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Art of the Cut

GLADIATOR II

Dec 5, 2024
40:48

Today on Art of the Cut we speak with Sam Restivo and Oscar-winning editor, Claire Simpson about their editing of Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II.

Claire and Sam have been on Art of the Cut previously for their work on Ridley’s Napoleon. 

Claire won an ACE Eddie, a BAFTA and an Oscar for her editing of Best Picture winner, Platoon. She was nominated for another Oscar and an ACE Eddie and won a BAFTA for her editing of The Constant Gardener.  Along with Platoon, she’s edited two other Oscar Best Picture nominees: The Reader and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.

In addition to Napoleon and Gladiator II, Sam was an additional editor on The Last Showman, The Last Duel, House of Gucci and Robin Hood. 

The discussion today is about - among other things - re-organizing the film to find the best moment to reveal critical information, the difference between editing action and dialogue scenes, and the importance of experimentation.

If you want to follow along with this podcast with a transcript and visual support including clips, trailers, and exclusive photos, check out the blog at:

borisfx.com/blog/aotc

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