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Editor - Andrew Weisblum ACE THE FRENCH DISPATCH editor, Andrew Weisblum ACE joins forces for the fifth time with director Wes Anderson. Andy's history with Wes began with THE DARJEELING LIMITED (2007) and was followed up by FANTASTIC MR. FOX (2009), MOONRISE KINGDOM (2012) and ISLE OF DOGS (2018). THE FRENCH DISPATCH was written, directed, and produced by Wes Anderson and stars an ensemble cast featuring Benicio del Toro, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton, Léa Seydoux, Frances McDormand, Timothée Chalamet, Jeffrey Wright, Bill Murray, Owen Wilson and many more talented actors. It tells the tale of the French foreign bureau of a fictional Kansas newspaper, compelled to create its final issue when Arthur Howitzer Jr., the editor of the newspaper, dies suddenly of a heart attack. According to the wishes expressed in his will, publication of the newspaper will be suspended following one final farewell issue in which three articles from past editions of the paper are republished, along with his obituary. The project was first mentioned in August 2018 as an untitled musical set after World War II. That December, the film was officially announced with Anderson calling it a "love letter to journalists." Filming took place between November 2018 and March 2019. Following a year delay, THE FRENCH DISPATCH had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021 and was theatrically released in the United States by Searchlight Pictures on October 22, 2021. ANDREW WEISBLUM ACE Aside from his rich body of work with Wes Anderson, Andy is also a frequent collaborator with director Darren Aronofsky. In addition to his Oscar®-nominated work on Aronofsky's BLACK SWAN (2010), Andy also collaborated with him on THE FOUNTAIN (2006), BROKEN ENGLISH (2007), THE WRESTLER (2008), NOAH (2014) and MOTHER! (2017). The two are currently at work on Aronofsky's next film, THE WHALE. Editing The French Dispatch In our discussion with THE FRENCH DISPATCH editor, Andrew Weisblum ACE, we talk about: Editing from an animatic Wes Anderson's disdain for ADR Using color and framing for punctuation The fun of splits and morphs and sub-frame editing When an editor has to neuter a film The Credits Get your free 100GB of media transfer at MASV Visit ExtremeMusic for all your production audio needs Check out the free trial of Media Composer | Ultimate Subscribe to The Rough Cut podcast and never miss an episode Visit The Rough Cut on YouTube

Editors - Tom Cross ACE and Elliot Graham ACE NO TIME TO DIE editors, Tom Cross ACE and Elliot Graham ACE combine their collective talents for storytelling and their love for the Bond franchise in director Cary Joji Fukunaga's take on the iconic super agent. NO TIME TO DIE is the twenty-fifth film in the James Bond series. It stars Daniel Craig in his fifth and final outing as fictional British MI6 agent, James Bond. In this film, Bond, who has left active service with MI6, is recruited by the CIA to find a kidnapped scientist, which leads to a showdown with a powerful adversary. TOM CROSS ACE Editor Tom Cross first really made a name for himself working alongside director Damien Chazelle on their breakout film, WHIPLASH. Among the many accolades garnered by the film was Cross's Oscar® win for Best Film Editing. Chazelle and Cross would follow that up with another hit movie, LA LA LAND, for which Cross was again nominated for an Oscar®. The two would team up yet again for FIRST MAN, a biopic about astronaut Neil Armstrong. Cross is currently working with Chazelle on the forthcoming film, BABYLON. ELLIOT GRAHAM ACE Editor Elliot Graham wasted no time in making his way into the editor's chair, bypassing the more traveled route of assistant editing. Graham cut his teeth on a healthy mix of music videos and action movies, punctuated by his work with Oscar®-winning editor John Ottman (BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY) on Bryan Singer's X2: X-MEN UNITED. Although Elliot would go on to do more action/superhero movies like SUPERMAN RETURNS and CAPTAIN MARVEL, it was his work on MILK, the story of gay rights activist and politician, Harvey Milk that brought Elliott an Oscar® nomination. Editing No Time to Die In our discussion with the NO TIME TO DIE editors Tom Cross ACE and Elliot Graham ACE, we talk about: Creating action within a dialogue scene What they require in their editing suites Hans Zimmer taking over the music during post How Tom and Elliot got started in the business Considerations when cutting IMAX footage The Credits Get your free 100GB of media transfer at MASV Visit ExtremeMusic for all your production audio needs Listen to the podcast on First Man with Tom Cross ACE See Tom Cross take you on a tour of his First Man timeline Check out the free trial of Media Composer | Ultimate Subscribe to The Rough Cut podcast and never miss an episode Visit The Rough Cut on YouTube

