The Cutting Room: Recent Episodes
Gordon Burkell
The Cutting Room is a podcast from The Art of the Guillotine Network. Each episode we interview editors from around the world about their technique and approach to film editing.
Alex Gascoigne (King Arthur, You Were Never Really Here, The Lost City of Z) joins Gordon to discuss their process working as colourist for Black Mirror.
The cinematographer behind Mobland, Red Light and Cuck, Nick Matthews, joins Gordon to talk about their work on Saw X!
The dynamic duo of Varun Viswanath (What We Do In The Shadows, Blindspotting) and Patrick Tuck (Mo, Dave) join Gordon to discuss the process of editing Reservation Dogs Season 3 episode 3!
Composer Joy Ngiaw (Blush, Short Circuit, The Search for WondLa) shares their love of animation and process for composing while talking about their work on Blush and Glamorous!
On this week’s show, Oscar winning editor William Goldenberg (Argo, Miami Vice, Zero Dark Thirty) joins Gordon to talk about their collaborations with Ben Affleck and their recent work on Air.
Editor Marc Wiltshire (Bel-Air, Our Kind of People, STAR) discusses their work on Wu-tang: An American Saga.
Leo Birenberg (Cobra Kai, Bottoms, Florida Man) and Zach Robinson (Cobra Kai, Twisted Metal, Ant-Man) discuss their process in creating the score for Weird: The Al Yankovic Story.
Peter Albrechtsen (Rule of Two Walls, Riders on the Storm) joins Gordon to talk about the fun and challenge of doing the sound design for Evil Dead Rise!
Timothy A Good (The Umbrella Academy, Fringe, Under The Dome) and Emily Mendez (The Resident, Light as A Feather, Dryland) discuss their work and collaboration on HBO’s hit show The Last of Us!
Benji Bakshi (Bone Tomahawk, Brawl In Cell Block 99, The Rookie) joins the show to chat about their work on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and their experiences shooting on a Volume.
On this week’s show Gordon is joined by Michael Harte (Three Identical Strangers, The Undateables) to talk about their work in the cutting room on the Michael J Fox documentary Still.
The dynamic duo of Eric Durst (Snowpiercer, Batman Forever) and Matt Whelan (American Gods, Star Trek: Discovery) join Gordon to talk about the process for doing the VFX on Five Days At Memorial.
On this week’s episode of The Cutting Room, Kayla Emter (Queenpins, Hustlers, Lamborghini) talks about their role as editor on Flamin’ Hot
This week Sarah Taylor (Lebanese Burger Mafia, Picture It, Push) stops by to talk about her work on the new mockumentary Hey, Viktor!
On this week’s show Gordon is joined by Mia Cioffi Henry (The Endless Sleepover, The Surrogate, Superior) to discuss their cinematography work on Invisible Beauty.
This week on the show, Yan Miles (The Crown, Sherlock, Game of Thrones), joins Gordon to talk about their work in the editing room for Andor.
Rocco Matteo (The Lost Symbol, Condor, The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe) sits down to talk about their involvement in the production design of White Rabbit.
On this week’s show, Gordon is joined by Nicole Vaskell (Stumptown, American Horror Story, Outer Banks) to talk about their work on Bel-Air!
Jaclyn Banner (Creepshow, Get Out, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay) joins Gordon to discuss their role in designing the costumes for Kindred.
Chad Galster (The Bachelor, Hell’s Kitchen, 1883) joins Gordon to discuss their work and collaboration with Taylor Sheridan on the expanding universe of Yellowstone!
Matthew Colonna (The Old Man, Narcos, The Nevers) joins Gordon to discuss their process working on the Netflix series Locke & Key!
Leslie Kavanagh (Total Recall, RoboCop, The Suicide Squad) joins the show to discuss their work as costume designer on The Handmaid’s Tale.
Joanna Naugle (Ramy, Big Mouth, Molli and Max in the Future) talks about their process and experience working on the Hulu series The Bear!
Matias Boucard (The Odyssey, Eiffel, Pixels) joins Gordon to talk about their work on Athena!
Florian Hoffmeister (Tár, Antlers, The Terror) joins Gordon to chat about their work on Pachinko!
Michael Dallatorre (Brightburn, Guardians of the Galaxy: Inferno, Studio 666) shares about their recent work on the Amazon film Emergency.
Deborah L. Scott (Back to the Future, Titanic, Minority Report) stops by to discuss their recent work on Avatar: The Way of Water
Amy Lee Wheeler (The Three Stooges, Grace and Frankie, Californication) sits down to discuss their recent work on Gordita Chronicles!
This week we talk to Jay Prychidney (Snowpiercer, Scream VI and Orphan Black) about his work on the hit Netflix show Wednesday.
Gordon sits down with the editorial team of The Black Lady Sketch Show to discuss their approach to editing sketch comedy.
Gordon sits down with Philip to discuss his work with Tyler Perry and his latest film A Madea Homecoming.
Udit Duseja Discusses his Composition and Audio Work on America and All Light Everywhere
Gordon sits down to interview Mark Sadlek and discusses the editing of Insecure and wrapping up the series.
Gordon sits down with editor Janus Billeskov Jansen to discuss editing the groundbreaking documentary Flee.
Gordon sits down with Ian Grech to discuss the editing of the documentary 14 Peaks: Nothing is Impossible.
Christopher Peterson, ACE, sits down with Gordon to discuss American Crime Story: Impeachment.
Gordon Burkell sits down with Alex Amick to discuss her work on the Muppets Haunted Mansion.
Greg O'Bryant sits down with Gordon to discuss the editing of Brand New Cherry Flavor for Netflix and how he had to work with scenes missing due to COVID.
Gordon sits down with Matt Villa to discuss the editing of Peter Rabbit 2 - The Runaway.
Gordon sits down with Craig Alpert, Michael Giambra, and James Thomas to discuss how they tackled the editing of Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.
Jay Prychidny sits down with Gordon to discuss editing Snowpiercer and how to tackle editing something that is geographically restricted.
Editor Sam Rice Edwards joins us from the UK to discuss his work on the Youtube documentary Life In A Day 2020.
Editor Mikeel Nielsen and Sound Designer Nicolas Becker discuss creating the film The Sound of Metal. We explore how to make a movie internationally, when the entire crew is located in separate countries.
