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Manhattan Edit Workshop (MEWShop) , the cutting-edge, online digital-training destination for post-production specialists and content creators is proud to announce the upcoming Artist in Residence for the March 7th class will be Oscar-nominated Editor Tom Eagles, ACE.**   Tom Eagles, ACE, is a film editor hailing from Aotearoa/New Zealand. It was there that he began his collaboration with Taika Waititi, cutting cult comedy "What We Do in the Shadows," "Hunt for the Wilderpeople," and "Jojo Rabbit," for which Eagles was nominated for an Oscar and Bafta, and won an American Cinema Editors’ ‘Eddie’ award. Most recently, his work can be seen in Netflix’s Western hit, "The Harder They Fall." His work with director Roseanne Liang has won awards at Sundance and Toronto film festivals. Eagles’ television credits include "Ash vs Evil Dead," "Spartacus" and FX’s small screen adaptation of "What We Do in the Shadows" and his c...

Manhattan Edit Workshop (MEWShop) , the cutting-edge, online digital-training destination for post-production specialists and content creators is proud to announce the upcoming Artist in Residence for the March 1st class will be Oscar-nominated editor Kevin Tent, ACE.**   Kevin Tent’s renowned editing career started with legendary producer Roger Corman and from there he established himself as the go-to editor for the acclaimed director Alexander Payne.  Kevin is not only an experienced editor, he has also directed and co-directed three films and was recently elected as President of the honorary society of American Cinema Editors. The next installment of MEWShop’s Six Week Intensive Workshop will be taught LIVE online beginning on March 1st, 2021 and will be held Monday through Friday from 10 AM EST to 6 PM EST.  For more information on the Online Six Week Intensive Workshop or to register, please visit https://www.mewshop.com/six-week-intensive-online .  "H...

MEWShop’s July Six Week Intensive Art of Editing workshop will be taught LIVE online Manhattan Edit Workshop ( MEWShop ), the cutting-edge, digital-training destination for post-production specialists and content creators is proud to announce the upcoming Artist in Residence for the July 6th class will be editor  Liza Cardinale , ACE.** Liza got her start studying film theory at UC Berkeley, where she edited on their tape-to-tape system without any formal training. Later on, she visited a friend on the set of The Truth About Charlie and met the legendary editor Carol Littleton, ACE. After that encounter, Liza decided editing would be her career of choice. “Liza Cardinale’s talent and diverse career will enhance our workshop with invaluable insight and knowledge that will make July’s class very special,” comments MEWShop’s Director of Education and  Six Week  Instructor Janet Dalton. The next installment of MEWShop’s Six Week Intensive Workshop will be taught ex...

Lee Percy, ACE  has worked with director Barbet Schroeder from the Academy Award-winning film,  Reversal of Fortune  to Murder by Numbers . Lee also edited the Academy Award-winning Boys Don't Cry , and the critically acclaimed film,  Maria Full of Grace .  He also worked on The Ice Harvest  for director Harold Ramis, Oliver Stone's Snowden , as well as Sundance Film Festival 2009 nominee and Emmy-winning Taking Chance.  Lee's recent work includes the remake of the classic horror film Carrie , Amelia , HBO's Grey Gardens , and Oliver Stone's Snowden. Our next workshop starts March 2nd! Learn more about our Six Week Intensive Workshop here .

Six Week Students will have the opportunity to work with the Oscar-nominated Editor for MEWShop’s April workshop Manhattan Edit Workshop  (MEWShop), the cutting-edge, digital-training destination for post-production specialists and content creators is proud to announce the upcoming Artist in Residence for the April 29th class will be acclaimed editor Christopher Tellefsen, ACE.** Christopher was previously an Artist in Residence at MEWShop in 2006 and he has since gone on to find continued success in his career, including an Oscar-nomination for achievement in editing for the 2011 film “Moneyball.” He will be visiting with our Six Week Students to give an inside look at his start as a 3rd assistant editor on “The Color of Money” for legendary editor Thelma Schoonmaker, ACE, up through his work from last year’s critically acclaimed thriller “A Quiet Place.” “Since Tellefsen’s work as an editor is in high demand and he is always constantly working; this is a rare opportunity fo...

MEWShop is excited to announce that Oscar-nominated editor Robert Eisenhardt, ACE,  will join our March/April 2019 Six Week Intensive. Bob Eisenhardt is a three-time Emmy Award winner and Oscar nominee. With over 60 films to his credit, he has edited documentaries for Barbara Kopple, Maysles Films, Susan Froemke, Matt Tyrnauer, Marc Levin, David Grubin and Alex Gibney. Recent films include  the Oscar nominated Free Solo , Outside the Bubble: On the Road with Alexandra Pelosi , Wagner’s Dream , which received an Emmy nomination for editing,  Valentino: The Last Emperor, Dixie Chicks: Shut Up & Sing, Living Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders ,  Dancing in Jaffa . and the HBO film  Everything Is Copy  on the life of Nora Ephron. Click here for more information on our Six Week Intensive or for registration information