Editors - David Webb, Steve Ackroyd, Phil Hignett and Izabella Curry The Sex Education editing team of David, Steve, Phil and Izzy join The Rough Cut to talk about their work on Season Three of the hit series. Sex Education is a British teen comedy-drama streaming television series created by Laurie Nunn for Netflix. The show follows the lives of the students, staff and parents of the fictitious Moordale Secondary School as they contend with various personal dilemmas, often related to sexual intimacy. The first season of Sex Ed was released in January 2019, the second in January 2020 and, after a pandemic related delay, the third in September 2021. The series has been renewed for a fourth season. DAVID WEBB David Webb is partner, Managing Director and a film editor at Final Cut Ltd . He cut his teeth on music videos in the early 2000's for George Michael, Charlatans, Super Furry Animals, Paul McCartney and Robbie Williams among others. David also collaborated with Edgar Wright on many of his early music videos, including Mint Royale's 'Blue Song', the inspiration for Wright's film Baby Driver. Earlier in his career, he spent a decade cutting commercials before moving into long-form at the request of director Jim Field-Smith. Webb has collaborated with Jim ever since, working on The Wrong Mans; Endeavour; Criminal; Defending The Guilty and, most recently, Truth Seekers. STEVE ACKROYD Steve Ackroyd is an award-winning editor represented by Final Cut. After starting his career cutting ads for the BBC, Ackroyd was headhunted by the edit house & expanded into the world of commercials and music videos. In 2015, Ackroyd made the leap into longform TV with Channel 4's multi-award winning comedy Catastrophe, directed by Ben Taylor - he proceeded to be the sole editor on the show for the first 3 seasons. Ackroyd has since cut series such as Hang Ups, Frank Of Ireland and all 3 seasons of the internationally acclaimed Sex Education for Netflix. He's just finished a stint on the UK version of Call My Agent and is currently working with director Paul McGuigan on four-part drama Inside Man for the BBC and Netflix, starring Stanley Tucci and David Tennant. PHIL HIGNETT Prior to joining the post team for Sex Education in Season Two, Phil's work could be seen on the series Dead Pixels and Year of the Rabbit, also helmed by Sex Education director, Ben Taylor. Phil is also credited with editing six episodes of the comedy, Stath Lets Flats. IZABELLA CURRY Izabella is a film editor based in Brighton and London. Her credits include the feature film Two For Joy [directed by Tom Beard] which premiered at Edinburgh International Film Festival 2018 and the short film Kara [directed by Deepa Keshval] which was premiered at The London Film Festival 2017. Editing Sex Education In our discussion with the Sex Education editing team of David Webb, Steve Ackroyd, Phil Hignett and Izzy Curry, we talk about: Balancing multiple story lines and "checking in" with characters Collaborating in a COVID bubble Team building through table tennis Working with director Ben Taylor Taking inspiration from Steven Soderbergh's Out of Sight The Credits Get your free 100GB of media transfer at MASV Visit ExtremeMusic for all your production audio needs Check out the free trial of Media Composer | Ultimate Subscribe to The Rough Cut podcast and never miss an episode Visit The Rough Cut on YouTube

Editor - Maryann Brandon ACE Venom: Let There Be Carnage editor, Maryann Brandon ACE completes a trilogy of her own with her third appearance on The Rough Cut podcast! Having previously appeared to discuss her work on the Star Wars sequels (The Force Awakens and The Rise of Skywalker), Maryann once again finds herself on board a high-profile franchise flick. Venom: Let There Be Carnage is directed by Andy Serkis and stars Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock / Venom and Woody Harrelson as serial killer Cletus Kasady / Carnage. In the film, Brock struggles to adjust to life as the host of the alien symbiote known as Venom, while Kasady escapes from death row after becoming the host of Carnage, a chaotic spawn of Venom. MARYANN BRANDON ACE Maryann Brandon is, without question, no stranger to the big movies and big movie franchises. She first teamed up with director JJ Abrams, someone who would become a central figure in her career, back when Abrams was doing the action tv series, Alias. In fact, Maryann even directed a few of those shows. From there, Maryann worked with JJ on Mission Impossible 3, Star Trek, Super 8, Star Trek Into Darkness, and finally Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Among the many other films Maryann has edited was a film that came out in 2018 called Venom, which she co-edited with Alan Baumgarten ACE. Editing Venom: Let There Be Carnage In our discussion with Venom: Let There Be Carnage editor, Maryann Brandon ACE, we talk about: Managing the amount of VFX so as not to exhaust the audience or the budget The tonal balancing act of Venom The qualities of a great assistant editor The value of shooting clean plates on set Reactions to Star Wars editor, Marcia Lucas's comments on the sequels The Credits Get your free 100GB of media transfer at MASV Visit ExtremeMusic for all your production audio needs Check out the free trial of Media Composer | Ultimate Subscribe to The Rough Cut podcast and never miss an episode Visit The Rough Cut on YouTube