Gordon sits down with Marco Capalbo to discuss editing for Werner Herzog and crafting Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds. How does Werner craft the structure, how do they decide what the V/O should be, and more importantly, the prickly topic of the implications of the Voice of God style documentaries?
Jody McVeigh-Schultz and Lane Farnham discuss tackling HBO's documentary series McMillions, a series that explores the fraud in the 1990's McDonald's Monopoly game. We discuss editing the series and the scenes that got cut.
Gordon sits down with cinematographer James Kniest to discuss his work on The Haunting of Bly Manor. Including hiding people in the background, lighting an entire episode with candles, and more!
Gordon sits down with documentary editor and producer Kathryn Robson to discuss storytelling and her work on the hit Netflix documentary Circus of Books.
Gordon sits down to talk to Emmy Nominated editors Kate Sanford and Tim Streeto to discuss their work on the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
Gordon sits down with Wade Barnett(Supervising Sound Editor) and David Barbee (Sound Designer) to discuss their work on Amazon Prime's hit show The Boys.
Gordon sits down with Shawn Paper to discuss Crashing, editing, and the new film The Broken Hearts Gallery.
Gordon Sits down with Arielle Kilker and David Nordstrom, the Supervising Editors of Netflix's hit documentary series Cheer. They discuss the detective work required to structure a doc and the character they didn't want to cut but had to.
Gordon sits down with German Cinematographer Sebastian Thaler to discuss his work on the Joseph Gordon-Levitt vehicle 7500. Sebastian talks about tackling shooting in tight spaces and lighting in a small cabin for a jet.
Kyle Gilman discusses the editing of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy Vs. The Reverend. This film is a "Pick your own adventure," and its final cut is over three-hours long! Using custom made technology, Kyle worked with the producers to find the story and bring together the multiple strands for comedic timing.
Doug Abel sits down with Gordon to discuss editing Netflix's hit, Tiger King. They discuss getting through the mounds of footage, dealing with the different versions/cuts, the various stories they worked over, and much more!
Paul Leonard-Morgan joins Gordon Burkell to discuss composing with Philip Glass for Amazon's Tales from the Loop.
In this bonus episode, Gordon sits down with Dan Deleeuw, the visual effects supervisor for Avengers: Endgame.
Gordon sits down with Jinmo Yang to discuss the editing of Parasite, the hit Korean film and a must see for everyone.
Gordon sits down with Jeffrey Ford and Matthew Schmidt to discuss the editing of Endgame.
Gordon sits down with Spencer Averick to discuss editing "When They See Us" and his working relationship with Ava DuVernay.
For the first half of this episode, Gordon sits down with Roger Barton to discuss his work on Godzilla King of Monsters. After that, Roger and Gordon are joined by Brad Thomas to discuss their venture Evercast, a tool for reviewing cuts live over the internet. Check it out at evercast.us.
Lawrence Jordan joins Gordon to discuss editing, 2-pop, and his new venture Master the workflow.
Tom Ohanian is legendary; he helped create Avid and make it the industry standard in post-production and now, he has released a book where he interviews the top editors in the world! He sits down with Gordon to discuss his days at Avid and his new book.
We've got some exciting news about our team up with Manhattan Edit Workshop and the creation of filmmakeru.com
Gordon sits down with Evan Ahlgren and Gary Roach to discuss the editing of Paramount's Yellowstone.
Gordon Sits down with Rosanne Tan, Justin Krohn, and Franklin Peterson to discuss their editing of the show Homecoming.
Gordon and Azin Samari sit down to discuss the four-part documentary Lorena that recounts the Lorena and John Bobbit saga.
Gordon sits down with the Sound Design team (Just nominated for an Oscar) for A Quiet Place. Ethan Van der Ryn and Erik Aadahl worked with Foley One in Toronto to create the unique sound design for A Quiet Place, including creating a soundless feel. Learn how they did it!
Gordon sits down with Marcus Schioler, Antoine Rotondo, and Marc-André Ferguson to discuss the big announcement at Adobe Max that LANDR is now available in Premiere Pro!
Gordon sits down with Barry Brown to discuss his work on editing BLACKkKLANSMAN, Spike Lee's latest film.
Gordon Burkell sits down to discuss Selina MacArthur's Emmy nominated work on Black Mirror's USS Callister.
Gordon Burkell sits down with Bill Turro to talk about the editing of GLOW on Netflix. This is the first in a three-part series, the next episode will interview GLOW editor Tanya Swerling, followed by an interview with costume designer Beth Morgan about her work on GLOW.
Gordon Burkell sits down with Bo Welch to discuss the look and feel of A Series of Unfortunate Events on Netflix. We also get into his work as director for two of this seasons episodes.
Gordon Burkell sits down to talk Punk Rock, documentary editing and directing with Shaun Colon. Check out his film A Fat Wreck documenting the rise of Fat Mike and Fat Wreck Chords.
Gordon Burkell sits down with Tristan Oliver to discuss his work on Isle of Dogs for Wes Anderson.
Gordon Burkell sits down VFX artist Joe Letteri to discuss his Oscar nominated work on War for the Planet of the Apes.
Gordon Burkell sits down with Nathan Robitaille and Nelson Ferreira to discuss the sound design of The Shape of Water, for which they were nominated for the Oscar in Best Sound Design.
Gordon Burkell sits down to talk to Bruno Verdoni, who plays Pat in Molly's Game, about acting, working with Aaron Sorkin, and working on his first film Ritual.
Gordon Burkell sits down to interview Alan Baumgarten and Josh Schaeffer about editing Molly's Game.
Tom Cross and Gordon Burkell sit down to discuss the editing of Hostiles and how to work with footage to affect the pacing and the audience.
Gordon sits down with Wyatt Smith to discuss the editing of Mary Poppins Returns and the challenges the film presented him in the editing room.
Gordon Burkell interviews Kenneth Branagh and Patrick Doyle about composing music and specifically composing the song Never Forget from the film Murder on the Orient Express. NOTE: Kenneth is difficult to hear due to phone service. If you are interested in the content and want to hear what Patrick has to say without Kenneth, go to option 1 in your feed.