MEWShop proudly announces that acclaimed editor Anne McCabe, ACE, will join our January/February 2019 Six Week Intensive. Anne McCabe started in the cutting rooms of Woody Allen, Brian de Palma, and Sidney Lumet. She has collaborated with Director Greg Mottola on several projects, including  The Daytrippers ,  Adventureland,  and the award-winning pilot for HBO’s  The Newsroom . She also worked closely with Kenneth Lonergan on the Academy Award-nominated film  You Can Count On Me , and  Margaret . Her television credits include  Nurse Jackie , Damages , Younger , The Purge  and this summer’s HBO’s hit drama  Succession . Navigating both drama and comedy, she cut Chris Rock’s acclaimed movie  Top Five, the recent Golden Globe Nominee Can You Ever Forgive Me? with Melissa McCarthy ,  and is currently editing the untitled Tom Hanks and Matthew Rhys Mr. Rogers movie, also directed by Marielle Heller. Our...

MEWShop proudly announces that television & film editor Tim Streeto, ACE, will join  our November/December 2018 Six Week Intensive Tim Streeto, ACE is a film and television editor whose recent credits include Netflix’s  Maniac ,  Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel , Director Marc Webb’s The Only Living Boy in  New York ,  HBO's series Vinyl , WeTV's South of Hell , the Emmy-winning Boardwalk  Empire , NBC’s  Crossbones ,  and Noah Baumbach's acclaimed feature films Frances Ha,  Greenberg , and the Oscar-nominated  The  Squid and the Whale . His past film credits include  Terry Kinney's Diminished Capacity, Steve Conrad's  The Promotion , Craig Zobel's Great  World of Sound and Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman's  American Splendor . He  also worked as an assistant editor on Ang Lee's Oscar-winning Crouching  Tiger, Hidden  Dragon , Todd Solondz's Storytelling...

Veteran editor Jim Stewart, ACE, has been editing feature films and television for over 30  years.  His breakthrough editing position was on the hit series  Life Goes On .  From there  he was a part of the iconic show  The Wonder Years , serving as both editor and supervising  editor on over 40 episodes.  He was nominated for an Emmy for his work on  Chicago  Hope  for Outstanding Editing in a Series in 1994 for the episode "Leave Of Absence."   For close to a decade, Jim worked on several  Law & Order  series, but did his most  work for that series on  Law & Order: Special Victims Unit .  He has worked on  several animated films including  Valiant, Monsters, INC . and as an additional editor on  T oy Story 2 .  His most recent work includes ABC's  Quantico  and most recently CBS's  Instinct . Go to  https:/...

Whether just starting out in a new career, switching gears from an old one, or pursuing your own creative goals; the Six Week Intensive helps you develop the practical tools you need every day and the foundation of your voice as a visual artist.    Our Six Week Intensive Course in the art and technique of editing is a comprehensive jump-start for anyone serious about a career in post-production. During the six weeks you will learn the latest versions of  Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere Pro, and Adobe After Effects . The Workshop runs  Monday through  Friday   10am - 5pm . The classroom will also be open to Six Week students  Monday  -  Friday  from  5pm - 6pm  for lab time (schedule permitting.) Manhattan Edit Workshop is excited to continue our successful intern referral partnership between MEWShop and ITV America (LeftField Pictures.) ITV America (LeftField Pictures), is a reality television powerhouse ...

MEWShop is proud to welcome editor  Jo Francis , ACE  as our Artist in Residence for our June/July 2017 Six Week Intensive Art of Editing Workshop. Jo Francis has long career as both a feature film and television editor.  Her longstanding relationship with director Paul Haggis started with the television show  The Black Donnellys , and has continued on with the feature films  The Next Three Days ,  In the Valley of Ela h,  Third Person , and the television show  Crash .  They also collaborated on HBO's acclaimed mini-series Show Me Hero starring Oscar Issac.  Her other work includes Netflix's  Daredevil , Starz's  Power  and  Counterpart , and TNT's  Animal Kingdom .  For more information on our Six Week Intensive or for registration information please go to  http://mewshop.com/six_week_workshop/overview/

Carol Littleton's body of work as an editor spans several decades and genres, from the 1970s to the present. She's perhaps best known for her collaborations with Steven Spielberg and Lawrence Kasdan, on films including E.T., The Big Chill, and The Manchurian Candidate , and was nominated for an Academy Award for her work on E.T.  MEWShop's Director of Education Janet Dalton, talked to her about her early career and how studying literature made her a stronger editor. 
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Artist in Residence John Gilroy, ACE "Narc." For more information on Manhattan Edit Workshop's 6 Week Editing Intensive and Artist In Residence program please visit: www.mewshop.com/six_week_workshop/ John Gilroy, ACE, began his career working with Francis Ford Coppola's longtime editor Barry Malkin on "Peggy Sue Got Married" and MEWShop Artist in Residence Jeffrey Wolf, ACE on "Beautiful Girls" and "The Ref." His credits include the Academy Award winning "Michael Clayton", "The Bourne Legacy", "Nightcrawler", "Pacific Rim," "Miracle", "Tumbleweeds", "Narc", "Pride & Glory" and "Duplicity." "Narc" is a 2002 American crime thriller film written and directed by Joe Carnahan and starring Ray Liotta and Jason Patric. The plot revolves around the efforts of two police detectives in search of the murderer of an undercover polic...