Editor - Jason Ballantine ASE ACE The Guilty editor, Jason Ballantine ASE ACE had always wanted to work with director Antoine Fuqua; he just figured it would be on an action film in the vein of the features Fuqua is known for (Training Day, The Replacement Killers, Olympus Has Fallen). But with Fuqua's remake of the critically acclaimed Danish film, Den Skyldige "The Guilty" (2018), Ballantine instead finds himself at the editorial helm of a psychological thriller. The Guilty takes place over the course of a single morning in a 911 dispatch call center. Call operator Joe Baylor (Gyllenhaal) tries to save a caller in grave danger—but he soon discovers that nothing is as it seems, and facing the truth is the only way out. JASON BALLANTINE Jason Ballantine began his editing career in the horror genre (one which he would return to often) with the Australian thriller Wolf Creek (2005). From there he would edit other fright flicks, such as Prom Night (2008), Crush (2009) and Needle (2010). But it would be his work on director Andy Muschietti's adaptation of Stephen King's It (2017) and It: Chapter Two (2019) that would put an exclamation point on Jason's work in the horror medium. Currently at work on Muschietti's The Flash (2022), Jason has also previously teamed up with directors Baz Luhrmann and Matthew Vaughn for The Great Gatsby (2013) and The King's Man (2021) respectively. Editing The Guilty In our discussion with The Guilty editor, Jason Ballantine, we talk about: Interviewing with a director Recording dialogue over zoom An assistant who's also a VFX editor Everything you'd ever want to know about futzing audio Ignoring the notes and making the movie the director wants to make The Credits Get your free 100GB of media transfer at MASV Visit ExtremeMusic for all your production audio needs Check out the free trial of Media Composer | Ultimate Subscribe to The Rough Cut podcast and never miss an episode Visit The Rough Cut on YouTube

Editor - Greg O'Bryant Brand New Cherry Flavor editor, Greg O'Bryant told his frequent collaborator, and B.N.C.F. show runner, Nick Antosca that he couldn't believe that any studio would back a series based on Todd Grimson's 1996 book of the same name; but if any did, Greg was "all in". As it turns out, Netflix was all in too. The result is an 8-episode series that almost defies description, but here's how Netflix describes it anyway. A filmmaker heads to Hollywood in the early '90s to make her movie but tumbles down a hallucinatory rabbit hole of sex, magic, revenge — and kittens. As accurate a description as that is, it doesn't even scratch the surface of what Greg and his friends created for the streaming giant. GREG O'BRYANT Brand New Cherry Flavor editor, Greg O'Bryant first began his partnership with Nick Antosca on Channel Zero, a SyFy Channel anthology series based on the popular Internet "Creepypastas" Candle Cove, The No-End House and Butcher's Block. This would not be the first anthology series where O'Bryant would lend his editorial talents, as he also worked on the tv adaptation of Steven Soderbergh's The Girlfriend Experience. Prior to Brand New Cherry Flavor, O'Bryant and Antosca would join forces once again on Hulu's original series, The Act. In addition to these projects, Greg also edited the critically acclaimed political drama, The Report. Editing Brand New Cherry Flavor In our discussion with Brand New Cherry Flavor editor, Greg O'Bryant, we talk about: Building a partnership with show runner Nick Antosca Creating the "nightmare logic" for the series Working with the LiveGrain process Keeping a clean timeline for the next editor The importance of being intentional with music The Credits Visit ExtremeMusic for all your production audio needs Check out the free trial of Media Composer | Ultimate Subscribe to The Rough Cut podcast and never miss an episode Visit The Rough Cut on YouTube

