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Art of the Cut

Steve Hullfish, ACE

Conversations with Film, TV, and Documentary editors.

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20 episodes
Updated Thursday

Episodes20

Thursday · 42 min
Task
Today on Art of the Cut, Amy Duddleston, ACE and Keiko Deguchi, ACE, the Emmy-nominated editors of HBO’s Task. Amy’s been on Art of the Cut in the past to discuss Mare of Easttown for which she received two Emmy nominations and won an ACE Eddie. Her other work includes the feature film, High Art, and TV series including The Umbrella Academy, American Gods, and Dexter. Keiko’s work includes Love and War, We the Animals, and Hustle. Today on the show, a discussion of pacing a show up without losing important character moments, regulating the emotion of a scene by choosing the specific temperature of a performance, and how a resolving chord in music offers a lesson in editing. If you're interested in reading along with the podcast, check out the BorisFX blog site, where you can also see exclusive images, the trailer and a timeline from one of the episodes. borisfx.com/blog/aotc
July 23 · 55 min
Death by Lightning
Today on Art of the Cut we speak with the editors of the Emmy nominated Netflix mini-series, Death by Lightning. With us today are Joseph Krings, ACE, Anna Hauger, ACE, Michael Ruscio, ACE, and Joe Leonard, ACE. Additional Editors, Bridget Case and Derek Desmond were not on the call, but we want to acknowledge their part on the series and in the show’s Emmy nomination. Anna has been on Art of the Cut in the past for her work on The Three Body Problem and for Dune Prophecy. She’s also been nominated for Emmys for Watchmen and Station Eleven. She’s also edited on Westworld. Michael was on Art of the Cut with Anna for The Three Body Problem, for which he was nominated for an Emmy. His other work includes Altered Carbon, House of Cards, and Homeland. Joseph Krings has also edited Captain Fantastic, Supermensch, and Rosemead, among others. Joe Leonard has been nominated for Emmys for Gaslit and Glee. His other work includes Dark Matter, Mr. Robot, The Man in the High Castle, and Empire. Today on the show, a discussion of how to keep a historical drama feeling contemporary, how performance can affect the need for a flashback, and the impossibility of judging editing. If you'd like to read along with this podcast and see exclusive images from post, check out the BorisFX blog: borisfx.com/blog/aotc
July 16 · 41 min
The Invite
Today on Art of the Cut we discuss Olivia Wilde’s film, The Invite, with its two editors, Yorgos Mavropsaridis, ACE, and Anthony “Ant” Boys, ACE. Yorgos worked on the edit through the assembly cut then Ant took over for most of the rest of the edit. Yorgos has been on Art of the Cut before multiple times for Bugonia, Poor Things, and The Favourite. Yorgos is a Greek editor and graduate of the London Film School. He was nominated for Oscars, BAFTAs, and ACE Eddies, for Poor Things and The Favourite. His other films include Kinds of Kindness, Killing of the Sacred Deer, and The Lobster. Ant has been nominated for a BAFTA for The Thick of It. He won an ACE Eddie for the TV series, Veep. He’s also edited The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and The Great, among other work. Today on the show, a discussion of the rules of cutting comedy, how to talk about the performance of an actor who’s also the director, and the difficulty of editing overlapping dialogue. If you're interested in reading along with this podcast and seeing the movie clips that were discussed, you can visit the BorisFX blog site: borisfx.com/blog/aotc
July 9 · 46 min
Backrooms
Today on Art of the Cut, we speak with Greg Ng about editing the Kane Parson’s indie phenomenon, Backrooms. Greg was last on Art of the Cut for LongLegs. Greg is the nominee and winner of numerous Canadian Screen Awards, Canadian Cinema Editors Awards, and Leo Awards. His other work includes The Monkey, Keeper, and the TV series, Bones of Crows. We’ll be talking about how Backrooms was sculpted in the cutting room by structuring the time between the backrooms and the rest of the world, editing within a “Method cutting room,” and patiently basking in the mystery of a “Lovecraftian space.” If you'd like to read along with this podcast and see cool images - like the cutting room decked out in the yellow wallpaper that covers the backrooms - visit the BorisFX blog site: borisfx.com/blog/aotc
