For those that aspire to careers in film and tv editing, this panel (originally recorded for ACE EditFest 2021) offers plenty of great advice and lots of interesting origin stories from five editors who have helmed some of the most acclaimed films and television shows.
HARRY YOON ACEThe Newsroom, Euphoria, Minari, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
JOI McMILLON ACEMoonlight, If Beale Street Could Talk, The Underground Railroad, Zola
BEN BULATAO ACEBiography, Ice Road Truckers, Black Gold, Deadliest Catch
MELISSA McCOY ACECSI, I Love Money, Rush Hour, Ted Lasso
ALAN BAUMGARTEN ACEZombieland, Molly's Game, The Trial of The Chicago 7, Being the Riccardos
Building Careers in Film and TV EditingIn our discussion with these amazing ACE editors, we talk about:
- Starting an editing career with a blooper reel
- How sometimes you have to take a step sideways or backwards to move forward
- The immutable truth that WHO you meet in film school can be more important than WHAT you learn in film school
- What it means to be good in the room
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Hear Alan Baumgarten talk about his Oscar-nominated work on The Trial of the Chicago 7
Listen to Melissa McCoy discuss editing Ted Lasso
Harry Yoon on his work on Minari and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
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