Structure and pace are key in storytelling. Chris McCaleb, ACE, discusses editing "Plur1bus" with fellow editors Skip Macdonald, ACE, and Joey Liew. Read/listen to the full interview. READ: bit.ly/AOTC-Pluribus-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-Pluribus-pod @boris_fx @acefilmeditors

Film school 101: Don't cross the 180! But - of course - there are not only EXCEPTIONS to the rule but reasons to intentionally defy it. Chris McCaleb, ACE, talks about editing "Plur1bus." Read/Listen to the full interview. READ: bit.ly/AOTC-Pluribus-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-Pluribus-pod @boris_fx

Many have discussed the "necessary evil" of temp score. Maybe it's not "necessary." The editors of "Plur1bus" discuss cutting the show without temp among other things. Read/listen to full interview. READ: bit.ly/AOTC-Pluribus-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-Pluribus-pod @borisfx @ACEFilmEditors

Storytelling in a non-linear fashion gets your "dance brain" working, according to Tamara Meem, editor of "Remarkably Bright Creatures." Read/Listen to full interview. READ: bit.ly/AOTC-RBC-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-RBC-pod @boris_fx @acefilmeditors

I had a great discussion with Dune 2 editor, Joe Walker, ACE, while he was sitting in front of the Avid with the project open. The video was pulled down for a while but it's back up now. It's a great master class for free! Please share this! youtu.be/PWKUS4HpSvI

Contrasts and dynamics make stortelling and film - and all arts - interesting. Tamara Meem discusses editing "Remarkably Bright Creatures." Please read/listen to the full interview. READ: bit.ly/AOTC-RBC-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-RBC-pod @boris_fx @netflix.com

Restructuring can help create emotional connections. Tamara Meem discusses editing "Remarkably Bright Creatures." Read/listen to the full interview. READ: bit.ly/AOTC-RBC-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-RBC-pod @boris_fx @acefilmeditors @netflix

Often, great scenes need to be cut to streamline a story. It's not about length in minutes. It's about a sense of the pace for the audience. Tamara Meem discusses "Remarkably Bright Creatures." Read/listen to full interview READ: bit.ly/AOTC-RBC-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-RBC-pod @boris_fx

In editing, as in life, change is inevitable. Planning is everything, but the plan is nothing. A good editor rolls with it. Andrew Marcus discusses editing "The Devil Wears Prada 2" Read/listen to the full interview. READ: bit.ly/AOTC-PRADA2-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-Prada2-pod @boris_fx

Montages in movies occur for a variety of reasons. Andrew Marcus discusses editing the montages - and the rest of the movie - for "The Devil Wears Prada 2." Check out the full interview READ: bit.ly/AOTC-PRADA2-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-Prada2-pod @borisfx @ACEFilmEditors

Box office madness! "The Devil Wears Prada 2" editor Andrew Marcus describes crafting the film in the edit with the director of the original! Read/listen to the full interview and learn all the secrets! READ: bit.ly/AOTC-PRADA2-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-Prada2-pod @borisfx @ACEFilmEditors @tdwpmovie

When narration is heard in context, it can often be trimmed to the barest of bones. Ben Lavington Martin discusses editing Spielberg's "The Dinosaurs." Read or listen to the full interview. READ: bit.ly/AOTC-Dinosaurs-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-Dinosaurs-pod @borisfx @ACEFilmEditors @FilmEditorMan

"The story was always the thing." We can get caught up in the tech, and hurdles and limitations, but it always comes back to shaping the story effectively. Ben Lavington Martin, BFE discusses Spielberg's "The Dinosaurs" READ: bit.ly/AOTC-Dinosaurs-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-Dinosaurs-pod @borisfx

This has been a long time in the making. A deep dive video into the timeline and creative choices behind editing "Dune Part Two" with Oscar-winning editor, Joe Walker, ACE. A master class, free of charge. YouTube link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWKU...

Documentary editing and animation editing are very different in process from other forms of editing. Steven Spielberg's new Netflix docu-series "The Dinosaurs" asks the editors to do both simultaneously. Read or listen! READ: bit.ly/AOTC-Dinosaurs-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-Dinosaurs-pod @borisfx

What is the value of an edit in an interview? What's the purpose? Daysha Broadway, ACE, discusses editing "The AI Doc: or How I Became an Apocaloptimist" on Art of the Cut. Read/Listen to full interview. READ: bit.ly/AOTC-AIDoc-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-AIDoc-pod @boris_fx