Former Manhattan Edit Workshop Six-Week student Spencer Morin talks about his experiences with Mewshop's Six Week Intensive Program, as well as his work at Cause + Effect Productions on projects for MTV and Nickelodeon. About MEWShop’s Six Week Intensive Course The post-production industry is highly competitive, and knowing the industry standards – Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, After Effects and Avid Media Composer – is critical for success. MEWShop is the only school in the world to offer in one comprehensive, six-week course all of these editing applications, taught by certified instructors. No other program guarantees more time in the classroom or more working on one’s own machine. The Six Week Intensive Course takes students through each program as they work on various real-world projects to illustrate the distinct strengths and nuances of each NLE. MEWShop’s Six Week Intensive is also the only course of its kind that allows students to choose the footage they want to edit ...

Former Manhattan Edit Workshop Six-Week student and assistant editor Jonathan Proctor talks about his experiences with Mewshop's Six Week Intensive Program and his work on HBO's "Vinyl." About MEWShop’s Six Week Intensive Course The post-production industry is highly competitive, and knowing the industry standards – Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, After Effects and Avid Media Composer – is critical for success. MEWShop is the only school in the world to offer in one comprehensive, six-week course all of these editing applications, taught by certified instructors. No other program guarantees more time in the classroom or more working on one’s own machine. The Six Week Intensive Course takes students through each program as they work on various real-world projects to illustrate the distinct strengths and nuances of each NLE. MEWShop’s Six Week Intensive is also the only course of its kind that allows students to choose the footage they want to edit on the platform the...

From Manhattan Edit Workshop's "Critical Ends" series, featuring award winning editors discussing their craft as a part of our Six Week Editing Intensive. Bill Pankow, ACE, has enjoyed a long collaboration with renowned director Brian De Palma, beginning as an associate editor on the films "Dressed to Kill" and "Scarface." Pankow graduated to editor on "Body Double" and continued his affiliation with De Palma on such films as "The Untouchables," "Casualties of War," "Carlito's Way," "Redacted," and "Femme Fatale," for which he received the Seattle Film Critics Best Editing award for 2002. Bill has also collaborated with Charles Stone III on his films "Drumline," "Paid In Full" and "Mr. 3000 "and with Jean Francois Richet on "Assault On Precinct 13." "Carlito's Way" is a 1993 American crime drama film directed by Brian De Palma, base...

Editor Joe Schuck discusses the use of interviews in Discovery's "Alaskan Bush People." From "Sight, Sound & Story" on June 13th, 2015. For the past two seasons, Joe Schuck has been editing Discovery Channel's hit show "Alaskan Bush People." He also served as editor on the first season of "Best Funeral Ever." Other projects that Joe served as assistant editor on include MTV's "True Life," A&E's "The First 48," Oxygen's "Jersey Couture," Discovery Life's "Facing Trauma," as well as several years at MLB.com as a Senior Game Night Editor. He is a graduate of the New York Institute of Technology, where he majored in Communication Arts specializing in Film and Video. Joe is also an alumni of Manhattan Edit Workshop's Six Week Intensive workshop, as well as a former Apple certified editing instructor. "Alaskan Bush People" is a journey deep...

Former Manhattan Edit Workshop Six-Week student Andrea Podaski talks about his experiences with Mewshop's Six Week Intensive Program. For more information on Manhattan Edit Workshop's Six Week Intensive Workshop go to:  http://www.mewshop.com/six_week_works... . Manhattan Edit Workshop is a New York Film Editing School offering a full range of basic to advanced manufacturer certified training courses, from the Avid, Autodesk, Assimilate and Apple products to the complete suite of Adobe applications. Manhattan Edit Workshop's mission is to provide the highest quality education for filmmakers and editors. Focusing on both the art and technology inherent to our craft. We foster a "learn by doing" approach in an atmosphere where mistakes are encouraged as part of the process and the only "silly" question is the one that isn't asked. 

The  Open Call  for submissions for our 2017-18 fellowship begins today! The online application must be completed by  September 30, 2016 . There is no fee to apply. As you know, the Karen Schmeer Film Editing Fellowship honors the memory of our friend and gifted editor Karen Schmeer. Inspired by Karen's generous nature, the fellowship assists emerging documentary editors by developing their talent, expanding their creative community, and furthering their career aspirations. We work with American Cinema Editors (ACE), Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program, Manhattan Edit Workshop, SXSW, IFFBoston, Stranger than Fiction, Rooftop Films, IDA and Camden International Film Festival to offer a wide array of opportunities for promising editors. To learn more about the amazing person that Karen was, read  here . Karen Schmeer at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival screening Mr. Death. If you are an emerging documentary film editor who has cut between on...