Not every movie follows the script when it comes to the opening of the movie. Tyler Nelson, ACE, reveals the original opening of "Tron Ares" in his Art of the Cut interview. Read/listen to the entire interview. READ: bit.ly/AOTC-Tron-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-Tron-pod @boris_fx @acefilmeditors

Collaborating with the director is the main job of the editor. Tyler Nelson, ACE, discusses editing "Tron Ares" with Art of the Cut. Read/listen to the full interview. READ: bit.ly/AOTC-Tron-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-Tron-pod @boris_fx @acefilmeditors

Do you know how fast Akira Kurosawa cut "High to Low?" Check out the full interview with Oscar-nominated editor, Barry Alexander Brown, ACE about Spike Lee's "Highest 2 Lowest." READ: bit.ly/AOTC-H2L-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-H2L-pod @boris_fx @Facilis @acefilmeditors @barryalexanderbrown

Sometimes a reaction has to come from someplace else, which requires even more care and thought. Oscar-nominee Barry Alexander Brown talks Spike Lee's "Highest 2 Lowest" with Art of the Cut. Read/listen to full interview. READ: bit.ly/AOTC-H2L-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-H2L-pod @boris_fx @Facilis

Oscar-nominated editor Barry Alexander Brown, ACE, discusses Spike Lee's "Highest 2 Lowest" with Art of the Cut. Read or listen to the full interview. READ: bit.ly/AOTC-H2L-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-H2L-pod @boris_fx @Facilis @acefilmeditors @barryalexanderbrown

Oscar-nominated editor Barry Alexander Brown, ACE, discusses cutting Spike Lee's latest film, "Highest 2 Lowest" with Art of the Cut. Please read or listen to the full interview READ: bit.ly/AOTC-H2L-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-H2L-pod @boris_fx @Facilis @acefilmeditors

Staying ahead of the audience is more than just trimming the fat. Sometimes it's removing hints that the end is near. Brian A Kates, ACE talks shop on Art of the Cut. Read/listen to whole interview! READ: bit.ly/AOTC-KOTSW-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-KOTSW-pod @boris_fx @Facilis @brian.a.kates

Editing styles within the same movie serve different story purposes. Editor Brian A. Kates, ACE, discusses style choices on "Kiss of the Spider Woman." Please, read or listen to the whole interview! READ: bit.ly/AOTC-KOTSW-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-KOTSW-pod @borisfx @Facilis @abramkat.bsky.social

Editor Brian A. Kates, ACE discusses editing "Kiss of the Spider Woman" The film's two distinct styles had to be cut separately and blended later. Enjoy the full interview as a podcast or a blog! READ: bit.ly/AOTC-KOTSW-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-KOTSW-pod @boris_fx @Facilis @abramkat.bksy.social

Sometimes you just have to re-imagine a scene from scratch. Andy Jurgensen discusses editing "One Battle After Another" on Art of the Cut. Please read or listen to the full interview and SUBSCRIBE! READ: bit.ly/AOTC-OBAA-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-OBAA-pod @borisfx @Facilis @ACEFilmEditors

How do you know which scenes need music and which don't? "One Battle After Another" editor, Andy Jurgensen describes the creative choices. Read or listen to the whole interview. READ: bit.ly/AOTC-OBAA-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-OBAA-pod @boris_fx @Facilis @acefilmeditors @onebattleafteranothermovie

Editing, the final rewrite. Editor Andy Jurgensen and Associate Editor Jay Trautman on unscripted intercutting of "One Battle After Another." Please read or listen to the whole interview! Links in the replies. READ: bit.ly/AOTC-OBAA-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-OBAA-pod @borisfx.bsky.social @facilis

Many old-school editors swear by the power of the old "communal screening of dailies." That's what they did on "One Battle After Another," according to editor Andy Jurgensen. Read/listen to whole interview! READ: bit.ly/AOTC-OBAA-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-OBAA-pod @boris_fx @Facilis

Paul Thomas Anderson's "One Battle After Another" is on the Art of the Cut docket this week with three members of the post team, including BAFTA and ACE Eddie nominee Andy Jurgensen. (Read/listen to the full interview) READ: bit.ly/AOTC-OBAA-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-OBAA-pod @boris_fx @Facilis

The edit is the final re-write. This happens in every movie. Taylor Mason, ACE, discusses her creative choices to reveal the story of "HIM." (read/listen to the entire interview.) READ: bit.ly/AOTC-HIM-blog LISTEN :bit.ly/AOTC-HIM-pod @boris_fx @Facilis @acefilmeditors @taylorjmason.bsky.social

When the daughter of a Super Bowl champion edits a football movie, that brings a little something to the table! Taylor Mason, ACE, talks about cutting "Him". Read/listen to the whole interview. READ: bit.ly/AOTC-HIM-blog LISTEN :bit.ly/AOTC-HIM-pod @boris_fx @Facilis @taylorjmason.bsky.social

