Last Night in Soho

Matt Feury

Editor – Paul Machliss ACE

THE LAST NIGHT IN SOHO editor, Paul Machliss ACE is reunited once more with director Edgar Wright.  The two first met on Wright’s BBC TV series, SPACED (1999-2001) where Machliss served primarily as on-line editor until he moved into the offline role for four episodes from the final season.

LAST NIGHT IN SOHO is a 2021 British psychological horror film directed as well as co-written by Wright.  The film stars Thomasin McKenzie, Anya Taylor-Joy, Matt Smith, Michael Ajao, Diana Rigg and Terence Stamp. It marks the final film appearances of Rigg and Margaret Nolan, who both died in 2020.  Focus Features states that the film “tells the tale of Eloise, an aspiring fashion designer, who is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s where she encounters a dazzling wannabe singer, Sandie. But the glamour is not all it appears to be and the dreams of the past start to crack and splinter into something far darker”.

PAUL MACHLISS ACE

While known most prominently for his work with Wright; SPACED (1999-2001), SCOTT PILGRIM VS THE WORLD (2010), THE WORLD’S END (2013), BABY DRIVER (2017) and LAST NIGHT IN SOHO (2021), Paul also edited the pilot episode of FLEABAG (2016), eighteen episodes of THE IT CROWD (2006-2008) and films such as THE KID WHO WOULD BE KING (2019) and THE GENTLEMEN (2019).  Paul is currently working on THE FLASH (2022) with editor Jason Ballantine ASC ACE for director Andy Muschietti.

Editing LAST NIGHT IN SOHO

In our discussion with THE LAST NIGHT IN SOHO editor, Paul Machliss ACE, we talk about:

  • The early BBC days with Edgar Wright
  • Using Media Composer and Pro Tools on set for lighting and camera control
  • Solidifying the soundtrack before production
  • Taking an analog “tape loop” approach to sound design
  • Using dupe detection to build an edit

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