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merican Cinema Editors (ACE) and Manhattan Edit Workshop had the inspired idea to create a series called Short Cuts in order to “get that EditFest feeling all year long.” The intention in both cases was the same: To create a deeper understanding of the editor’s invisible art by having master film editors discuss and screen their work for film students, editors and enthusiasts. But instead of having panels of editors for an entire weekend, Short Cuts would focus on one esteemed editor and take place in one evening.
Making the Cut at Pixar
With unprecedented access to the Pixar edit suite, this authoritative project highlights the central role film editors play in some of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful movies of all time. Exclusive interviews with animation editors and other creative leads are supported by footage from deep inside Pixar’s vault. Nearly 90 minutes of video segments include never-before-seen works in progress, deleted scenes, and demonstrations to shed light on how these beloved stories are crafted. The challenges and essential contributions of editors in animation have never been examined in such depth and detail.
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The Invisible Cut
How Editors Make Movie Magic
By Bobbie O'Steen
This book shows how the mysterious art of film editing is actually done, by using the "out" and "in" frames of the actual cuts from classic movie scenes – namely The Graduate, Chinatown, Rear Window, The French Connection, Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid, The Big Chill, A Hard Day's Night and Body Heat…
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Legendary film editor Sam O’Steen (The Graduate, Chinatown) talks candidly with wife Bobbie O’Steen about his work in the cutting room and behind the scenes on some of the most influential movies in motion picture history. … Read More »
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Making the Cut
Bobbie's new course at Manhattan Edit Workshop explores the art and technique of master editors and their endgame decisions from inside the cutting room. Read More >