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  Sight Sound & Story: Live: SoundShow: Creating a New Sound Universe for "Wheel of Time" ​ Moderator: Woody Woodhall, CAS  (Studio Principal of Allied Post Audio) ​ Panelists: Sound Designer Luke Gentry  ( Aladdin, Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard ),  Sound Designer Ben Meechan  ( Last Night In Soho ), &  Supervising Sound Editor Matt Skelding  ( Black Mirror) ​ Inside Episode XVIII:  Sound is one of the most important elements in film and can be used to elevate a performance, evoke emotions, and make fantasy worlds come alive.  Join Emmy-winning Supervising Sound Editor Matt Skelding (Black Mirror), and Sound Designers Luke Gentry (Aladdin, Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard) & Ben Meechan (Last Night In Soho) as they discuss their incredible sound work on Amazon's new fantasy series The Wheel of Time.  The conversation will be guided by moderator Woody Woodhall, CAS (Studio Principal of Allied ...

Go behind-the-scenes with the DP and Colorist of the new Netflix film “Passing” New York, NY – November 4, 2021 - Manhattan Edit Workshop’s “Sight, Sound & Story: Live” monthly online event series continues on November 11th behind the look of Netflix’s spectacular new film “Passing” with Cinematographer Edu Grau, ASC , and Colorist Roman Hankewycz with Moderator & Colorist Patrick Inhofer . Inside Episode XVI:  In this panel, Cinematographer  Edu Grau, ASC , and  Colorist Roman Hankewycz  discuss their collaboration to bring Rebecca Hall’s “Passing” a brilliantly stark color palette to elevate the story.  Edu will discuss his choice of lensing and their decision to shoot in color, though the finished film would be delivered in B&W, Dolby Vision.  Veteran Colorist and Educator  Patrick Inhofer  will moderate this in-depth discussion and bring the audience behind-the-scenes of one of the most distinctive looking films of the year!...

Mary Jo Markey collaborated with a Klingon language expert to streamline this key action set piece from "Star Trek Into Darkness."   Mary Jo Markey, ACE, is an accomplished editor in both film and television. After cutting a series of independent films and television movies, Markey began her collaboration with JJ Abrams as one of the editors of the TV series "Felicity" during its first three seasons (1998-2000). Markey then moved over to edit the first two seasons of "Alias," during which she received her first Emmy nomination. Later, in 2005, Markey won the Emmy for Drama Series Editing for her work on the "Lost" pilot. In 2006, Markey’s collaboration with JJ Abrams moved to the large screen with "Mission Impossible III." Their work together continued with the HBO pilot "Anatomy of Hope," 2009’s "Star Trek" (which led to an ACE Eddie nomination), the "Undercovers" pilot, "Super 8,...

From Sight, Sound and Story: The Art of Cinematography 2015. Recorded live at the NYIT Auditorium on Broadway on September 30th, 2015. Paul Koestner has been a cinematographer for over three decades since graduating from one of those film schools nobody in the business cares about. His projects have included features, television series, commercials, industrials, documentaries and webcast series. Paul is perhaps best known through his work with Louis CK, with whom he has collaborated for the last twenty-plus years. Along with the FX Series bearing Mr. CK’s name, the two have worked together on projects such as "The Chris Rock Show," "The Dana Carvey Show," and numerous short-form pieces both personal and professional. Early obscure works include the film shorts "Caesar Salad" and "Ice Cream."  "Louie" is an American comedy-drama television series on the FX network that began airing in 2010. It is written, directed, edited, and prod...

Sight, Sound & Story  - Bill Pankow, ACE and Jerry Greenberg, ACE on Kramer vs. Kramer (Part 2) with moderator and author Bobbie O'Steen. Editors Jerry Greenberg, ACE and Bill Pankow, ACE, talk about the best feeling that an editor can have, using a scene from "Kramer vs. Kramer." From the panel "Inside the Cutting Room with Bobbie O'Steen," at "Sight, Sound & Story" on June 8th, 2013. For more information go to: www.SightSoundandStory.com. Gerald B. Greenberg, ACE often credited as Jerry Greenberg, is an American film editor who received both the Academy Award for Film Editing and the BAFTA Award for Best Editing for the film "The French Connection" (1971). He received Oscar and BAFTA nominations for "Kramer vs. Kramer" (1979) and "Apocalypse Now" (1979). Bill Pankow, ACE is an American film editor with more than 32 film credits dating from 1982. He won the Seattle Film Critics Award for Best Editing ...