Gordon sits down with Patrick Doyle to discuss writing and composing music and specifically working with Kenneth Branagh on the song Never Forget. NOTE: This is a cutdown version of our longer interview with Sir Kenneth Branagh and Patrick Doyle. Kenneth was removed in this version due to technical problems with the audio. If you'd like to listen to the full interview, despite the problems, choose option 2 in your feed.
Gordon Burkell and Virginia Katz sit down to talk about VFX, Editing, and Beauty and the Beast.
Gordon Burkell sits down with Lynne Willingham to discuss the editing of Breaking Bad, the X-Files and more!
Gordon sits down with the directorial team of Christopher Radcliff and Lauren Wolkstein to discuss their first feature film "The Strange Ones". This episode was edited by Carlee McKeating.
Gordon Burkell sits down with William Hoy ACE, to discuss the editing of War of the Planet of the Apes.
Gordon sits down with Joe Walker to discuss editing Blade Runner 2049. Gordon and Joe have talked twice previously, first about the editing of Sicario and the second time about editing Arrival.
Gordon sits down with Sidney Wolinsky to discuss the editing of Guillermo del Toro's latest film The Shape of Water.
Lisa and Gordon discuss her career and approach to editing. ACE will have Lisa as part of their panels at the upcoming Edit Fest. Get tickets at americancinemaeditors.org
Sebastian Sepulveda joins Gordon to discuss the editing of the film Jackie. They explore how structuring a real event can affect the edit.
Stuart joins Gordon to discuss A Series of Unfortunate Events for Netflix and what the difference is between working for Broadcasters and Neflix.
In this episode, we explain just where we have been for the past four months. We'll begin regularly scheduled podcasts soon!
Gordon sits down with Steven Rosenblum to discuss the editing of Birth of a Nation. They talk about lack of footage and how to tackle a battle sequence. All this and more on this episode of The Cutting Room.
Joe Walker joins Gordon to discuss the editing of Denis Villeneuve's film Arrival. They focus on Time and manipulating time in the editing room among many other topics. (Photograph by Michael Legato)
Gordon sits down with Zack Arnold, founder of FitnessinPost.com, about his new project, Optimize Yourself. This new program is designed to get post-production professionals up and moving with short videos that are full of information. Learn more and get 25% off at fitnessinpost.com/aotg.
In this episode, Gordon sits down with Jake Rasmussen, Karl Weimar, and Anton Thallner, to discuss their latest installment for the Edit Button, the Edit Button Touch.
Gordon sits down with Nicholas Monsour to discuss the editing of Keanu. They talk about the films timing and how tone shifts affect the editing in a comedy.
Gordon talks to Andy Donahue from Killer Tracks about their music library, getting stems, and more! Check out the music samples at aotg.com/killertracks or killertracks.com.
Gordon sits down to talk with Al Mooney about all the major updates to Adobe Premiere Pro at this years Nabshow.
Gordon sits down with Mark Hamaker and Maurice Patel to discuss Autodesk's major announcements this year.
As we prep for NABShow 2016, we play an excerpt from Sight, Sound, and Story's editor's panel in which Bobbie O'Steen interviews Christopher Tellefsen. Be sure to follow us closely as next week we'll be posting the interviews from NAB.
In this episode, Gordon and Julian Clarke discuss the editing process of the film Deadpool. They look at the humour, pacing and timing of a moment that breaks the fourth wall and how, by doing so, affects the momentum of the scene.
Gordon sits down with Rollow Wenlock to discuss getting into film and how that led to him starting Wipster.io. He currently runs the company out of New Zealand.
Gordon sits down with editor Derek McCants has worked as a film editor for over 30 years. His focus is Documentaries and Reality TV. Some of his work includes: The Real Housewives of Orange County, Big Brother, D.E.A., and Beyond Scared Straight.
Gordon sits down with DI Colorist John Dowdell to discuss his work for the film Carol at Goldcrest Post, NYC. Carol has been nominated for Best Cinematography at the upcoming Oscars. John has over 200 Features and documentaries listed in his IMDB Filmography. The full transcript is available at aotg.com/cuttingroom.
Gordon sits down with film editor Stephen Mirrione who won the Oscar for editing "Traffic" and was recently nominated for editing the film "The Revenant". Stephen has worked with Alejandro Iñárritu since "21 Grams" and joins Gordon to discuss his editing work on "The Revenant". The full transcript is available at aotg.com/cuttingroom.
Gordon sits down with film editor Affonso Goncalves to discuss his recent work on the film Carol. Affonso's work includes True Detective, Beasts of the Southern Wild, and Winter's Bone, among many other amazing shows and films. You can see the full transcript for this interview on Aotg.com.
Gordon sits down with Jeremy Siegel (Licensing Specialist) and David Forshee (Library Specialist) to discuss the new Freelancer Program at ProSoundEffects.com. They begin there, but slowly move into ambisonics and exploring sounds and recording for sound libraries.
Gordon sits down with Joe Walker (12 Years a Slave, Sicario) to discuss the editing process of Sicario. If you haven't seen the film yet, go see it and then listen to this episode. We discuss many topics that lead to many potential spoilers.
Gordon sits down with Eddie Hamilton to discuss the editing process of Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation. If you haven't seen the film yet, go rent it and then listen to this episode. We discuss many topics that lead to many potential spoilers.
Just in time for Halloween, Gordon sits down with Debbie Berman to discuss the film The Final Girls. If you haven't seen it, go rent it on iTunes or your favourite streaming services! The film follows a group of teens as they get stuck in a 1980s slasher film and struggle to stick by the "Final Girl" so they can stay alive. Debbie and Gordon look at the difficult scenes to cut.
In this episode we share an excerpt from the Sight, Sound, and Story panel Gordon hosted for MEWShop.com titled: The Great Unscripted: The “Real” in Reality Television. The panelists include: Alanna Yudin (Ink Master, Mob Wives), Joe Schuck (Alaskan Bush People, Best Funeral Ever), and Julie "Bob" Lombardi (Teen Mom, Town of the Living Dead). They discuss the use of music, issues of authenticity and more.
Gordon and Michael sit down to discuss Straight Outta Compton. They touch on bringing the film down from 3+ hours to 2 1/2 hours, the complexity of cutting five key storylines, and working with the footage to get the most out of the acting.
