Happy Holidays, Post Production Fans!  A bonus Rough Cut podcast featuring Elf editor, Dan Lebental ACE.  Originally recorded in 2013, ten years after Elf made its debut in theaters, we chatted with Dan about his memories of working on the film, including... How the film originally had a darker, more cynical tone Working in a hybrid Avid/Film workflow When an editor and director become like "an old married couple" Cutting forced perspective footage How the studio always knew it would be a hit...yeah, right Give the gift of Avid Media Composer! Subscribe to The Rough Cut for more great interviews with the heroes of the editing room!

42 years, 9 films, 3 trilogies - and they all come down to this...Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Editor Maryann Brandon, ACE calls in from her editing suite on Endor to talk to us about cutting the last chapter in the Skywalker saga. Maryann discusses... Cutting ten feet away from the action Working with three less months in post than on 'Force Awakens' The JJ Abrams "factor" The process of continuing Princess Leia's story Go back to the beginning and listen to our podcast with Star Wars and 'Empire' editor, Paul Hirsch. Enter to win a (probably autographed) hardcover edition of Paul Hirsch's book! Take advantage of the latest promos for Avid Media Composer! Subscribe to The Rough Cut for more great interviews with the heroes of the editing room!  

In December 1989, the Avid 1 / Media Composer was released to the public for the first time; launching a revolution in film and video editing.  For this week's Rough Cut podcast we talk with Avid's founder, Bill Warner to discuss what prompted him to create the Media Composer as well as the challenges he faced along the way.  Bill talks about... How a corporate Christmas video made him give up linear editing forever A fortuitous encounter with Apple that opened his eyes to the power of the Mac platform The importance of capturing commercial editorial The open arms (and minds )of Hollywood What "Avid" actually stands for and the origins of the "Pyramid" logo See the original 1987 Avid prototype on the defunct Apollo workstation. Check out how the Avid 1 / Media Composer looked when it was introduced in 1989. Get your own copy of the industry-leading NLE and take advantage of the promos while they last! Subscribe to the Rough Cut podcast here.

For over seven years editor Jeff Ford, ACE and assistant editor Robin Buday have been bringing the Avengers to life on the big screen, culminating in the biggest film of 2019, Avengers: Endgame. Jeff and Robin call in from on location of their next film to reflect on their time in the MCU and to talk about: Making the jump from assistant to editor Dialing in the dailies Adapting to the styles of different directors Breaking scenes into acts The benefits of working in “shoot” order The “indie rock” aesthetic of the MCU "The Dude" knows editing Plus... Take advantage of the latest promos for Avid Media Composer! Enter to win a (probably autographed) hardcover edition of Paul Hirsch's book! Subscribe to The Rough Cut for more great interviews with the heroes of the editing room!  

Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul editor, Skip Macdonald ACE guest stars on this week's Rough Cut podcast to talk about cutting the Netflix original film, El Camino - A Breaking Bad Movie. Skip describes the unique aesthetic of the BB universe as well as... How the cinematography influences his editing Getting in the right "head" of the characters in the scene Making a cinematic tv show vs making a movie for tv Advice on making the jump from assistant editor to editor Save 20% on a 1-yr subscription to Media Composer (Dec 2nd-8th)! Be a pal and subscribe to the Rough Cut! Don't forget to enter to win (by entering your contact info) a hardcopy edition of editor Paul Hirsch's new autobiography.  

On this week's Rough Cut podcast, we begin our exploration of animation with Frozen 2 editor, Jeff Draheim ACE.  Jeff breaks down the process of editing an animated film and does a deep dive on... Editing storyboards and layouts to ready for production Selling the story with scratch tracks and temp fx Adjusting camera moves and sketches with AfterFX The “sweatbox” stage of post production Cutting back on overwriting and over explaining Subscribe to The Rough Cut for more info and stories from your favorite post production pros! Make today the day you try Avid Media Composer | First...for free!  

Editors Mike McCusker, ACE and Andrew Buckland open up their edit room to The Rough Cut to talk about their new film with director James Mangold, Ford v Ferrari.  Mike and Andrew get into: Setting up the stakes for the characters to have it pay off in the action The power of Pre-Viz Using surround sound to help with perspective in the race cars Fun with FluidMorph Enter to win a (probably autographed) hardcover edition of Paul Hirsch's book! Subscribe to The Rough Cut for more great interviews with the heroes of the editing room! Get your own Avid Media Composer!

A special "Book Club" edition of The Rough Cut!  Editor, Paul Hirsch ACE shares stories from his new autobiography. Hear Paul tell us all about: Finding his future in a French movie theater Brian De Palma's filmmaking grammar Cutting the "prom scene" from Carrie Joining the Rebels to edit Star Wars Darth Vader's Camaro-inspired TIE fighter Saving Ferris Landing Planes, Trains & Automobiles Enter to win a (probably autographed) hardcover edition of Paul's book! Buy it now on Amazon! Subscribe to The Rough Cut for more great interviews with the heroes of the editing room!

Editor Tom Eagles checks in from New Zealand to talk about his work on JoJo Rabbit.  Tom tells us all about: Walking the line between comedy and drama The films that helped craft JoJo Rabbit Using ScriptSync and PhraseFind to manage improv Going from stereo to 3.1 The long term impact of Swedish cinema...sort of Give a listen to our podcast with Joker editor, Jeff Groth. Try out ScriptSync and PhraseFind in the new Media Composer. Subscribe to The Rough Cut!  

Editor Laura Jennings checks in from the U.K. to discuss her new film, Disney's Maleficent - Mistress of Evil. Laura talks about her process on the VFX-heavy film and even indulges the audience with stories from the much-beloved Tom Cruise timewarp flick, Edge of Tomorrow! Laura tells us about... What it's like to have your release date moved up 7 months during post Balancing the comedy and drama to suit all ages Using musical cues to drive the tone of a scene Taking an indie approach to big-budget movies Check out the new features in Avid Media Composer! Subscribe to The Rough Cut!