"Sight, Sound & Story" - Soundshow NY: "Life of Pi" Part 3. From Sight, Sound, and Story on June 8th, 2013. More information about Manhattan Edit Workshop and the classes offered visit: http://www.mewshop.com/ #mewshop , #mewtube , #lifeofpi , #SoundshowNY , #SSS2013 , #soundediting , #Soundmixing , #AngLee , #philstockton , #sammille , #eugenegearty , #sightsoundandstory

Editor William Goldenberg, ACE discusses editing the exciting climax of "Seabiscuit." From the panel "Inside the Cutting Room with Bobbie O'Steen," at "Sight, Sound & Story" on June 13th, 2015. For more information go to: https://www.SightSoundandStory.com. #SSS2015 , #ITCR , #SeaBiscuit , #MEWTube , #BobbieOSteen , #WilliamGoldenberg , #Sightsoundandstory , #MEWShop , #billygoldenberg , #ACE , #americancinemaeditor , #tobeymaguire , #edit , #editing , #film , #editor , #HP , #intel , #hewlettpackard

Manhattan Edit Workshop presents Sight, Sound & Story - Michael Kahn, ACE on “Lincoln.” From Sight, Sound & Story - June 14th, 2014. From the panel "Inside the Cutting Room with Bobbie O'Steen," at "Sight, Sound & Story" on June 14th, 2014. Sight Sound and Story is an annual event presented by Manhattan Edit Workshop that brings audiences "behind the scenes" with legends of visual storytelling. Each year the one day summit brings together a collection of diverse and intriguing high-profile speaker series to discuss the evolving world of post-production.   More information about Sight, Sound & Story go to https://www.sightsoundandstory.com. #mewshop , #mewtube , #SSS2014 , #SSS2014 , #lincoln , #BobbieOSteen , #michaelkahn , #StevenSpielberg , #sightsoundandstory , #danieldaylewis , #ace , #editing , #filmediting #ITCR

Editor William Goldenberg, ACE discusses restructing scenes in "The Imitation Game." From the panel "Inside the Cutting Room with Bobbie O'Steen," at "Sight, Sound & Story" on June 13th, 2015. For more information go to: https://www.SightSoundandStory.com. #SSS2015 , #ITCR , #BobbieOSteen , #TheImitationGame , #MEWTube , #HP   #ACE , #americancinemaeditors , #billygoldenberg , #alanturing , #sightsoundandstory , #bobbieosteen , #insidethecuttingroom , #BenedictCumberbatch , #AcademyAwardNominee , #bestpicture , #MortenTyldum , #KeiraKnightley , #editing , #edit , #editor , #postproduction

From the panel "Inside the Cutting Room with Bobbie O'Steen," at "Sight, Sound & Story" on June 13th, 2015. For more information go to: https://www.SightSoundandStory.com.  #heat , #robertdeniro , #williamgoldenberg , #sightsoundandstory , #mewtube , #mewshop , #ace , #bobbieosteen , #michaelmann , #sss2015 , #editing , #filmediting , #alpacino , #americancinemaeditors , #ITCR

Editor William Goldenberg, ACE discusses mixing different tones and different footage types in a scene from "Argo." From the panel "Inside the Cutting Room with Bobbie O'Steen," from Manhattan Edit Workshop's Sight, Sound & Story event on June 13, 2015. For more information visit www.mewshop.com and www.sighsoundandstory.com. #argo , #benaffleck , #mewshop , #mewtube , #johngoodman , #sightsoundandstory , #williamgoldenberg , #ACE , #oscar , #editing , #bobbieosteen , #ITCR , #SSS2015 , #editor , #filmediting