Gordon sits down with Jody McVeigh-Schultz, to discuss the making of his film Echo Lake. Jody was the writer, director, and editor of the feature film.
With IBC around the corner, Gordon sits with Paul Isaacs to discuss their products and how he got into the business.
Gordon sits down with Jody McVeigh-Schultz, James Atkinson, Charles Breiner, and Aaron Morris to discuss the process behind cutting Comedy Central's Drunk History. Helping them wade through the 120:1 shooting ratio is their team of amazing assistant editors: Mariel Rubin, Tom Latvys, and James Lieske.
Gordon sits down with Timothy after a journey that included flat tires, missing people, and more. Enjoy this interview with CG Supervisor Timothy Hanson.
Gordon sits down with Wyatt Smith, editor of Nine, Ricki and the Flash, Into the Woods, Thor II, and more! They discuss how he entered the industry through music, approached editing Into the Woods and then discuss comic books and editing Thor II
In June 2015, Gordon hosted a panel for Manhattan Edit Workshop's "Sight, Sound and Story" event. The panel was titled: The Great Unscripted: The “Real” in Reality Television and included: Alanna Yudin (Ink Master, Mob Wives), Joe Schuck (Alaskan Bush People, Best Funeral Ever), and Julie "Bob" Lombardi (Teen Mom, Town of the Living Dead).
In this episode, Gordon interviews Dan Lebental about his process for editing the latest Marvel extravaganza, Ant-Man. You can now read the transcript on our site, aotg.com/antman and discuss the episode in our new discussion section.
Gordon sits down to talk to Jon Chappell from Digital Rebellion about their tools and in particular their cloud based review tool Kollaborate.
This is an excerpt from London Edit Fest 2015 with Adrian Pennington interviewing Terry Rawlings, ACE. The excerpt focuses on Blade Runner and the multiple versions that eventually lead to the release of the directors cut thanks to the support of fans.
In this episode Gordon sits down with former Avid Product Designer and Avid Product Manager Doug Hansel. We discuss what it takes to manage Avid and Pro Tools and balance the relationships of older and younger editors to the software. We talk about the intricacies of ensuring older editors are not upset with design changes, and simultaneous need for innovation to ensure younger editors are enticed to try out Avid products.
In this episode Gordon and Aaron sit down and continue their discussion about the film I Am Michael and his unique approach to story boarding key moments in a film.
Gordon sits down with Aaron Butler a film editor who has recently transitioned from feature documentaries to feature fiction films with the work on the film "I am Michael" starring James Franco and Zachary Quinto. Aaron goes into the process of his work and working with the footage to get the best for the story.
This is the final instalment of our interview with David Moritz. David has worked with some amazing directors, and in this episode we talk about his work in comedy with Judd Apatow. In particular, we discuss ad-libbing and structuring a scene that isn’t scripted.
Here’s part two of my interview with David Moritz, originally recorded during Editors Retreat 2015. David’s work began after he started as a music editor and transitioned to editor under the mentorship of Richard Marks. He began working with Wes Anderson when Wes directed his first feature, Bottle Rocket. Since then his career has taken off and he’s become one of the top editors and fixers in the industry.
I sat down with David Moritz in Daytona, Florida, during the 2015 Editors Retreat. He had talked about his work with the group the previous day, and the two of us sat down for an interview on the beach overlooking the ocean. We talked for over an hour and because of this I’ve broken it into 3 parts. What you are listening to is part one.
Last month a user sent a message to both The Cutting Room Podcast and the Not Just A Movie Podcast (NJAM), they suggested we do a crossover episode about the Oscars. Both Podcasts thought it would be fun and decided we should! So here's our discussion about the 2015 Oscars.
In the early 1900's, the Autochrome photographic production process utilized an additive colour process on glass plates The Autochrome procedure used coloured potato starch as a grain layer and created fantastic image results that give the impression of being a painting. Aotg.com investigates this early process through a discussion with John Wood, author of The Art of the Autochrome: The Birth of Color Photography.
In this episode, Gordon sits down with fellow editors Lucas Sargent and Jordan Crutes to discuss the films they thought stood out in 2014 for post production professionals. They all chose Birdman and after that Gordon added Boyhood and Jordan added The Grand Budapest Hotel.
Roger Mattiussi has worked as an editor for many years on projects such as Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day, Hemlock Grove, and so much more. Roger and Gordon sat down to discuss transitions at the Senator Restaurant in Toronto.
Michael McCusker discusses constructing the bombing sequence in Baz Luhrmann's Australia from other films footage. How do you go from nothing to something.
Zack Arnold joins Gordon to discuss editing Trailers and moving from Trailers to the TV Show Burn Notice. Since Burn Notice wrapped up, he moved over to Glee and is currently editing Empire. Zack was also started Fitness in Post. A Blog that shares ideas, tips, and tricks, for staying fit in a post production career.
Zack Arnold joins Gordon via skype to discuss his blog Fitness in Post and how to stay fit while working in an industry that demands long hours of sitting. Zack tackles how to get past that first hurdle, that first step, and start working towards a healthier you and the importance of community in reaching success.
Michael and Gordon sit down to talk about Michael's new show, 5Things. The show focuses on a topic each week and explores 5 things of that topic you need to know. Topics range from 4K to codecs and more!
In this episode, Gordon and Kelley discuss editing montages for Breaking Bad and one montage that was set to Walter Whites stop watch at exactly 2 min. in the initial cut.
Kelley's first episode that she cut for Breaking Bad was the one in which Walter White kills Krazy-8. In this episode of The Cutting Room we discuss the approach to the death scene and how the lack of music impacts the viewers engagement.
Kelley Dixon and Gordon Burkell sit down to discuss the start to Kelley's early beginnings in her career, X-Files, and Script Secrecy.
In this episode of The Cutting Room, we are testing out our new show, Aotg.com Presents Ideas. Each Ideas episode examines a theory, idea, or story from the post production industry. In this episode we examine Walter Murch's book, In the Blink of an Eye and how it almost didn't come into existence.
This episode is a double header! First we have Dmitry Larionov, a young editor from Moscow, Russia. After that we have Jeff Chow returning to discuss CTRL+Console and with him is Mandy Godown. A little over a year after we first spoke, Jeff is now teaming up with Adobe and has blazed new paths for how we interact with our NLE systems.