The lived experience of the editor can always help make scenes come from truth. Taylor Mason, ACE, talks about that and more with Art of the Cut. (Read/listen to full interview) READ: bit.ly/AOTC-HIM-blog LISTEN :bit.ly/AOTC-HIM-pod @boris_fx @Facilis @acefilmeditors @taylorjmason.bsky.social

Do you cut montages dry or with music? What happens if the music changes? Editor Taylor Mason, ACE talks about her process with Art of the Cut. Please read or listen! READ: bit.ly/AOTC-HIM-blog LISTEN :bit.ly/AOTC-HIM-pod @boris_fx @Facilis @acefilmeditors @taylorjmason.bsky.social

Taylor Mason, ACE, discusses editing "HIM" with Art of the Cut. How does an editor's life experience translate into their art? Read or listen to the entire interview. READ: bit.ly/AOTC-HIM-blog LISTEN :bit.ly/AOTC-HIM-pod @boris_fx @Facilis @ACEFilmEditors @taylorjmason

Intercutting serves a lot of purposes and solves a lot of problems. Keep that idea in the back of your head. Bob Joyce talks about editing "Spinal Tap II" with Art of the Cut. (read/listen to the whole interview) READ: bit.ly/AOTC-SPINALTAP-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-SPINALTAP-pod @boris_fx @Facilis

Editor Bob Joyce discusses editing "Spinal Tap II" with Art of the Cut. Read or listen to the whole interview. READ: bit.ly/AOTC-SPINALTAP-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-SPINALTAP-pod @borisfx @Facilis @ACEFilmEditors

Story is everything... even in comedy. Funny gets cut to keep story propelling forward. Editor Bob Joyce discusses "Spinal Tap II" with Art of the Cut. Read or Listen to the whole interview. READ: bit.ly/AOTC-SPINALTAP-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-SPINALTAP-pod @boris_fx @Facilis @acefilmeditors

Crafting the comedy of "Spinal Tap II: The End Continues" is the discussion on this week's Art of the Cut, with editor Bob Joyce. Read or listen to the entire interview! READ: bit.ly/AOTC-SPINALTAP-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-SPINALTAP-pod @boris_fx @Facilis @acefilmeditors

Oscar nominee Andrew Weisblum, ACE, talks "Caught Stealing" with Art of the Cut. Read or listen to the whole interview. (Photo is Andrew editing on set) READ: bit.ly/AOTC-CS-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-CS-pod @boris_fx @Facilis acefilmeditors

Pacing - a balance between staying ahead of the audience and not racing through emotion that connects them to the characters. Andrew Weisblum, ACE, talks "Caught Stealing" with Art of the Cut. Whole chat below! READ: bit.ly/AOTC-CS-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-CS-pod @boris_fx @Facilis @acefilmeditors

How do you create tension in a movie in post? OScar-nominee Andrew Weisblum, ACE chats about it with Art of the Cut. Read or listen to the whole interview! READ: bit.ly/AOTC-CS-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-CS-pod @boris_fx @Facilis @acefilmeditors

Editors speaking into the script can be of huge value to the production. Oscar-nominee Andrew Weisblum discusses editing Darren Aronofsky's "Caught Stealing" on Art of the Cut. Read or listen to full interview. READ: bit.ly/AOTC-CS-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-CS-pod @boris_fx @Facilis @acefilmeditors

Over 500 interviews this debate is split pretty evenly. What do YOU think? Should you reference the source material or not as an editor? Read or listen to the full interview. READ: bit.ly/AOTC-CS-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-CS-pod @boris_fx @Facilis @acefilmeditors

Want some gold? It's probably in a reaction shot! Matt Villa, ACE, discusses editing Ron Howard's "Eden" with Art of the Cut. Read or listen to the full interview. READ: bit.ly/AOTC-Eden-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-Eden-pod @boris_fx @Facilis @acefilmeditors

Did you know some scenes in movies were never shot? And I'm not talking about AI. Created in editorial! "Arrival" had one. So does "Eden." Matt Villa tells Art of the Cut how it was done. READ: bit.ly/AOTC-Eden-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-Eden-pod @boris_fx @Facilis @acefilmeditors

What do you do to take a 3:40 editor's cut down to a tight compelling story? Matt Villa, ACE, talks shop with Art of the Cut about Ron Howard's "Eden." READ: bit.ly/AOTC-Eden-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-Eden-pod @boris_fx @Facilis @acefilmeditors

So much of the editor's job is re-structuring the story itself and finding the most effective flow of the narrative. Matt Villa, ACE, disusses editing Ron Howard's "Eden" with Art of the Cut. READ: bit.ly/AOTC-Eden-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-Eden-pod @boris_fx @Facilis @acefilmeditors

A new Art of the cut podcast and blog with Matt Villa, ACE, on editing Ron Howard's "Eden." READ: borisfx.com/blog/aotc LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-Eden-pod @boris_fx @Facilis @acefilmeditors