Editor - Catrin Hedström Candyman is a supernatural slasher film directed by Nia DaCosta and written by Jordan Peele, Win Rosenfeld and also DaCosta. The film is a direct sequel to the 1992 film of the same name and the fourth film in the Candyman film series. In 2019, twenty-seven years after the events of the first film, visual artist Anthony McCoy (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) lives in Chicago with his girlfriend, art gallery director Brianna Cartwright (Teyonah Parris). Brianna's brother Troy shares with them the urban legend of Helen Lyle (Virginia Madsen), a graduate student who went on a killing spree in the early 1990's. Lyle's rampage culminated in a bonfire outside Chicago's Cabrini-Green housing project, where she attempted to sacrifice a baby in the fire. The residents were able to rescue the child before Helen perished in the fire in an apparent act of self-immolation. Desperate for a creative spark to turn his career around, Anthony roams around the Cabrini-Green housing project for inspiration. There, he eventually meets William Burke, a laundromat owner who introduces him to the story of the Candyman (Tony Todd). When Burke was a child he had a frightening encounter with a hook-handed man named Sherman Fields. Police believed Fields put a razor blade in a piece of candy that was given to a white girl. Young William inadvertently alerted the police to Sherman's presence inside the walls of one of the Cabrini-Green towers, leading them to beat Fields to death. When children continued to receive candy with razor blades inside, Sherman Fields was exonerated. Since then, the legend implies that if somebody says "Candyman" five times to a mirror, he will appear and kill the summoner. CATRIN HEDSTRÖM Candyman editor, Catrin Hedström joins us while on location for her current collaborative effort with director Nia DaCosta, Marvel Studios' The Marvels. The Swedish native first met DaCosta when she was studying at NYU. Since then, the two have gone on to work together on the British crime drama series, Top Boy (2019) and the film, Little Woods (2018). Editing Candyman In our discussion with Candyman editor, Catrin Hedström, we talk about: Connecting to the original Candyman film The uncelebrated beauty of cross dissolves Grounding the audience to a character Using wide shots and negative space to create "room" for Candyman Her preference for scary soundscapes over using stings The Credits Visit ExtremeMusic for all your production audio needs Check out the free trial of Media Composer | Ultimate Subscribe to The Rough Cut podcast and never miss an episode Visit The Rough Cut on YouTube

Editors - Daysha Broadway, Stephanie Filo, Jessica Hernández ACE A Black Lady Sketch Show is an American television sketch comedy show created by Robin Thede for HBO. The show consists of comedic sketches performed by a main cast of Black women comedians. The first season premiered with six episodes on August 2, 2019 and received a 2020 TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sketch/Variety Shows. Though the second season was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it premiered April 23, 2021 and won three Black Reel Awards and is currently nominated for four Primetime Emmy® awards; including an Outstanding Picture Editing for Variety Programming nomination for Daysha, Stephanie and Jessica. They went on to win that Emmy! DAYSHA BROADWAY Los Angeles native Daysha Broadway began her career with a Master's Degree in Film Editing from Dodge College of Film and Media Arts at Chapman University. Since graduation she has spent the past ten years editing documentary, scripted, and unscripted television. In addition to A Black Lady Sketch Show, her credits include numerous television shows such as Insecure, 9-1-1, Twenties and Boomerang. Daysha has also contributed her talents to documentary features such as Light Girls and Surviving R. Kelly, the latter of which earned her a Peabody award. STEPHANIE FILO Stephanie Filo is an award-winning editor and activist with over a decade of experience editing and producing both scripted and unscripted content. Aside from editing film and tv, Stephanie spends much of her spare time producing and editing social action campaigns and documentaries. Her work on the news documentary series Mental State earned her an Emmy® nomination for the episode Aging Out about youth aging out of the American foster care system. She also earned an Emmy® win for her editing on the Mental State episode Separated which covered ICE deportations, making herself and Nzinga Blake the first Sierra Leonean women to ever win an Emmy® award. JESSICA HERNÁNDEZ ACE Jessica Hernández is a first generation Cuban-American filmmaker whose work ranges from scripted television to documentaries and features. Her films include Bomb It (Tribeca 2007), The Garden (Oscar nom 2008), Karma Calling (Best Feature New Jersey Film Fest 2009), Bhutto (Competition Sundance 2010, Emmy nom, Peabody 2011), Treatment (Tribeca 2011), The Punk Singer (SXSW 2013), and The Boy Band Con (SXSW 2019). In addition to A Black Lady Sketch Show, her 2021 scripted television projects include Adam McKay's Untitled LAKERS series and Ava DuVernay's COLIN In B&W. Editing A Black Lady Sketch Show In our discussion with the A Black Lady Sketch Show editing team of Daysha Broadway, Stephanie Filo and Jessica Hernández ACE, we talk about: The role of the Supervising Editor Being the new editor on the team The VFX aspect of making "five minute" comedies Editing tools you can't live without Honing your editing chops in unscripted tv The Credits Visit ExtremeMusic for all your production audio needs Check out the free trial of Media Composer | Ultimate Subscribe to The Rough Cut podcast and never miss an episode Visit The Rough Cut on YouTube