Part two of William Goldenberg, ACE from the panel "Inside the Cutting Room with Bobbie O'Steen," at "Sight, Sound & Story" on June 13th, 2015. For more information go to: SightSoundandStory.com. Like us on Facebook at Sight, Sound & Story: facebook.com/InsideCuttingRoom?ref=bookmarks Follow us on Twitter: @SightSndStory / twitter.com/SightSndStory #SSS2015 , #benaffleck , #oscar , #editing , #editor , #ACE , #ITCR , #MEWTube , #MEWShop , #sightsoundandstory , #BobbieOSteen , #Argo , #WilliamGoldenberg , #insidethecuttingroom

Cinematographer Igor Martinović on using natural light and authentic locations in "The Night Of." From Sight, Sound & Story: The Art of Cinematography on December 6th, 2017.   Igor Martinović is a New York based cinematographer of feature and documentary films as well as TV series and commercials. He photographed the Academy Award winning documentary "Man on Wire," directed by James Marsh, which also won a BAFTA for Best British Film, the Sundance Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award and the Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary. His other docs include "Keith Richards: Under the Influence" directed by Morgan Neville and "Wormwood" directed by Errol Morris.   Igor was nominated for Emmy Awards for his work on the Netflix/David Fincher TV series "House of Cards" and for the documentary "What Happened, Miss Simone?" directed by Liz Garbus. Other work of note includes the Sundance Grand Jury Prize winn...

Cinematographer Julio Macat, ASC on filming the church in "Home Alone." From Sight, Sound & Story: The Art of Cinematography on December 6th, 2017. The first film shot by Julio Macat, ASC, was the huge box-office hit "Home Alone."  He then went on to photograph "Home Alone II," "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective," "The Nutty Professor," "The Wedding Planner," "Cats and Dogs," "Bringing Down The House," and "Wedding Crashers," all of which opened to the #1 box office position in the US.  The total domestic box office receipts of the films he has photographed is over $1.7 Billion.   His extensive credits also include the features: "So I Married an Axe Murderer," "My Fellow Americans," the remake of "Miracle on 34th Street," "Because I Said So" and "Smother," both with actress Diane Keaton, and the action picture "Ballistic: Ecks vs. S...

This upcoming December 6th, MEWShop's acclaimed speaker series returns for the third year with an evening devoted to the art of cinematography.  Join us as we celebrate the craft of visual storytelling from the masters behind the camera - we’ll go behind the scenes with some of the industry's best cinematographers in documentary & television and then explore the process of shooting narrative feature films with an acclaimed cinematographer. Wednesday, December 6, 2017 ​ Schedule: 4:00pm - Check-in ​ 4:30pm - 5:30pm - "In The Moment: The Art of Cinematography in Documentary Filmmaking" Moderator: Hugo Perez ("Neither Memory Nor Magic,""Lights Camera Uganda") Panelists: Joan Churchill, ASC ("Shut Up & Sing," "Kurt & Courtney," "Last Days in Vietnam") & Buddy Squires, ASC ("The Vietnam War," "The Statue of Liberty," "The Civil War," "Baseball," "The ...

This upcoming  December 6th , MEWShop's acclaimed speaker series returns for the third year with an evening devoted to the art of cinematography.  Join us as we celebrate the craft of visual storytelling from the masters behind the camera - we’ll go behind the scenes with some of the industry's best cinematographers in documentary & television and then explore the process of shooting narrative feature films with an acclaimed cinematographer. Wednesday, December 6 , 2017 ​ Schedule: 4:00pm - Check-in ​ 4:30pm - 5:30pm - "Thinking in Pictures - Perspectives, Composition, Lighting and Mood in Documentary Filmmaking" Moderator:  TBD Speakers:  TBD 5:45pm - 6:45pm - "The Golden Age of Television: Bringing the Look of Cinema to the Small Screen" Moderator:  TBD Speakers:  TBD 7:00pm - 8:00pm - "Behind the Lens: A Conversation with an Acclaimed Cinematographer" Moderator:  TBD Speakers:...