News of the World editor, William Goldenberg ACE ("Billy" to his friends), joins The Rough Cut to discuss his new film with director Paul Greengrass. News of the World is the second film Billy has done with Paul, their first being the film 22 July. Based on a book of the same name by author Paulette Jiles, News of the World follows Captain Jefferson Kidd (played by Tom Hanks), a Civil War veteran who now makes a living traveling the American south reading newspapers to townsfolk for ten cents a head. During his travels, Kidd finds a young girl who was captured by a Native American tribe as an infant and takes it upon himself to return her to her last remaining family.
A highly accomplished editor, Billy has been nominated for an OSCAR® a total of five times; The Insider, Seabiscuit, The Imitation Game, Zero Dark Thirty and Argo. The latter two nominations came on the same year, with Billy ultimately winning for Argo, directed by Ben Affleck. The two also worked together on Live By Night and Gone Baby Gone.
Editing News of the WorldIn our discussion with News of the World editor William Goldenberg ACE, we talk about:
- Working with different assistants in different locations
- How to change the audience's alignment with the characters through editing
- How to create character arcs while cutting action scenes
- Why everyone just wants to hear about his time on The Breakfast Club
- Learning at the hands of editing legends, Dede Allen and Michael Khan
- Memories of working with comedian-turned-director Richard Pryor on his autobiographical film
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