Editors - Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir ACE, Nat Sanders ACE and Harry Yoon ACE Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings editors Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir ACE, Nat Sanders ACE and Harry Yoon ACE combined their unique skills and sensibilities to craft the heart, comedy and action that made Marvel's latest entry in the MCU a hit with audiences and critics alike. Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, "Shang Chi" tells the story of a skilled martial artist who was trained to be an assassin by his father at a young age. Shang Chi chooses not to follow the same path as his father, the immortal leader of the "Ten Rings" army of assassins, and runs away to San Francisco to live a mild-mannered life parking cars. ELÍSABET RONALDSDÓTTIR ACE Iceland native, Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir, is widely known for her work on high-adrenaline action films such as Deadpool 2 (2018), Atomic Blonde (2017) and John Wick (2014). She is currently editing the action movie, Bullet Train (2022). NAT SANDERS ACE Once named as part of Filmmaker magazine's "25 New Faces Of Independent Cinema" in 2009, Nat Sanders is known for his work on If Beale Street Could Talk (2018), Moonlight (2016), and the tv series, Girls (2016). Nat is also the only person has won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Editing twice. HARRY YOON ACE Immediately prior to his work on Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Harry Yoon was being lauded for his work with director Lee Isaac Chung on the Oscar®-nominated film, Minari (2020). Harry's other work includes the films The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019), First Man (2018) and Detroit (2017). Editing Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings In our discussion with Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings editors Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir ACE, Nat Sanders ACE and Harry Yoon ACE we talk about: Finding the beats of hand-to-hand fight scenes Turning a problematic open into contextual flashbacks Dialing in characters that exist for comic relief Overcoming the resistance to making big cuts that come with big costs Being typecast into specific genres The Credits Get your free 100GB of media transfer at MASV Visit ExtremeMusic for all your production audio needs See which Avid Media Composer is right for you Subscribe to The Rough Cut podcast and never miss an episode Visit The Rough Cut on YouTube

Editors - Jess Brunetto, Susan Vaill ACE, Ali Greer Hacks editors Jess Brunetto, Susan Vaill ACE and Ali Greer each find themselves nominated for an Emmy® award for their work on Season One of their hit series. For those not familiar with the show, Hacks is an American comedy-drama series created by Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky that streams on HBO Max. The show tells the story of two very funny women at different points in their careers. Deborah Vance, a legendary Las Vegas stand-up comedy diva, is struggling to maintain relevance while the head of the casino where she performs tries to pare down on her performance dates. Ava is a Gen Z comedy writer who is unable to find work due to being "canceled" over an insensitive tweet. The two reluctantly team up to freshen up Vance's material, while learning to respect each other's differences along the way. JESS BRUNETTO Jess Brunetto is a director, writer, producer and editor. Her film work has screened at Cannes, Venice and Sundance. Her directorial debut Sisters (2021) premiered at SXSW and was nominated for the Grand Jury Award. In addition to Hacks, her other editor credits include; Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens (2020), Broad City (2014), American Vandal (2017) and Jordan Peele's The Last O.G. (2018), on which she also served as an associate producer. SUSAN VAILL ACE Susan's love of music-driven storytelling has led her to be described as 'a legendary music supervisor masquerading as an award-winning editor.' After assistant-editing documentaries and feature films like The Last Samurai (2003), Susan edited over 70 episodes of Grey's Anatomy (2005) which won the Golden Globe for Best Drama Series in 2008. Susan also directed three episodes of the series, one of which featured an Emmy-winning performance by guest actress Loretta Devine. In addition to Hacks, her other television editor credits include; Space Force (2020), Grandfathered (2015), Me, Myself and I (2017), This Is Us (2016), and Lodge 49 (2018). ALI GREER In addition to her Emmy® nomination for Hacks, Ali was twice nominated for an ACE Eddie award for her work on the series, Portlandia. In fact, Ali's editorial career is highlighted by several standout series in the comedy genre. Her time as an assistant editor was punctuated with a stint on Kroll Show (2015) as well as the aforementioned Portlandia (2015). From there she went on to edit such shows as Dream Corp LLC (2018), Black Monday (2020) and Schmigadoon! (2021). Editing Hacks In our discussion with the Hacks editing team of Jess Brunetto, Susan Vaill ACE and Ali Greer, we talk about: The money is no object approach to needle drops The danger of checking your email on a Friday night Breaking the rules of network television Honoring When Harry Met Sally Doing mixes over Zoom...in a car The Credits Get your free 100GB of media transfer at MASV Visit ExtremeMusic for all your production audio needs Check out the free trial of Media Composer | Ultimate Subscribe to The Rough Cut podcast and never miss an episode Visit The Rough Cut on YouTube