In this episode we pull an excerpt from EditFest LA 2014's Panel with Moderator Norman Hollyn, Editor Kate Amend, ACE (The Case Against 8, Farm Midwives), Rob Ashe Jr. (Conan O'Brien), Jason Ballantine, ASE (The Great Gatsby, Battle Creek, and Fury Road), and Kelley Dixon, ACE (Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead).
In this episode, Adam and Gordon discuss The Beatles, Roland Barthes, and More. What is it about those particular moments that make you laugh or make you excited about a show or project.
Adam Epstein has worked on a wide variety of projects ranging from commercials to feature films. In this episode we discuss editing commercials, comedy and a bit about the tour. What is this tour? Well it's The Cutting Edge Tour, a 32 city stop tour of Adam discussing editing and working for the SNL film unit. Adam was in Toronto for his second stop where he sat down with Gordon to discuss his work.
A short break before we head to the Toronto Pub Night, this episode focuses on Mags Arnold's break into feature film editing. Her first film was My Little Eye, an under appreciated horror film. The film actually has a unique relationship with 9/11 and was almost completely different.
Cindy Clarkson, A.S.E., continues her discussion with Gordon about her career. In this episode we delve into sound and editing and in particular look at "Everynight... Everynight...", "Canopy", and "Van Diemen's land". We also explore the new world of Dolby Atmos.
Cindy Clarkson, A.S.E., began her career with an interest in writing and went to university to study writing and she transitioned to a double major with film after discovering her love of editing. Her work has spanned multiple features, documentary's, and television shows and includes: Canopy, Van Diemen's Land, Everynight... Everynight...
Bryan and Gordon Sit down for a cup of coffee to discuss Hannibal, the CCE, and post production.
Christopher and Gordon discuss art, photography, and the editing of the feature film Kids.
Christopher has worked on some of the great films of this generation and he has helped a large number of young and first time filmmakers get their films finished. In this episode we discuss his beginnings and his work on James D. Cooper's Passion Project Lambert and Stamp, which is getting rave reviews.
Gordon Sits down and talks to @iampliny and @alangrow about their work developing endcrawl.com. If you haven't heard about it or have been making credits the old way you want to hear this! Also, we have a surprise for our listeners, we have a phone line for you to call and become a part of the podcast! Listen to find out more!
In this episode, Gordon and Lauren catch up on what is new on Aotg.com and of course all the exciting stuff to come in 2014. They also talk about the propaganda posters Aotg is giving away as a holiday gift. Get yours on aotg.com!
In this episode, Gordon speaks to Dan Dome about working with Conan O'Brien and posting a daily show.
Dan Dome has been cutting since the 90′s and comes from an editing lineage that determined his destiny before he even knew it. Dan began in New York, working as a tape operator staying late nights to ensure that his work was done and if it was, he’d stay late just to learn the Media Composer. Dan’s hard work earned him a spot on SNL’s team and eventually with Conan O’Brien’s team. He followed O’Brien to LA and this year was nominated for an Emmy for his work on a crowd sourced project for The Conan Show.The Emmy was for the Episode: Occupy Conan, and he was nominated with his amazing team: Rob Ashe Jr., Dave Grecu, and Chris Heller.
William Boodell (www.williamboodell.com) talks with Gordon and Lauren about Cleaver Family Reunion, and of course, Sharknado.
Here's the final part of our panel with Evan, Adele, and Oscar, talking about interactive media and building an audience.
Evan Schechtman discusses how they built The Johnny Cash Project. If you haven't seen it visit: www.thejohnnycashproject.com
In this episode, Gordon interviews Evan Schechtman, Oscar Tillman, and Adele Major about Hotel 626. If you haven’t seen Hotel 626 then WATCH the trailer at the Cutting Room site.
The 2011 documentary panel from Edit Fest NY discusses the thin line between truth and fiction. The panel is moderated by David Zieff and the panelists are: Arielle Amsalem, Lewis Erskine, David Tedeschi, and Lindsay Utz.
Anne Coates (Lawrence of Arabia, The Elephant Man, What About Bob?, Erin Brockovich) and I sat down to discuss editing to help get people ready for Edit Fest London. In an attempt to not ask her questions she's been asked many times, I read/watched/listened to all her other interviews, and there are a lot. To make your life easier, I've placed the best below. Part 2 will be out next week!
Dan Lebental is renowned for his work on Iron Man 1 and 2, Cowboys and Aliens and of course Elf. Now he brings the editing room to the iPad with TouchEdit, a professional editing app that has become an important part of his editing experience.
Al Mooney, Product Manager at Adobe for Premiere Pro discusses Premiere Pro, Adobe Edge and the future.
When I was at NAB I met with Leigh F. Herman who is Director of Business Development in the Sony Creative Software division. We discussed Sony Vegas Pro 12 and Sync Link, unfortunately we were limited by time so we didn’t get to go into Spectral Layers Pro and Sound Forge Pro but, I’ve used Spectral Layers Pro before and loved it.
I met with Marc Hamaker and Maurice Patel from Autodesk at NAB 2013. We talked about the big releases that Autodesk announced as well as how the different product lines Autodesk build help to influence each other.
I sat down with Bryce Button, Product Marketing Manager at AJA to discuss the newest in their line of products, including the R.O.I. (Not Return on investment).
In this episode we are prepping for NAB so we've pulled from our Edit Fest Archives and have posted this interview with Christopher Tellefsen discussing his approach to editing Metropolitan. The interview is conducted by Bobbie O'Steen and this was recorded by the A.C.E.
In this episode Steven discusses editing the first feature on Avid back in the 1990's and his book that he wrote initially for friends called Avid Agility. You can check out his book at splicenow.com and of course learn more at aotg.com.
Steven Cohen, author of Avid Agility, discusses the early experiences of cutting digitally as the first user of an Avid for a studio film.
It's Oscar season - Gordon interviews T. Woody Richman and Tyler H. Walk, the editors of the Academy Award Nominated film How To Survive a Plague.
Norman Hollyn and Gordon talk about his book The Lean Forward Moment and the Ran Carmi Dissertation on the effects of editing for the audience.
