Art of the Cut

Today on Art of the Cut we speak with Emmy and ACE Eddie winner, Paul Crowder, ACE and Sierra Neal about Ron Howard’s documentary, “Jim Henson: Idea Man” which can be seen on Disney Plus. Paul and Sierra have both been on Art of the Cut previously for their other documentaries with Ron Howard, “Pavarotti” and “The Beatles: Eight Days a Week.”  Paul started his rise to editing fame with the documentary Dogtown and Z-Boys which won the Audience Award and directing award at Sundance in 2001 and an Independent Spirit Award in 2002. He had a long tenure with the VH-1’s Behind the Music series. Paul’s also a screenwriter and producer. Sierra’s work includes the Guns N’ Roses: Live from New York documentary. And Ringo Starr’s Big Birthday Show. She was also an additional editor on the documentary, “Carlos” - about legendary guitarist Carlos Santana - which was recently featured on Art of the Cut. If you'd like to see great clips, trailers and exclusive visual content, check out the blog and you can read along with the podcast! borisfx.com/blog/aotc

Today on Art of the Cut we speak with Job ter Berg, ACE about the film The Watchers. Job has been on Art of the Cut before - most recently to discuss Gareth Edwards’ sci-fi film, The Creator and before that for Paul Verhoeven’s film, Elle. His other work includes Benedetta, The Informer, and Brimstone. Also, check out the BLOG with exclusive images, and video content, including trailers and clips. You can read along at: borisfx.com/blog/aotc

Today on Art of the Cut we speak with Oscar nominee, Sandra Adair, ACE, about the Richard Linklater film, “Hit Man.” Sandra was last on Art of the Cut for her film “Where’d you Go, Bernadette.” She was nominated for an ACE Eddie for her work on “School of Rock.” And she was nominated for an Oscar and won an ACE Eddie for her work on “Boyhood.”  Her other work includes “Dazed and Confused,” “A Scanner Darkly,” and “Bernie.” There are a ton of great exclusive photos - including the chart she talked about in the BLOG version of this podcast. Check that out at: borisfx.com/blog/aotc

Today on Art of the Cut we speak with the editing team of the Apple TV Plus show, The Morning Show. We’re speaking with Carole Kravetz Aykanian, Plummy Tucker, ACE, and Henk Van Eeghen, ACE. Carole’s work includes features like The Little Prince, Out of Time, High Crimes, and Devil in a Blue Dress. Also TV series including Dirty John, Ballers, and The Affair.  Plummy was last on Art of the Cut to discuss editing the feature film Destroyer. Other features include The invitation and Aeon Flux, and documentary work like Alex Gibney’s Client 9. Her other TV work includes Yellowjackets and Power. Henk won an ACE Eddie for editing About Sarah, was nominated for three Emmys, including two for Lost, for which he was also nominated for two more ACE Eddies and then won an Emmy for Lost. His other work includes the TV series Watchmen and Fargo. You can follow along with this podcast, reading the transcript and checking out the great visual support, like trailers, clips and other images at: borisfx.com/blog/aotc.

Today on Art of the Cut we speak with the editing team of the Star Wars TV series, Ahsoka: (alphabetically, they are) Dana E. Glauberman, ACE, Rosanne Tan, ACE, and James D. Wilcox, ACE.  Dana was nominated for an ACE Eddie Award for her work on Ahsoka, Part Four: Fallen Jedi. She also has received Eddie nominations for multiple feature films, as well as for The Mandalorian, for which she was also nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. Dana’s been on Art of the Cut for Ghostbuster’s Afterlife, Creed 2,  and The Mandalorian.  Rosanne’s credits include Homecoming - for which she was nominated for an ACE Eddie, Mr. Robot, for which she was nominated for two ACE Eddies, Seven Seconds, Hawkeye, and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Rosie was on Art of the Cut for her work on The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. James is an ACE Eddie winning editor for his work on Einstein: Chapter One, of the Genius TV series. He’s been on Art of the Cut for two of Ron Howard’s feature films, Thirteen Lives and Hillbilly Elegy. He’s also cut TV series including CSI: Miami, Hawaii Five-0, and Roots. You can follow along with the transcript and great visual support on BorisFX's blog of this podcast. borisfx.com/blog/aotc.

