Editor – Justin Krohn, ACE
WeCrashed editor, Justin Krohn is An Emmy-nominated American Film & TV editor based in Los Angeles. Krohn began his career working as an assistant editor in Los Angeles & New York, most notably on Martin Scorsese’s Bob Dylan documentary, NO DIRECTION HOME (2005). Continuing to work in the Scorsese orbit while in New York, he contributed to the George Harrison documentary LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD (2011), while also working on Michael Haennke’s US remake of FUNNY GAMES (2007) & several Bruce Springsteen documentaries for director Thom Zimny.
Returning to Los Angeles, Justin began to work as an editor on AMERICAN HORROR STORY (2015-2016), BLOODLINE (2017), TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN (2017), & THE CURRENT WAR: DIRECTOR’S CUT (2017). Beginning in 2017, he began working with director Sam Esmail on the acclaimed series, MR. ROBOT (2017-2019), starring Rami Malek, & then Amazon’s limited series HOMECOMING (2018), starring Julia Roberts. In 2018, he was nominated for an Emmy for his work editing TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN for director David Lynch.
WeCrashed is an American drama streaming television miniseries based on the podcast WeCrashed: The Rise and Fall of WeWork by Wondery. The series stars Jared Leto and Anne Hathaway and follows the entrepreneurial rise and fall of WeWork, one of the world’s most valuable startups, and the characters whose chaotic love made it all possible.
Editing WeCrashed
In our discussion with WeCrashed editor, Justin Krohn, ACE we talk about:
- Getting film schooled by Thelma Schoonmaker
- The editorial benefits of cross-boarded shooting
- Motivated cutting techniques to accelerate the story
- Making the most out of montages
- Learning and re-learning the communications skills an editor needs
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