes for editors
  • The different approaches to editing film vs tv
  • Falling in and out of love with temp mixes
  • Modulating masterful performances

The Credits

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