July 2 · 43 min
The Furious
Today on Art of the Cut we speak with editor Chris Tonick about the feature-film, The Furious. Chris has edited films like Kung Fu Games, Trigger Warning, and Black Friday. He was a producer on the Walter Murch documentary, Her Name Was Moviola. He’s also been part of the post teams of The Suicide Squad, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and John Wick 2. On this episode, we're discussing - among other things - why the biggest job in this action movie wasn’t cutting the action, how the film’s most memorable moment came from trying out a left-field idea, and how fight scenes are like pop songs. If you'd like to read along with this interview and see the trailer, clips, and exclusive images, check out the BorisFX blog site: BorisFX.com/blog/aotc
June 25 · 49 min
I Love Boosters
Today on Art of the Cut, we speak with Terel Gibson, ACE about editing Boots Riley’s feature film, “I Love Boosters”. Terel has been on Art of the Cut before for his work on the TV series “Skeleton Crew.” His other work includes Sorry to Bother You, Ready or Not, Hawkeye, and The Astronaut. If you're interested in reading along with today's podcast, check out the BorisFX blog site. borisfx.com/blog/aotc
June 18 · 40 min
Disclosure Day
Today on Art of the Cut, we speak with editor Sarah Broshar, ACE, on editing Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day. Sarah has been on Art of the Cut several times, last for her editing of The Fablemans. She was nominated for an ACE Eddie for Spielberg’s The Post. Her credits also include Ready Player One, Pet Sematary, and West Side Story. This discussion will be about the rule when temping score that will be replaced by the legendary John Williams, how the length of the first assembly is a secret even to Spielberg himself, and Sarah’s keys to building suspense and enhancing emotion. If you want to read along this podcast and see images from the film, the trailer, and images on the post crew, check out the BorisFX blog site borisfx.com/blog/aotc
June 11 · 52 min
Miss You, Love You
Today on Art of the Cut, we speak with editor Doc Crotzer, ACE, about the HBO film, Miss you, Love You. Doc is an ACE Eddie winner for Roadhouse, and an ACE Eddie nominee for his work on the TV series, Glee. A frequent collaborator of Doug Liman, Doc’s other work includes the John Wick spinoff Ballerina, Sons of Anarchy, and producing, directing and editing the TV series Good Behavior. A discussion about how to find the rhythm in the silences, the challenges of editing with very little music, and when to turn Walter Murch’s “blink” rule against itself. If you want to read along with this interview and see images from the movie, clips, the trailer, timeline screenshots and a photo of Doc's editing set-up, check out the BorisFX blog: borisfx.com/blog/aotc
June 4 · 44 min
Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu
Today on Art of the Cut we speak with Rachel Goodlett Katz, ACE, and Dylan Firshein - the editors of Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu. Dylan’s been on the show before when we discussed the TV series, The Mandalorian, for which he’s been nominated for two Emmys. He also edited on The Book of Boba Fett. Dylan was also a first assistant editor on Solo: A Star Wars Story, and The Big Short. Rachel’s also been an editor on The Mandalorian TV series. Her other TV work includes Halt and Catch Fire, The Walking Dead, and Gossip Girl. She also edited parts 1, 2, and 3 of the Fear Street films. Our discussion today is about the value of editing on set, the challenges and possibilities of editing with a masked main character, and the power of cinematic inspiration from the classics If you'd like to read along with this podcast and see images - like the amazing on-set editing set-up, please visit the BorisFX blog site: borisfx.com/blog/aotc
May 28 · 54 min
Shrinking
Today on Art of the Cut we speak with two of the editors of Apple TV’s Shrinking – James Refroe, who is also an associate producer on the show, and Sarah Lucky. Sarah has also edited Scrubs, I Love That for You, Senior Year, and Grace and Frankie. James has also edited Abbott Elementary, Bad Monkey, Superstore, Uncle Buck, and The Muppets. Our discussion today details the keys to editing comedy, how to support character development through editing, and the importance of mentorship with assistant editors. If you'd like to read along with today's podcast and see the trailer, clips, exclusive photos and the timelines from the scenes discussed in the podcast, visit the BorisFX blogsite: borisfx.com/blog/aotc
