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A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE
Today on Art of the Cut we talk with multi-Oscar winning editor Kirk Baxter, ACE about editing Oscar-winning director, Kathryn Bigelow’s film, A House of Dynamite, now playing on Netflix.Kirk’s been on Art of the Cut before to discuss Gone Girl, Mank, and The Killer and the TV series, Mindhunter. His other films include The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Social Network, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, and Zodiac.Today’s discussion is about the traits of a good editor, the advantages of cutting a movie linearly, and the sensitive nature of the editing room.You can read along with this podcast and see clips and exclusive photos and timeline screenshots at BorisFX's blog site: borisfx.com/blog/aotc
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TRON ARES
Today on Art of the Cut we talk with Tyler Nelson, ACE, about editing Tron Ares.Tyler’s been on Art of the Cut before numerous times including for his editing of The Batman, Creed III, and Mindhunter. He’s also been an editor on Love, Death and Robots and Shadow and Bone.Today’s discussion includes a discussion of the use of previs, building rip-o-matics with Shot Deck, and juggling the power of a score by Nine Inch Nails with incredible sound design.If you want to read along with this podcast you can visit BorisFX's blog site to see timeline screenshots, exclusive photos and more.borisfx.com/blog/aotc
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HIGHEST 2 LOWEST
Today on Art of the Cut we speak with Oscar-nominated editor Barry Alexander Brown, ACE about editing Spike Lee’s latest film, Highest 2 Lowest.Barry’s been on Art of the Cut before to discuss editing BlacKkKlansman, for which he was nominated for an Oscar and an ACE Eddie. He was also nominated for an Oscar for The War at Home, a documentary he co-directed. His other films with Spike include sound design on She’s Gotta Have It, and editing on School Daze, Do the Right Thing, Malcolm X, Crooklyn, He Got Game, and Summer of Sam, among others. Barry’s also directed several feature films including The Who's Tommy:, the Amazing Journey, and Lonely in America.If you want to, you can read along with this podcast on BorisFX's blog site. borisfx.com/blog/aotc
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KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN
Today on Art of the Cut we speak with Brian Kates, ACE, about editing Bill Condon’s Kiss of the Spider Woman.Brian’s work includes feature films like The Savages, Killing Them Softly, and Shortbus. Also documentaries like All the Beauty and the Bloodshed for which he was nominated for an ACE Eddie, and TV series like Succession, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, for which he won an Emmy, and Treme. In addition to his numerous nominations he has won two Emmys and two ACE Eddies.Today’s discussion covers the tonal shifts between Technicolor music fantasy and imprisoned reality, managing to maintain a diverse filmography, and the joys and challenges of editing a musical.You can read along with this interview at BorisFX's blog site.borisfx.com/blog/aotc
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ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
Today on Art of the Cut we speak with three members of the post team for Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest film, One Battle After Another. Joining us are editor Andy Jurgensen, associate editor, Jay Trautman, and film assistant editor, Andrew Blustain. The film was shot in two different film formats including VistaVision and the film was finished in a variety of formats, leading to a complicated and fascinating post process.Andy Jurgensen has been on Art of the Cut before for another Paul Thomas Anderson film, Licorice Pizza, for which he was nominated for a BAFTA and an ACE Eddie. Andy was also an assistant editor on Phantom Thread, Bombshell, Trumbo, and Inherent Vice.Jay Trautman was a Visual Effects Assistant Editor on Dune 2, an assistant editor on Oppenheimer, first assistant editor on Licorice Pizza, and was an assistant editor on The Book of Bobba Fett, Grey’s Anatomy, and House of Cards.Andrew Blustain was an assistant editor on Tenet, visual effects assistant editor on Dunkirk, an assistant editor on Oppenheimer, and second assistant editor (film) on Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.Today’s discussion covers the technical details of the film’s VistaVision film production, the importance of creating dynamics, and the calibration of tone necessary to pull of the film’s transitions from dramatic to comic.You can read along with this interview and see some cool excluisve photos, plus trailers, movie clips and featurettes by visiting the Boris FX website and blog atborisfx.com/blog/aotc
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