No fear. that's a great summation of Elisabet Ronaldsdottir's approach to editing. Check out the full Art of the Cut interview. READ: bit.ly/AOTC-Nobody2-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-Nobody2-pod @borisfx.bsky.social @Facilis @acefilmeditors @ronaldsdot80074

Because of the process of script-to-screen, not every scene on the page needs to be in the movie... but why and which ones? Read/listen to Elisabet Ronaldsdottir re: "Nobody 2" on Art of the Cut. Links in the replies. READ: bit.ly/AOTC-Nobody2-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-Nobody2-pod @boris_fx @Facilis

One of the most important things for an editor to do is foster a deep trusting relationship with the director. Elisabet Ronaldsdottir, ACE, talks with AOTC about "Nobody 2." Read/listen to entire interview! \ READ: bit.ly/AOTC-Nobody2-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-Nobody2-pod @boris_fx @Facilis

Matt Absher with sound advice on landing the next gig from our discussion about "Nobody 2." What will you learn from the next Art of the Cut podcast/blog? READ: bit.ly/AOTC-Nobody2-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-Nobody2-pod @boris_fx @Facilis @acefilmeditors

The only ego in the cutting room should be the film's. 1st AE Matt Absher describes how editor Elisabet Ronaldsdottir, ACE puts filmmakers at ease with her approach. Read/listen to the whole interview. READ: bit.ly/AOTC-Nobody2-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-Nobody2-pod @boris_fx @Facilis @acefilmeditors

One of the reasons editors cut during production is in case any pickups or changes need to be made. But that's a diplomatic request. Elisabet Ronaldsdottir, ACE, and 1st AE Matt Absher chat with Art of the Cut. READ: bit.ly/AOTC-Nobody2-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-Nobody2-pod @boris_fx @Facilis

How do you set the movie up for success? Editor Elisabet Ronaldsdottir, ACE, and her first assistant editor, Matt Absher, talk shop on Art of the Cut. Listen or read the full interview. READ: bit.ly/AOTC-Nobody2-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-Nobody2-pod @boris_fx @Facilis @acefilmeditors

"Weapons" editor Joe Murphy talks with Art of the Cut. Check out the entire interview! READ: bit.ly/AOTC-Weapons-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-Weapons-pod @boris_fx @Facilis @acefilmeditors

How do you pace a film when it re-starts six times? Joe Murphy talks to Art of the Cut about "Weapons." Read or listen to the whole interview! READ: bit.ly/AOTC-Weapons-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-Weapons-pod @boris_fx @Facilis @acefilmeditors

How would you like to not have to temp score? Joe Murphy talks about working with the composers from the "get-go" including director/composer Zach Cregger. Read or listen to the full interview, please! READ: bit.ly/AOTC-Weapons-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-Weapons-pod @boris_fx @facilis @ACEFilmEditors

If you shoot a movie from different perspectives, do you slate the same scene multiple ways? Joe Murphy discusses the Rashomon-like editing of "Weapons." Read or listen to the whole interview. READ: bit.ly/AOTC-Weapons-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-Weapons-pod @borisfx @Facilis @ACEFilmEditors

In a horror film sound gets you DEEP into the audience's head. (well, any film, actually). Joe Murphy discusses editing "Weapons." Please listen or read the whole interview. READ: bit.ly/AOTC-Weapons-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-Weapons-pod @boris_fx @Facilis @acefilmeditors

Editors can have all sorts of challenges. Overlapping dialogue is one of them. Editor Joe Murphy describes handling that in the new film "Weapons" Please read or listen to the whole interview. READ: bit.ly/AOTC-Weapons-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-Weapons-pod @boris_fx @Facilis @acefilmeditors

Emmy-nominated editor Susan Vaill, ACE, says "Editing taught me about authenticity." Amen! Read or listen to the whole interview - and all the interviews with Emmy-nominated editors! READ: bit.ly/AOTC-HACKS-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-HACKS-pod @boris_fx @Facilis @acefilmeditors @theemmys.tv

Editors are sometimes introverts, but are social creatures. Empaths. Remote work is great, but also distancing. Emmy-nominated editor Susan Vaill, ACE, talks shop with Art fo the Cut about "Hacks." Full interview below READ: bit.ly/AOTC-HACKS-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-HACKS-pod @boris_fx @Facilis

Sometimes an editor has to hand it to their assistant editor! Emmy-nominated editor Susan Vaill, ACE chats with Art of the Cut with her AE Stephanie Goldstein. Read or listen to the whole interview. READ: bit.ly/AOTC-HACKS-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-HACKS-pod @boris_fx @Facilis @theemmys.tv

Emmy-nominated editor Susan Vaill, ACE, has also directed dramedy. How does that inform her editing? Read or listen to the whole Art of the Cut interview. READ: bit.ly/AOTC-HACKS-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-HACKS-pod @boris_fx @Facilis @acefilmeditors @theemmys.tv