One key to successful documentary editing is improvisation. Planning is everything. The plan is nothing. Davis Coombe, ACE and Daysha Broadway, ACE, discuss editing: "The AI Doc: or How I Became an Apocaloptimist" READ: bit.ly/AOTC-AIDoc-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-AIDoc-pod @boris_fx @daybroadway

Editors shouldn't impose a style on the film. The style should be motivated by the material. Daysha Broadway, ACE and Davis Coombe discuss editing "The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist." Read/listen to full interview. READ: bit.ly/AOTC-AIDoc-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-AIDoc-pod @boris_fx

I've joked that "editing is editing." Meaning: editing is revision. The initial idea is not the final idea. Editor Josh Lee and assistant editor Devon Halliday discuss editing "The Drama." Full interview: READ: bit.ly/AOTC-DRAMA-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-THEDRAMA-pod @boris_fx @adobe.com

"Editing at the speed of thought." The editor of "The Drama," Joshua Lee, describes sculpting the opening minutes of the film. Read/listen to the full interview. READ: bit.ly/AOTC-DRAMA-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-THEDRAMA-pod @boris_fx @acefilmeditors @adobe

Not many editors get the chance to edit the movie linearly. So, is there an advantage to doing it that way? Joshua Lee discusses co-editing "The Drama" with the director on Premiere. Read/listen to the full interview READ: bit.ly/AOTC-DRAMA-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-DRAMA-pod @boris_fx @adobe

Organizing footage is not "scutwork." It is not done BEFORE you edit... Organizing is LITERALLY editing. Please check out my new book on documentary film editing! Available on Amazon and at the Routledge website.

Having a good idea and a bankable director does not mean a film finds the backing it needs. Editor/producer Jonathan Redmond discusses editing "EPIC: Elvis Presley in Concert" with Art of the Cut. Read/listen to full interview. READ: bit.ly/AOTC-Epic-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-EPIC-pod @borisfx

Intercutting is a way to make things more exciting. It's also harder to do successfully. So go for the risk v. reward? Editor Jonathan Redmond talks about editing "EPIC: Elvis Presley in Concert" Read/listen to the full interview READ: bit.ly/AOTC-Epic-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-EPIC-pod @boris_fx

Structure often happens - or starts - off the timeline. And can be dictated by the material. Jonathan Redmond discusses cutting Baz Luhrman's "EPIC: Elvis Presley in Concert." Read/listen to full interview. READ: bit.ly/AOTC-Epic-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-EPIC-pod @borisfx @ACEFilmEditors

Baz Luhrman's "EPIC: Elvis Presley in Concert" is not a documentary, not a concert film, but it is revelatory and downright fun. I'm not an Elvis fan and I loved it. Jonathan Redmond discusses editing it with Art of the Cut. READ: bit.ly/AOTC-Epic-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-EPIC-pod @boris_fx

Editing all comes down to generating emotion. Joel Negron, ACE, discusses bringing all the feels to "Project Hail Mary." Read or listen to the full interview. READ: bit.ly/AOTC-PHM-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-PHM-pod @boris_fx @acefilmeditors

Editors affect the storytelling - who you cut to... who you DON'T cut to - they tell the audience about the relationships. Joel Negron, ACE, discusses editing "Project Hail Mary." Read/listen to the full interview READ: bit.ly/AOTC-PHM-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-PHM-pod @borisfx @ACEFilmEditors

Collaboration could be the most important skill an editor has. Do you need double the collaboration to work with two directors at the same time? Joel Negron, ACE discusses "Project Hail Mary" Read/listen to full interview READ: bit.ly/AOTC-PHM-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-PHM-pod @boris_fx

The best editing techniques do double duty. They move the story along propulsively, but also evoke a feeling in the audience and/or the characters. Joel Negron, ACE, discusses editing "Project Hail Mary" READ: bit.ly/AOTC-PHM-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-PHM-pod @borisfx

6:00 editor's cut down to 3:45 for test audiences, down to 2:36 for release. Editing out the good stuff to make the whole movie better. Joel Negron, ACE, discusses editing "Project Hail Mary." Read or listen to the full interview! READ: bit.ly/AOTC-PHM-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-PHM-pod @boris_fx

The edit is the final re-write for a reason: context. A script is not even the same MEDIA TYPE that audiences use to enjoy the story. Read/listen to full interview READ: bit.ly/AOTC-YSherlock-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-YSherlock-pod @boris_fx @editchez.bsky.social

Editing is about communicating SO much more than what is said in dialogue. Subtext is the emotional undercurrent. Tim Murrell and Cheryl Potter discuss editing "Young Sherlock." Read/listen to full interview READ: bit.ly/AOTC-YSherlock-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-YSherlock-pod @boris_fx @editchez