Norman Hollyn, editor, author, and professor sat down with Gordon to discuss two new job positions that have opened up at USC, what's required for these positions and his approach to teaching. If you are interested in applying go to www.uscfilmediting.wordpress.com.
The B-Reel team returns to discuss how they created and executed The Wilderness Downtown project for Chris Milk and Google.
From being an up and coming film editor on films such as Annapolis, Fast and the Furious Tokyo Drift and Fast Five to Quentin Tarantino’s man in the cutting room on Django Unchained. Fred Raskin has earned his stripes by assisting and as an additional editor on films such as Punch Drunk Love and Kill Bill Vol. 1 and 2. Now he has earned his spot in one of the most exciting cutting rooms in the world. In this episode Raskin and Gordon talk about getting into the business, being a part of the Fast and the Furious series and of course teaming up with Quentin Tarantino.
Gordon Burkell interviews the B-Reel team about their work and basic building blocks for interactive projects. B-Reel is a hybrid production company, specialized in the field of advanced digital production for web, mobile, physical installations and other media.
We wrap up our interview with Jeff Wolf discussing the various comedic styles of John Waters, Adam Sandler and Denis Leary. As well as comedic timing and Wolf's favourite guilty pleasure film.
Jeff Wolf and I discuss the editing techniques of comedy editing, how to approach a cut and actors' timing.
This week Gordon talks to Jeff Chow, the founder of CTRL+Console. They discuss his new Kickstarter to build his interface for editing on the iPad.
Our listener, Pepijn Klijs (Pepo) (Spangas, Uitgesproken) became our first field reporter when he attended IBC in Amsterdam September 2012. Today he tells us all about it!
Paul Day C.C.E. and the Canadian Cinema Editors host a discussion with Don Cassidy C.C.E. in which the two discuss the editing process of The Hatfields and McCoy's Miniseries presented on The History Channel. Cassidy won an Emmy for his editing work on this show.
In this episode Jeff and Gordon discuss the editing of television shows and how he manages time constraints.
In this episode Lindsay and I discuss working on challenging footage and maintaining your objectivity, as well as dealing with difficult subject matter.
In this episode Lindsay and I discuss how to handle characters who make themselves look bad. How do you make things fair in this type of situation. Lindsay's work began as a new media producer and she transitioned into editing as she found herself desiring a more artistic and less business focused job.
Lindsay and I met just prior to Edit Fest NY 2012 in the Director’s Guild of America basement while the event was being set up. We talked for a little over an hour. The topics ranged from new media producing to documentary editing. Lindsay’s work began as a new media producer and she transitioned into editing as she found herself desiring a more artistic area and less business focused profession.
This episode we share some stuff from Edit Fest NY with Lewis Erskine discussing the cutting of Freedom Riders. Afterwards, Lauren and Gordon discuss the upcoming Edit Fest LA and the pub night.
Lauren and Gordon announce the pub night in LA, including a free beer for the first fifty and more!
Animation editor Ken Schretzmann joins me via phone to discuss cutting Toy Story 3 and Cars as well as Pixar’s Sweatbox.
Animation editor Ken Schretzmann joins me via phone to discuss his beginnings at HBO and how he got into editing for Pixar. He explains the editing process on an animated project as it constantly evolves.
A short episode with an excerpt from the Avengers Panel with editor Jeffrey Wolf, A.C.E. and his assistant Kiran Pallegadda.
The accidental interview I conducted with Leo Vezzali and David Van Woert from Identity FX Inc. Together we talk about SGO Mistique, transmedia and their work.
Here's part one of my interview with Harry Keramidas. Harry and I met briefly at Edit Fest and conducted the interview about a month later via skype. In this episode we discuss how he got started and the small film festival that he is helping out with.
Okay, AJA made some big announcements here this week. I’ll break it down by products and what they are supporting. Listen to the audio (above player) to hear our meeting.
Everyone is talking about Autodesk’s Smoke 2013. At the show the big stories were about Smoke and the BlackMagic Camera. I got to see the live demo and release which was great!
Yesterday, Sony took me to see their software that is coming out called Spectral Layers. Date of release and price are to be announced. This, as you'll hear, is straight out of CSI. The software harnesses the ability to isolate specific sounds within a file and separate them. You can remove that pesky siren out of the background, the car, the barking dog.
I tweeted earlier that I got the chance to watch a demo of what Assimilate will be announcing soon. I've attached the audio to this, it's rough but you can listen to the recording to hear what was said, EXACTLY. I couldn’t shoot video or images, obviously because it is under NDA but what I am allowed to tell you is what we know and don’t know.
This is a minisode to prep everyone for NAB. It also has a small part of the 2010 Edit Fest NY Panel focusing on TV.
The final few questions with Kanen Flowers. Kanen is the host of That Post Show and this week we discuss his work in film.
My interview with That Post Show's Host Kanen Flowers talking about his work and in particular how he molds viral videos.
In this episode Markey and Gordon discuss the cutting of Super 8 and assessing rushes. Also after the interview Gordon and Lauren discuss NAB and FWFR's future.
My interview with That Post Show's host Kanen Flowers talking about his work and how he went from coder to editor.
Part 3 of my interview with Mary Jo Markey, editor of Super 8, MI3 and LOST. In this episode we discuss editing Star Trek as well as our new Cutting Room site.
Part 2 of my interview with Mary Jo Markey, editor of Super 8, MI3 and LOST. In this episode we discuss editing Mission Impossible III as well as our new Cutting Room site.
Part one of my interview with Mary-Jo Markey, editor of Super 8, MI3 and Lost. In this episode we discuss how she made her way into film editing and moved from assistant to film editor.
Part 3 of the Sound panel with Jane Tattersall, Mark Gingras, Jill Purdy, Steve Foster, David Hayman, and Michael Doherty C.C.E. In this part the sound editors discuss their standard workflow and relationships. As well as some of their process in the editing process.
Part 2 of the Sound panel with Jane Tattersall, Mark Gingras, Jill Purdy, Steve Foster, David Hayman, and Michael Doherty C.C.E. In this part the sound editors discuss their standard workflow and relationships. As well as their editing process.
