Editors – Andrew Weisblum ACE and Myron Kerstein ACE
tick, tick…Boom! editors Andy Weisblum and Myron Kerstein merged their considerable talents to bring Lin-Manuel Miranda’s directorial debut to life….but not at the same time. While Weisblum began the project, COVID-related delays and a prior commitment to another film meant that Andy would not be able to finish the film. Fortunately for Miranda, he had to look no further than the cutting room of his film IN THE HEIGHTS. With that, Myron Kerstein was brought in to lend his storytelling skills to the project and bring “TTB” home.
ANDREW WEISBLUM ACE
Aside from his rich body of work with Wes Anderson, Andy is also a frequent collaborator with director Darren Aronofsky. In addition to his Oscar®-nominated work on Aronofsky’s BLACK SWAN (2010), Andy also collaborated with him on THE FOUNTAIN (2006), BROKEN ENGLISH (2007), THE WRESTLER (2008), NOAH (2014) and MOTHER! (2017). The two are currently at work on Aronofsky’s next film, THE WHALE.
MYRON KERSTEIN ACE
Even before re-teaming with Lin-Manuel Miranda for tick, tick…Boom!, Myron Kerstein had plenty of experience to draw from going into their first project together – Miranda’s Broadway hit, IN THE HEIGHTS (2021). Kerstein previously worked with IN THE HEIGHTS director John Chu on the film, CRAZY RICH ASIANS (2018). Myron also had a diverse pool of film and tv projects, including; GARDEN STATE (2004), NICK AND NORAH’S INFINITE PLAYLIST (2008), LITTLE FOCKERS (2010), THE DUKES OF HAZARD (2005), FAME (2009), GIRLS (2015-17) and HOME BEFORE DARK (2020).
Editing tick, tick…Boom!
In our discussion with tick, tick…Boom! editors Andy Weisblum and Myron Kerstein, we talk about:
- How to manage the handoff of a project from one editor to another
- Converting beats to frames when cutting a musical
- Cutting at director, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s house
- What to do with the post crew when a new editor comes in to replace the first one
- Editing with The Wu-Tang Clan looking over your shoulder
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