Sometimes the editor breaks up what had been together and sometimes combines what had been separate. Editors Cheryl Potter, Calum Ross, Phil Hookway & Tim Murrell discuss Young Sherlock Full interview READ: bit.ly/AOTC-YSherlock-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-YSherlock-pod @borisfx @editchez.bsky.social

Finding the right way to start a TV series isn't always done by following the script. Editors Tim Murrell, Philip Hookway, and Cheryl Potter discuss editing Young Sherlock with Art of the Cut. Read/listen to full interview. READ: bit.ly/AOTC-YSherlock-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-YSherlock-pod @boris_fx

The consequences of editing decisions are like dominoes. Read or listen to the full interview with Nathan Schauf about editing the Oscar-winning animated film, "KPOP Demon Hunters." READ: bit.ly/AOTC-KPOP-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-KPOP-pod @boris_fx @acefilmeditors @theacademy @themadcutter

Animation editing - like all editing, hopefully - is a process of continual refinement and improvement. Nathan Schauf discusses the editing of the Oscar-winning film, "KPOP Demon Hunters." Read/listen to full interview READ: bit.ly/AOTC-KPOP-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-KPOP-pod

Cutting out the bad stuff is easy. Try cutting out the GOOD stuff. Then you're an editor. Nathan Schauf discusses editing the Oscar-winning "KPOP Demon Hunters" Read/listen to full interview READ: bit.ly/AOTC-KPOP-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-KPOP-pod @boris_fx @acefilmeditors @themadcutter

What is the correct length of a shot? What is its purpose? What's the audience supposed to feel from the shot or KNOW from the shot? A chat with ACE Eddie-winning & Annie-winning editor, Nathan Schauf. Read/listen to full interview READ: bit.ly/AOTC-KPOP-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-KPOP-pod @boris_fx

Oscar winner for Best Animated Film, "KPOP Demon Hunters" is the topic of this week's Art of the Cut. ACE Eddie and Annie winner for Best Edited Animated Film, Nathan Shauf chats. Read/listen to full interview. READ: bit.ly/AOTC-KPOP-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-KPOP-pod @theacademyawards.bsky.social

Trying to figure out score or temp score? "Where's the character's head at?" Axel Geddes, ACE, discusses editing the PIXAR film, "Hoppers" with Art of the Cut. Read or listen to the full interview. READ: bit.ly/AOTC-Hoppers-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-Hoppers-pod @borisfx.bsky.social @Pixar

Congratulations to Andy Jugensen, ACE for his Oscar win for Best Editing of the Oscar Best Picture "One Battle After Another." Read or listen to his full Art of the Cut inteview about the film. READ: bit.ly/AOTC-OBAA-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-OBAA-pod @boris_fx @ACEFilmEditors

When you think of the attributes of a good editor, where do you rate "patience?" ACE Eddie-winning PIXAR editor Axel Geddes, ACE, places it near the top of the list. Read or listen to the full interview. READ: bit.ly/AOTC-Hoppers-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-Hoppers-pod @borisfx.bsky.social

Sound provides critical context to a character's emotion. ACE Eddie-winner, Axel Geddes, ACE, discusses editing PIXAR's "Hoppers." Listen/Read the full interview. READ: bit.ly/AOTC-Hoppers-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-Hoppers--pod @boris_fx @acefilmeditors @pixar @axelgeddes

Yvette Amirian, ACE won an ACE Eddie for "A Winter's Song." She explains her criteria for her voting for best edited film or TV show. Read or listen to the full interview. READ: bit.ly/AOTC-WintersSong-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-WintersSong-pod @borisfx @ACEFilmEditors @yvettemamirian

Intercutting serves so many great purposes in an edit. ACE Eddie-winning editor Yvette M. Amirian, ACE discusses "A Winter's Song" on Art of the Cut. Read/listen to the whole interview! READ: bit.ly/AOTC-WintersSong-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-WintersSong-pod @borisfx @ACEFilmEditors @yvettemamirian

Music editing is particularly challenging when the music is performed on screen and must be condensed. ACE Eddie-winner, Yvette M. Amirian, ACE, discusses it with Art of the Cut. Read/listen to the full interview. READ: bit.ly/AOTC-WintersSong-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-WintersSong-pod @boris_fx

Editing is problem-solving. ACE Eddie-winner Yvette M. Amirian, ACE, discusses her award-winning work on "A Winter's Song" with Art of the Cut. Read/listen to the full interview. READ: lnkd.in/g_tZQJV7 LISTEN: lnkd.in/grYFrBkD Boris FX @acefilmeditors