May 21 · 46 min
Plur1bus
Today on Art of the Cut, the three editors of Vince Gilligan’s Pluribus, Skip Macdonald, ACE, Chris McCaleb, ACE, and Joey Liew, discuss editing the series. Skip’s been on Art of the Cut before for El Camino. He’s an Emmy winner and ACE Eddie winner for Breaking Bad, and a multiple Emmy nominee for Breaking Bad, Fargo, and Better Call Saul. And has ACE Eddie nominations for Pluribus, Breaking Bad, and Better Call Saul. Chris has multiple Emmy nominations and ACE Eddie nominations for Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, and an ACE Eddie win for Better Call Saul. Joey is an ACE Eddie winner for Better Call Saul, and has also been an editor on Rabbit Hole. Our discussion today is about the tightrope walk of editing without temp score, how long can you be away from the main protagonist, and the value of sleeping on a new cut. If you'd like to read along with today's podcast and see the trailer and clips and images from the show, check out the BorisFX blog site: borisfx.com/blog/aotc
May 14 · 48 min
Remarkably Bright Creatures
Today on Art of the Cut, we speak with Tamara Meem, editor of Remarkably Bright Creatures, now on Netflix. In addition to Tamara’s work on Remarkably Bright Creatures, she also edited Wander Darkly, First Match, The Sound of My Voice, and the TV series, The Decameron, and The Last Thing He Told Me. Tamara lives in Los Angeles, but is from Australia. Our discussion today is about how story is structure, the ability of montage to mine the gold of deleted scenes, and the power of holding on a great performance. If you want to read along with this podcast and see images from the film, and post, like the timeline screenshot, go to the BorisFX.com blog site. Borisfx.com/blog/aotc
May 7 · 25 min
The Devil Wears Prada 2
Today on Art of the Cut we speak with Andrew Marcus, the editor of The Devil Wears Prada 2. Andrew has edited Howard’s End, for which he was nominated for a BAFTA, Much Ado About Nothing, the 1994 Frankenstein movie, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Remains of the Day, American Psycho, and Under the Tuscan Sun, among many others. Our discussion today is about the freedom he has in the editor’s cut, the importance of calibrating the amount of set-up of a joke, and building montages that were not in the script. If you'd like to read along with this inteview and see images from the film, the trailer and clips, visit the BorisFX blog site. borisfx.com/blog/aotc
April 30 · 52 min
THE DINOSAURS
Today on Art of the Cut, we have the lead editor and the VFX editor of the documentary series, The Dinosaurs, from Netflix and Amblin’ Entertainment. Ben Lavington Martin, BFE was the lead editor on the series and cut the first episode. His other work includes The World According to Jeff Goldblum, David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive, One Strange Rock, and Nova, among many others. Matt Howorth was the visual effects editor. His other credits include shorts: Rodents and Bull Shark Bandits. Our discussion today is about walking the line between animation editing and natural history documentary storytelling… and calibrating science, entertainment, and emotion over eons of evolution. If youre interested in reading along with this interview and seeing the trailer and clips and images from the docu-series, check out BorisFX's blog site: borisfx.com/blog/aotc
April 23 · 54 min
The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist
Today on Art of the Cut we discuss the documentary, The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist with the editors of the film, Daysha Broadway, ACE, and Davis Coombe. The film was produced and directed by some of the same team that created the film Everything, Everywhere, All at Once. Daysha’s been on Art of the Cut before for The Black Lady Sketch Show, for which she won an Emmy and was nominated for an ACE Eddie Award. She was also nominated for Emmys for Born This Way, and a Peabody Award for Surviving R. Kelly. Davis is known for editing Casting JonBenet, The Social Dilemma for which he is an Emmy winner, Saving Face for which he won another Emmy, and Chasing Coral. Our discussion today is about the structure of the film, creatively re-purposing animation, and when not to cut on-camera interviews. If you want to read along with this podcast and see images from the movie, clips, the trailer and even the Adobe Premiere timeline, visit the BorisFX.com blog site at: borisfx.com/blog/aotc
