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MEWShop’s Six Week Intensive Art of Editing Workshop Starts Online or In Person January 9th 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 January 9th 2023, class will be Emmy-winning Editor Kelley Dixon, ACE** Kelley will be joining our Six Week Students to discuss her long and distinguished career, give students insight into her process, and to screen and give feedback on student’s projects. Kelley Dixon, ACE, got her start in post-production in multiple capacities in the editing room on the features “Reservoir Dogs” and “Good Will Hunting” as well as TV's “Without a Trace,” and “Revelations.” Kelley got her big break after many long years as an assistant when her editor, Lynne Willingham, ACE, cut the “Breaking Bad” pilot and she became the series' second editor. She's been nominated for ...

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...

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

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:/...

March Edit Madness Competition Starts March 16th!  Enter to win by picking the correct brackets. Vote on your favorite edited scenes of all-time. Each March, college basketball dominates the month with the insanity of the "March Madness" tournament. This year Manhattan Edit Workshop has picked the top 32 edited narrative feature film scenes to face off for "March Edit Madness"!   Scene's will start facing off beginning  Thursday, March 16, 2017 at 12PM  on Manhattan Edit Workshop's facebook page ( https://www.facebook.com/ ManhattanEditWorkshop ), where the public will have 24 hours to vote on selected scenes moving on to the next round. Followers can also can try their hand picking their brackets and submitting it back to Manhattan Edit Workshop by  Friday, March 17, 2017 at noon  for a chance to win prizes. #MARCHEDITMADNESS March Edit Madness Contest Rules & Prizes First place  will ...

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...

Editor Kelley Dixon, ACE discusses creative freedom in "Breaking Bad." From "Sight, Sound & Story" on June 11th, 2016. Kelley Dixon, ACE got her start in post production in multiple capacities in the editing room on the features "Reservoir Dogs" and "Good Will Hunting" as well as TV's "Without a Trace," and "Revelations."  Kelley got her big break after many long years as an assistant when her editor, Lynne Willingham cut the "Breaking Bad" pilot and she became the series' second editor.  She's been nominated for four ACE awards and six Emmys - winning one Emmy in 2013 - for her work on "Breaking Bad." Kelley also edited on HBO's "Luck," Showtime's "Shameless," AMC's "The Walking Dead," "Halt and Catch Fire" and "Preacher."  And she's currently working on the "Breaking Bad" spin-off, "Better Call Saul....