Amelia Allwarden & Anna Hauger, the brilliant editing team behind the HBO series Dune: Prophecy come on the show to tell us all the cutting room secrets about how they put together the feature length season finale. Between them Amelia and Anna have worked on a ton of high-end shows like Pen 15, Watchmen and Sunny but they first worked together on the massive hit Westworld. Settle in for an inspiriting hour with these two amazing editors as they talk about their relentless passion for editing, their difficult journeys through the industry and what it’s like to cut a show together.
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EP70 Mathew Barbato & Only Murders in the Building
From The Good Place to Veep to Lessons in Chemistry and now to the latest season of Only Murders in the Building. The supremely talented Mathew Barbato came onto the show to talk the science of comedy editing, coming up through reality TV and his unique approach to cutting one of the standout episodes of the classic Hulu show.
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S3E5. In-House vs Freelance Editing
Of course, there are pros and cons to both but it’s important to analyse every single one. We need to take a close look at how useful they are to us at every stage of our career. On this week’s show I go deep into the upsides and downsides so you can make an informed decision.
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S4E4. The Art of Pivoting
In this week’s show I’ll be going deep into the art of piloting, our ability to immediately change direction after negative feedback about our work. We’ll talk through what exactly pivoting is, how it works, the psychology behind it and how we can use it to our benefit.
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S4E3. Creative Actions vs Creative Reactions
Every cut we make, every shot we make longer, every piece of body language we include or exclude has massive repercussions. We’re shaping the experience of the audience with hundreds of these decisions every day. In this episode I break down all the factors at play every time we hit a fork in the road so that we can build the most exciting sequence possible.