Today on Art of the Cut we speak with Oscar-winning editor, Mark Sanger, ACE and editor Billy Rich about editing the Apple TV + series, Masters of the Air. Mark’s been on Art of the Cut since we chatted about his Oscar-winning film, Gravity, more than a decade ago. We’ve also discussed editing Jurassic World Dominion, Transformers: Last Knight, and Pokemon, Detective Pikachu. Billy Rich has edited features including Ghost in the Shell, Exodus: Gods and Kings, and Promised Land. And TV including Death and Other Details and Raised by Wolves. You can follow along with this podcast and the transcript at borisfx.com/blog/aotc With the transcript that are clips and great visual support for the interview.

Today on Art of the Cut we speak with editor Melissa Kent, who has been a guest of the show before for her movie Traffik, and she’s back with us to discuss the feature film Musica which is currently available on Amazon Prime. Melissa’s other work includes the feature films The Age of Adaline, The Virgin Suicides, The Dirt, The Intruder, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2, and she BEGAN with Francis Ford Coppola’s The Rainmaker. She has also cut TV including Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia, the TV movie A Raisin in the Sun, and Netflix’s American Son. Be sure to read along - with exclusive behind the scenes images - at borisfx.com/blog/aotc

Today on Art of the Cut we speak with a familiar guest of the podcast and also we get the unique opportunity to speak with the director of the film, We Grown Now. Editor Stephanie Filo, ACE, has been on Art of the Cut to talk about her Emmy and ACE-winning work on A Black Lady Sketch Show and about her Emmy-nominated work on Dahmer: Monster - the Jeffrey Dahmer Story and History of the World Part II. Stephanie has also won an Emmy and a Peabody Award for her documentary editing work, and was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for her work on We Grown Now. Minhal wrote and directed We Grown Now for which she won the Toronto International Film Festival's Changemaker award, and was nominated for Best Feature for an Independent Spirit Award. She also wrote and directed her previous feature, Hala which was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance. Be sure to follow along with this podcast on our blog at borisfx.com/blog/aotc, which has lots of great visuals including timeline screenshots and exclusive photos from post.

Today on Art of the Cut we speak with the editors of the Apple TV Plus series, Foundation, based on Isaac Asimov’s sci-fi trilogy. On the call today are Paul Trejo, ACE, Miklos Wright, ACE, Emily Greene, ACE, Sidney Wolinsky, ACE, and Olivia Wyrick. Paul Trejo has cut TV series including Black Sails, Carnival Row, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan and Locke and Key. He was also the sound editor on Scarface and The Cotton Club. Miklos Wright edited Open Range, Mr. Brooks, Luke Cage and 3000 Miles to Graceland. He’s currently cutting Kevin Costner’s western series, Horizon. Emily Greene edited the TV series Mrs. America, Carnival Row, American Crime Story, and the pilot of The Rookie. Sidney Wolinsky has been on Art of the Cut previously for his work on Greyhound,  Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water, and The Sopranos. His other work includes Boardwalk Empire, House of Cards, and The Walking Dead. Olivia Wyrick, as you will hear, recently moved into the editing chair for Foundation after working as an assistant on the show and as an assistant or on-line editor for shows like The Walking Dead, Fear the Walking Dead, The Mentalist, and Spider-Man Apprentice. Also, you can follow along with this podcast by reading the blog, which has lots of great visual support materials! borisfx.com/blog/aotc/

Today on Art of the Cut we speak with editor Elisabet Ronaldsdottir, ACE and her first assistant editor, Matt Absher about The Fall Guy.  Elisabet has been on Art of the Cut for many of her big action, stunt spectaculars, including the first John Wick, Atomic Blonde, Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, and Bullet Train. She's been nominated for ACE Eddies for her work on Deadpool 2 and Kate. Matt Absher has been a first assistant editor on Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Deadpool 2, Nope, Us, Atomic Blonde and John Wick. He was also an assistant editor on Oceans 12 and 13. Be sure to read along and check out all the great visuals - including timeline screenshots and exclusive photos at borisfx.com/blog/aotc.