Part 1 of the Sound panel with Jane Tattersall, Mark Gingras, Jill Purdy, Steve Foster, David Hayman, and Michael Doherty C.C.E. In this part the sound editors discuss their standard workflow and relationships.
In this episode, Gordon interviews Matt Cahill, a post super here in Toronto about 3D post. It is important to note that the audio was never intended to be a part of a podcast but after hearing the content we decided to release it.
In this episode, Gordon interviews Mark Bone, a stereographer here in Toronto about 3D post. It is important to note that the audio was never intended to be a part of a podcast but after hearing the content we decided to release it.
This is our Halloween episode of The Cutting Room and to celebrate we interview Michael Doherty who worked closely with George Romero on Diary of the Dead, Survival of the Dead and others.
In this episode, Gordon interviews Matthew Scott regarding his Edius demos. He also announces AOTG LIVE and our first streaming session.
In this interview Gordon and Geof discuss the cutting of Pumping Iron, as well as some of the ethical issues when cutting documentaries.
Gordon interviews Angus Mackay of Avid and Jeremy Chilnick producer of Pom Wonderful presents the greatest movie ever sold. Listen to how they approached cutting docs and using Avids technology to tackle large amount of footage.
In this episode Gordon interviews Geof Bartz, head of HBO's documentary editing department. They discuss his approach to breaking down the rushes and his work on Boy Interrupted.
In this episode we play a section from Edit Fest NY. The Lean Forward Moment Panel has Norman Hollyn as moderator and Larry Silk, Josh Diamond, Anne McCabe and Sabine Hoffmann discussing their process and how they get their gigs.
Gordon Burkell sits down with Dan May, who heads BlackMagic Design's USA division. They discuss Resolve and color grading as well as some of BlackMagic Design's upcoming approach to breaking into the USA.
In this episode, Gordon interviews Digital Film Tools' Marco Paolini. Marco worked to develop Digital Film Tools plugins including Photocopy and Composite Suite Pro
This episode, Gordon and Lauren discuss Edit fest prep for Toronto's Pub Night and Gordon interviews Bruce Sharpe of Singular Software! There's also our first fan art!
In this episode Gordon interviews Stephen Rivkin about his work on Avatar and how to approach a film you have cut three times.
In this episode Gordon interviews Stephen Rivkin, editor of Avatar, the Hurricane and Ali. In this episode they discuss editing The Hurricane. Recorded during the G20 Riots.
In this episode Gordon and Dany cooper discuss cutting Battlestar Galactica and more...
This week Gordon interviews Dany Cooper, one of Australia's top film editors who has worked on such films as Australia, Beneath Hill 60 and Battlestar Galactica.
Lauren and Gordon discuss FWFR, Gordon interviews the founder of the Four Word Film Review, Benj Clews, and we prep for LA's Tea Time.
Just a quick little something extra for those excited about Edit Fest. This is was what was cut from the original podcast.
In this episode Gordon interviews Josh Apter, Lauren and Gordon announce their first ever pub night in LA, and they talk about Edit Fest and where to get tickets.
Here's the second part to Gordon's interview with editor and author of The Healthy Edit John Rosenberg. They discuss his start in editing and the premise of his latest book.
In this episode Gordon interviews editor and author of The Healthy Edit John Rosenberg. They discuss his start in editing and the premise of his latest book.
In this part of the interview Gordon and Richman discuss cutting Moore's Sicko and the documentary Murderball.
Gordon interviews Geoffrey Richman, editor of Sicko, Murderball, God Grew Tired of Us and The Cove. In this episode looks at how he tackled The Cove.
Gordon interviews Geoffrey Richman, editor of Sicko, Murderball, God Grew Tired of Us and The Cove. In this eps. they discuss his approach to cutting.
Lauren and Gordon discuss how Lauren lost the tip of her finger last week, the FWFR winner and Gordon interviews the Cut Notes developers.
Ken Sallows is one of the top film editors in Australia and has worked on such critically recognized films as Chopper and Proof. In this episode we discuss Chopper and his work on In The Blink of an Eye.
Ken Sallows is one of the top film editors in Australia and has worked on such critically recognized films as Chopper and Proof. He also played a major role in getting Walter Murch's In The Blink of an Eye published.
Lauren and I get to meet a lot of interesting people in our day to day life. Many outside the film editing world that play an important role in other communities. Lauren's render files has the two of us interviewing people in the film industry and discussing emails, tweets and messages from our listeners.
Stuart has worked on such acclaimed shows as The Wonder Years, Arrested Development, and The Office. He has won an Emmy for Arrested Development and been nominated 5 times. In this episode Gordon and Stuart discuss cutting Arrested Development and The Office.
Stuart has worked on such acclaimed shows as The Wonder Years, Arrested Development, and The Office. His has won an Emmy for Arrested Development and been nominated 5 times.
Stuart has worked on such acclaimed shows as The Wonder Years, Arrested Development, and The Office. His has won an Emmy for Arrested Development and been nominated 5 times.
Part 2 of my interview with Joe Leonard, editor of Glee and director of How I Got Lost.
Part 1 of my interview with Joe Leonard, editor of Glee and director of How I Got Lost.
Here's part two of my interview with Walter Murch. In this episode we sit down with Walter Murch, world renowned editor of such films as The English Patient and Cold Mountain. He is also author of "In the Blink of an Eye".
In this episode we sit down with Walter Murch, world renowned editor of such films as The English Patient and Cold Mountain. He is also author of "In the Blink of an Eye".
Gordon interviews Andrew Weisblum and discusses The Fantastic Mr. Fox and The Darjeeling Limited.
This week Gordon interviews Andrew Weisblum, editor of The Wrestler, The Fantastic Mr. Fox and Black Swan.
This week Gordon wraps up his interview with Sabrina Plisco. Sabrina has cut on such films as Charlotte's Web and Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium.
This is part 2 of Gordon's interview Sabrina Plisco, editor of Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium and the upcoming film The Smurfs. They sat down at Deluxe NY to chat during Edit Fest NY.
This week Gordon interviews Sabrina Plisco, editor of Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium and the upcoming film The Smurfs. They sat down at Deluxe NY to chat during Edit Fest NY.
This week Gordon interviews Michael R. Miller, editor of Swing Kids, Raising Arizona, Stigmata and Ghost World as well as many other great films. They discuss his work on cult classics like Farce of the Penguins and Strangers with Candy.
