Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 1

[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/27477654/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/7788bb/” width=”100%” scrolling=”no” class=”podcast-class” frameborder=”0″ placement=”top” primary_content_url=”http://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/theroughcut/Mission_Impossible_-_Dead_Reckoning_Part_1.mp3″ libsyn_item_id=”27477654″ height=”90″ theme=”custom” custom_color=”7788bb” player_use_thumbnail=”use_thumbnail” use_download_link=”use_download_link” download_link_text=”Download this episode” /]

Editor – Eddie Hamilton ACE

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – DEAD RECKONING PART 1 editor Eddie Hamilton ACE has been immersed in the TCEU (Tom Cruise Extended Universe) since 2015 when Eddie took the editorial helm of MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: ROGUE NATION.  And with the exception of a quick return to his roots with director Matthew Vaughn for KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE (2017), Eddie has spent all his subsequent time working on MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – FALLOUT (2018), TOP GUN: MAVERICK (2022) and the upcoming MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – DEAD RECKONING PARTS 2 (2024).  Both within, and beyond, these three franchises, Eddie has clearly set himself apart as one of the top action-movie editors working today.

In this latest installment of the now 7-film long action franchise, Ethan Hunt and the IMF team must track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity if it falls into the wrong hands. With control of the future and the fate of the world at stake, a deadly race around the globe begins. Confronted by a mysterious, all-powerful enemy, Ethan is forced to consider that nothing can matter more than the mission — not even the lives of those he cares about most.

Editing Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 1

In our discussion with editor Eddie Hamilton ACE, we talk about:

  • Cutting two films at one time
  • Action first, dialogue last
  • “Have 160TB hard drive, will travel”
  • The verbal choreography of an exposition scene
  • Edgar Wright’s keen ear for storytelling

The Credits

Visit ExtremeMusic for all your production audio needs

Hear Eddie talk about his work on Mission: Impossible – Fallout

Take a guided tour with Eddie on his Avid timeline from Mission: Impossible – Fallout

Listen to Eddie’s podcast on TOP GUN: MAVERICK

Check out Eddie Hamilton’s Timeline Tour for TOP GUN: MAVERICK

See which model of Avid Media Composer is right for you

Subscribe to The Rough Cut podcast and never miss an episode

Visit The Rough Cut on YouTube