Double the taps and double the editors. Dirk Westervelt, ACE and Chris Patterson share editorial duties on the long-awaited sequel to 2009's undead comedy classic, Zombieland.  Dirk and Chris talk to us about getting the band back together for Zombieland: Double Tap. Tune in to hear their thoughts on: Fun with audience test screenings Managing the cutting room Sharing scenes and comparing comedic beats Making up the rules of Zombieland as you go along See Dirk give a tour of his Media Composer timeline from Deadpool 2. Get your hands on Z-land's favorite NLE, Avid Media Composer! Send me your questions and comments.  Or leave me a message!    

In this episode of The Rough Cut, we talk with Gemini Man editor, Tim Squyres ACE about his latest movie with director Ang Lee. Tim doubles down on the tech talk and teaches us about high frame rate filmmaking, as well as… The trouble with human faces Lamberts. What’s a lambert?! How the best picture cut is sometimes made with sound Cutting at least two versions of a scene Saying “smart things” as an assistant Subscribe to Avid Media Composer today!

Joker editor, Jeff Groth stars on this edition of the Rough Cut!  Jeff is in studio to talk about… The 70’s cinema influence on Joker Using Script-based editing in Avid to get the most out of every line Editing linearly on a non-linear editor Director Todd Phillips’ uncanny ability to predict his movie’s final runtime Quit clowning around and get your Media Composer today!  

For our special IBC-edition of The Rough Cut, editor Chris Dickens and music editor Andy Patterson discuss their collaborative effort on the film, Rocketman. Chris and Andy talk about: Re-recording Elton John classics for the film Using lyrics to support the film narrative The interchange between picture and music editing How to work yourself into the film ...and much, much more!

In this week's Rough Cut podcast, Gabriel Fleming, ACE talks about one of this summer's biggest movies, Angel Has Fallen. Gabe tells us about... Going from Jean-Luc Godard to Gerard Butler Working solo vs collaborating with other editors Finding magical moments within handheld camera shots Working with 48fps in editorial Cutting against a “clock” The importance of lunch

In this week's episode, Emmy-winning editor Kelley Dixon, ACE calls in to talk about her experience editing her first feature film, Paramount Pictures' The Goldfinch.  Kelley tells us about... The challenge of translating Donna Tartt's 800 page, Pulitzer prize-winning novel into a feature film How working on a feature compares to television Understanding how to serve the vision of the director while being true to yourself Being aware of when the characters are "aware" The power of profile shots, proscenium framing and pre-lap edits

Boo!  Things take a turn for the creepy in this week's Rough Cut podcast with Jason Ballantine, ASE ACE as we talk about his new film, IT - Chapter Two. Jason talks to us about... The challenge of following up the #1 box office horror movie of all time Working the pendulum between horror and comedy Literal headaches from VFX The balance between developing characters and driving plots  

In this week’s episode, veteran editor Robert Leighton joins us on a canal ride in Amsterdam to look back upon a career that includes such beloved films as; This is Spinal Tap, The Princess Bride, Bull Durham and When Harry Met Sally, just to name a few.  Bob talks to us about… Pioneering the “mockumentary” The benefits of “flipping the gate” Finding refuge under the avocado tree Editing big to small Getting the day off on When Harry Met Sally

Recorded prior to EditFest LA '19, ACE Editors Molly Shock, Maura Corey, Jamie Nelsen and Tom Costantino hold court on the topic of Demystifying the Differences Between Scripted and Unscripted TV Editing.

For this week's episode of The Rough Cut, we're joined by editor Dean Zimmerman, ACE. Dean talks about... - His history and ongoing work with director, Shawn Levy - Working on location for the new Ryan Reynolds film, "Free Guy" - Mining every frame of footage for "gold" - Dynamic Dutch angles in Stranger Things : Season 3 - The performance altering power of FluidMorph™