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Join Manhattan Edit Workshop for our Virtual Open House! This is an opportunity for you to learn more about our Online classes. About this Event This Thursday, September 10th, 2020 stop by anytime between 4:00pm and 4:30pm. The instructions for attending the live online open house are on this event page. Attendees will need to have the ZOOM app installed on their computer to attend. Download that  here . REGISTER HERE. Our staff will be live talk to you about all of our classes including: Six Week Intensive Workshop Avid Media Composer and Pro Tools Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Captivate, Color Correction with Premiere Pro DaVinci Resolve Workshops - Color Grading, Editing, Fairlight Audio, Fusion Making the Cut with Bobbie O'Steen Avid Assistant Editor Workshop Advanced Avid Workflows for Assistant Editors Workshop NEW Three Week Advanced Editing Workshop Apple Final Cut Pro X, Logic Pro, Motion, and macOS Assimilate SCRATCH Workshops Autode...

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 .

The Sight, Sound & Story audio podcast series debuts featuring acclaimed Cinematographer Bruce Logan, ASC It’s a wealth of knowledge for anyone interested in the art and tech of filmmaking and storytelling.” — Jason Banke, "Sight, Sound & Story" Executive Producer This new bi-weekly series will highlight an acclaimed editor, cinematographer, sound designers, VFX artists or content creator pulled from our decade long events; as well as our upcoming 2019 symposiums. This audio podcast will have exclusive interviews with masters like Anne V. Coates, ACE (“Lawrence of Arabia,” “The Elephant Man”), Michael Kahn, ACE (“Raiders of the Lost Ark,” “Jurassic Park”), Robert McLachlan, ASC, CSC (“Game of Thrones,” “Ray Donovan”), William Goldenberg, ACE (“The Imitation Game,” “Argo), Kelley Dixon, ACE (“Breaking Bad,” “Better Call Saul”), Bruce Logan, ASC (“Star Wars: Episode I – A New Hope,” “Tron”), Dylan Tichenor, ACE (“Boogie Nights,” “There Will Be Blood”, Alan Hei...

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...

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/

MEWShop’s one-day summit returns to New York on June 10, 2017 at the NYIT Auditorium on Broadway. Panels include the art and processes of editing documentary film and episodic television, and behind the scenes of cinematic VR. Our closing panel will highlight the career of an award-winning feature film editor with author and film historian Bobbie O’Steen. The summit culminates in a gala reception and networking session for guests, panelists and vendors. MEWShop Blog Subscriber discount!! Click here to get $20 off!! Schedule: ​ 10:00am - 11:30am - Anatomy of a Scene: Deconstructing Documentary Films Moderator: Garret Savage ( My Perestroika , Karen Schmeer Film Editing Fellowship) Speakers: Amy Foote ( The Work, Mavis!, A Matter of Taste: Serving Up Paul Liebrandt ), Maya Mumma ( O.J.: Made in America, Restrepo ), & Sam Pollard ( Four Little Girls, When The Levees Broke ) 11:45am - 1:15pm - Cinematic 360/VR Panel: 360 Degrees of Storytelling Moderator: Ross Shain...

A quick guide to creating customized workspaces in Apple's Final Cut Pro X 10.3. 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. More information about Manhattan Edit Workshop and the classes offered visit: https://mewshop.com/ Follow us on Twitter: @MEWshop / https://twitter.com/mewshop  Like us on Facebook Manhattan Edit Workshop: https://facebook.com/ManhattanEditWorkshop  Friend us Manhattan Edit: https://facebook.com/m...

Film editor Jeffrey Wolf, ACE on "Beautiful Girls." From Manhattan Edit Workshop's "Critical Ends" series, featuring award winning editors discussing their craft as a part of our Six Week Editing Intensive. For more information on Manhattan Edit Workshop's Six Week Editing Intensive and Artist In Residence program please visit: mewshop.com/six_week_workshop/ Jeffrey Wolf, ACE, worked with director Ted Demme on "The Ref," "Beautiful Girls," "Monument Avenue" and "Life." He also edited the award-winning film "Holes," "Penn & Teller get Killed" and "Billy Madison." He also worked on "The Longshots" starring Ice-Cube, and directed his first film, the documentary, "James Castle, Portait of an Artist." "Beautiful Girls" is a 1996 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Ted Demme from a screenplay written by Scott Rosenberg, starring Matt Dillon, Lau...

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...

Manhattan Edit Workshop Instructor Kiri Roberts shows how to add a shortcut in your Media Browser in Adobe Premiere Pro (CC15). 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.

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Manhattan Edit Workshop  is proud to announce that acclaimed editor Mary Manhardt, will be our April 2016 Artist in Residence.  Mary's work includes   American Teen, Street Fight, The Farm, Angola USA,  and  The Great Chicken Wing Hunt . Mary recently consulted on and co-edited the Netflix hit "Making a Murder."  MEWShop Owner and Six Week Intensive Instructor Josh Apter says, “Having an editor like Mary in the workshop will definitely be a special experience for our upcoming class." "Her credits and experience are second to none in the Documentary landscape." Our next Six Week Intensive starts May 9th! For more information on our Six Week Intensive please click  here .

Manhattan Edit Workshop Instructor Kiri Roberts shows how to quickly and easily replace a clip in your timeline in Adobe Premiere Pro (CC15). 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.

From Manhattan Edit Workshop's "Critical Ends" series, featuring award winning editors discussing their craft as a part of our Six Week Editing Intensive. Subscribe to MEWShop's YouTube page for more educational content like this!   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFTpOOSGrCfKShrx15YojdQ #MEWTube, #CriticalEnds, #ArtistinResidence, #MichaelBerenbaum, #SexintheCity, @MEWShop

Editor Jeffrey Wolf, ACE on "Holes." From Manhattan Edit Workshop's "Critical Ends" series, featuring award winning editors discussing their craft as a part of our Six Week Editing Intensive. For more information on Manhattan Edit Workshop's Six Week Editing Intensive and Artist In Residence program please visit: mewshop.com/six_week_workshop/ #MEWTube, #JeffWolf, #ArtistinResidence, #CriticalEnds, #6Week,  +Manhattan Edit Workshop