This week Gordon interviews Michael R. Miller, editor of Swing Kids, Raising Arizona, Stigmata and Ghost World as well as many other great films. Also for those interested in Edit Fest check out www.editfestny.com
This week Gordon concludes his interview with Julian Clarke, editor of District 9. In this episode Julian talks about editing effects, working with Peter Jackson as a producer and much more. Also for those interested in Edit Fest check out www.editfestny.com
This week Gordon interviews Julian Clarke, editor of District 9. In this episode Julian talks about editing effects, and cutting a documentary/fiction style. Also for those interested in Edit Fest check out Edit Fest NY
Here's part 3 of my interview with Bobbie O'Steen. Bobbie is an Emmy nominated editor and author of The Invisible Cut and Cut to the Chase. In this part we discuss her second book, The Invisible Cut. To see her next interview/event, check out her website at www.bobbieosteen.com.
Here's part 2 of my interview with Bobbie O'Steen. Bobbie is an Emmy nominated editor and author of The Invisible Cut and Cut to the Chase. In this part we discuss her second book, The Invisible Cut. To see her next interview/event check out her website at www.bobbieosteen.com.
Here's part 1 of my interview with Bobbie O'Steen. Bobbie is an Emmy nominated editor and author of The Invisible Cut and Cut to the Chase. She also interviews editors and examines scenes with them in front of live audiences. To see her next interview/event check out her website at www.bobbieosteen.com
Here's the final part of my interview with Steven Rosenblum. In this part we focus on The Last Samurai and the cultural effects on editing.
Here's part 2 of my interview with Steven Rosenblum. In this part we focus on 3D editing. Below is the link to the video we mention, look to the 7:45 mark for the yoyo part.
Here's part 1 of my interview with Steven Rosenblum, editor of Braveheart, Defiance and Blood Diamond. In this part we discuss working with directors and working on rhythms.
Here's the final part of my 3 part interview with Mark Livolsi. Mark talks about editing Wedding Crashers, cutting music for Cameron Crowe and working on The Devil Wears Prada.
Here's Part 2 of my interview with Mark Livolsi. In this epsiode Mark talks about Vanilla Sky, Wedding Crashers and The Devil Wears Prada. For those interested in The Conet Project, we've posted a link on The Cutting Room section of AOTG.
Here's the first part to my interview with Mark Livolsi. Mark has cut for such directors as Cameron Crowe and worked on such films as Wedding Crashers and The Devil Wears Prada. The interview took place in August during Edit Fest 2009.
The final part to our interview with Malcolm Jamieson, editor of such shows as Mad Men, Bored to Death and Nurse Jackie.
Our first part of a two part interview with Malcolm Jamieson. Malcolm has worked on such hit shows as Nurse Jackie and Mad Men and is currently cutting for Bored to Death.
Here's the final part, part 3, of Gordon's interview with Tom Haneke, editor of such films as From Mao to Mozart, American Dream and American Teen. The focus of this week's discussion is his work on the film American Teen and technology.
This week Gordon continues his interview with Tom Haneke, editor of such films as From Mao to Mozart, American Dream and American Teen. The focus of this week's discussion is his work on the film American Teen.
This week Gordon interviews Tom Haneke, editor of such films as From Mao to Mozart, American Dream and American Teen. Many of his works have gone on to win awards ranging from Emmys to Oscars to Eddies. This interview is broken into 3 parts. Enjoy Part 1 where Tom talks about his start and working with pacing.
This week Gordon interviews Troy Takaki editor of such films as Fool's Gold, Stick it and Hitch.
This week Gordon interviews film editor Michael Berenbaum. Michael is editor of Sex and the City both the Television Show and the Movie as well as War Inc. and, the new show, Nurse Jackie.
This week Gordon interviews film editor, director and academic, Sam Kauffman. Sam is the author of Avid Editing which is published by Focal Press and now has a fourth edition out. Sam's main focus as a filmmaker and editor is documentary and his work includes: Massacre at Murambi, Living with Slim and South Africa: Building Democracy.
This week Gordon interviews Karen Pearlman, Australian film editor and author of Cutting Rhythms: Shaping the Film Edit. As part of the interview Focal Press has given us permission to place two chapters from the book online for editors and students to enjoy.
This week Gordon interviews Darryl Bates editor of such shows as Just Shoot Me, The Comeback and 90210.
This week Gordon interviews Ken Dancyger, author of The Technique of Film and Video Editing. As part of the interview Focal Press has given us permission to place two chapters from the book online for editors and students to enjoy.
This week Gordon interviews Andres Landau a young up and coming editor about getting started as an editor. This is a must for beginners as well or editors who have made major moves from country to country. Landau started out working in sound in his home land of Argentina. He restarted his career in Canada as a film editor.
This episode we're joined by Kay Armatage. Kay is a filmmaker, academic, and author who has worked for the University of Toronto and The Toronto International Film Festival. She is also a leading scholar on women in film.
In this episode we're joined by Alan Collins. Alan is an editor who has worked for such directors as David Cronenberg and Roger Corman. He's also edited television shows, such as Degrassi Jr. High. The Cutting Room interviewed Alan via Skype from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
This week I interview Christopher Nelson. Christopher is the editor of The West Wing, Lost and Six Feet Under. He was also a part of the Television Panel at Edit Fest this summer.
This week I interview Dan Lebental. Dan is the editor of Iron Man, Elf, From Hell and much more! He was a part of the Effects Editing Panel at Edit Fest this summer and was recently nominated by the HPA for his work on Iron Man.
Welcome to the show it is October 16th and today we will be interviewing Alan Heim, an editor who has worked on such films as Network, The Notebook and All That Jazz. He has won an Oscar, among many other awards. Recently he produced the film The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing.
Welcome to the show it is October 08th and this is our second episode. Today will be an interview with Michèle Hozer an editor from Toronto, Canada who specializes in Documentary film editing. Check out her website at http://www.michelehozer.com
Welcome to the show it is September 30th and this is our first show. Today will be an interview with Michael Tronick editor of such films as Hairspray, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, S.W.A.T. and much more. Check out his credits at http://www.imdb.com