VIDEOS ON EDITING

“The Cutting Edge – The Magic of Movie Editing”
Steven Spielberg, Quentin Tarantino, Zach Staenberg, Jodie Foster, Michael Tronick, Anthony Minghella, Sean Penn, Martin Scorsese

 

THE ACE EDUCATIONAL CENTER presents this curated collection of instructive videos and podcasts for those in the profession of film and television editing.

American Cinema Editors Presents

“Memento”
Dody Dorn, ACE, and Darrin Navarro, ACE.
“Slaughterhouse-Five”
Several Dede Allen Collaborators
“Short Cuts”
Suzy Elmiger, ACE, and Joseph Krings, ACE
“Raising Arizona”
Michael R. Miller, ACE, and Jamie Kirkpatrick, ACE
“Love & Basketball”
Gina Prince-Bythewood and Terilyn A. Shropshire, ACE

“Working Girl”
Bobbie and Molly O’Steen

“The Skeleton Twins”
Jennifer Lee and Mollie Goldstein, ACE

“4 Little Girls”
Sam Pollard and Daphne McWilliams

“The Big Chill”
Carol Littleton, ACE and Darrin Navarro, ACE

“The Town”
Dylan Tichenor, ACE, and Mollie Goldstein, ACE

“4 Little Girls”
Sam Pollard and Daphne McWilliams

“Stamped from the Beginning”
Francesca Sharper and John S. Fisher

“There Will Be Blood”
Dylan Tichenor, ACE and Affonso Gonçalves, ACE

“The Joy Luck Club”
Maysie Hoy, ACE and Harry Yoon, ACE

“Hulk”
Tim Squyres, ACE, and Gary Levy, ACE

“Carol”
Affonso Gonçalves, ACE, and Michael Taylor, ACE

THE HISTORY OF FILM EDITING

THEORY & PRACTICE

TIPS & TECHNIQUES

7 Laws of Film Editing
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Editing to the Beat – The One Frame Trick

10 Lessons from the Top Film Editors

Editing Techniques of the BATMAN

7 Editing Tips that are Simple and Beautiful

ASSISTANT EDITING

MANHATTAN EDIT WORKSHOP:
Assistant Editing in Scripted Film and TV

BCPC West Panel Series
Assistant Editing in Scripted Television

Movieola Videos

  1. The Modern Job of the Assistant Editor (webinar, 60 min)
  2. The Modern Job of the VFX Editor (webinar, 60 min)

DOCUMENTARY EDITING

The skillful use of body language in documentaries.

 

Constructing a Dialogue Scene Entirely Out of Cutaways

 

 

“Creating Amalgam Scenes”

“Microbeats” 

Learn to master the use of “Pauses”.

 

Cutting a Verité Dialogue Scene

 

Master the “Pop-in Moment”

“Invisibility” 

STORYTELLING

Lessons on Filmmaking
Martin Scorsese

The Clues to a Great Story
Andrew Stanton

The Danger of a Single Story
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The Mystery of Storytelling
Julian Friedman