April 16 · 52 min
THE DRAMA
Today on Art of the Cut we speak with Joshua Raymond Lee, the co-editor of The Drama, and his first assistant editor, Devon Halliday. Joshua is an Emmy and ACE Eddie-nominee for editing the limited TV series, Ripley. He also edited, We Own This City and Monsterland, among others. Devon worked with Josh on Ripley and We Built this City. She also was an assistant editor on the TV series: And Just Like That and Blue Bloods. Our discussion today is about co-editing with the director, editing the movie linearly – from start to finish, and editing in Adobe Premiere using Productions. You can read along with this podcast on the BorisFX blog site and also see the trailer, clips from the film, exclusive photos from post, and the Adobe Premiere timeline, among other goodies. Visit: borisfx.com/blog/aotc
April 9 · 35 min
EPIC: Elvis Presley in Concert
Today, on Art of the Cut, we discuss Baz Luhrman’s “fever dream” EPIC: Elvis Presley in Concert. I say, “fever dream” because Luhrman won’t label the film as either concert film nor documentary. The film was edited and produced by Jonathan Redmond. Redmond has been on Art of the Cut before for Luhrman’s scripted narrative feature, Elvis (2022). Jonathan has edited the film The Great Gatsby and TV series, including The Get Down, Wonders of Australia’s National Parks, Romeo & Juliet: A Monkey’s Tale, and Pelicans of the Ghost Lakes. He was also First Assistant Editor on Moulin Rouge. Our discussion today includes: honing the film down from over 100 music cues, creating dynamics, and the final key to unlocking the film. You can read along with this podcast on the BorisFX website and also see the trailer, clips, and lots of exclusive photos! Check out: borisfx.com/blog/aotc
April 2 · 30 min
Project Hail Mary
Today on Art of the Cut we speak with Joel Negron,ACE about editing Project Hail Mary. Joel was last on Art of the Cut for his work on the Disney film, Jungle Cruise. Joel’s other work includes Thor: Ragnarok, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, Cocaine Bear, and 21 Jump Street. Today we’re discussing cutting a six-hour first assembly down to about 2 hours, his approach to exploring dailies, and his best tip for not losing an important moment. If you want to read along with this podcast, go to the BorisFX blog site at: Borisfx.com/blog/aotc
March 26 · 46 min
Young Sherlock
Today on Art of the Cut we speak with four of the editors on the buzzy new Amazon Prime series, Young Sherlock. With us are Cheryl Potter, Calum Ross, Phil Hookway, and Tim Murrell. Cheryl’s been on Art of the Cut before, starting back when she was an additional editor for Pietro Scalia, ACE, on Ridley Scott’s The Martian. We’ve also talked to her about the TV series, Snowpiercer. Her other credits include The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power. Tim Murrell has edited features like Monkey Man and 21 Bridges, and TV series like The Terror and Patrick Melrose. Philip Hookway has edited TV series, Deep State, Being Human, and Torchwood. Calum Ross has edited TV series including Loki, The Devil’s Hour, Sex Education, and Not Another Happy Ending. Today we’re discussing the importance of in-person collaboration for the edit team, the power of adjusting the tonal dial “just so,” and the benefit of re-thinking how the show begins. You can read along with this interview and see images of the editing crew, the trailer and even a timeline screenshot at the BorisFX blogsite: borisfx.com/blog/aotc
March 19 · 55 min
KPOP Demon Hunters
Today on Art of the Cut we speak with Nathan Schauf about his ACE and Annie-winning editing of the Oscar-winning Sony Pictures Best Animated film, KPOP Demon Hunters currently available on Netflix. Nathan’s other work includes Overwatch: Origin Stories, World of Warcraft: Harbingers, and additional editing on Penguins of Madagascar, among many other projects. Today’s discussion includes how the movie itself rejects ideas that don’t work for it, how animation sometimes has intercutting that isn’t scripted, and finding the right spots to take the foot off the gas pedal for JUST a moment. If you'd like to read along with this podcast and see the trailer, clips, the timeline screenshot and more, check out the BorisFX blog at: borisfx.com/blog/aotc