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MEWShop is proud to welcome editor  Kelley Dixon, ACE  as our Artist in Residence for our March/April 2018 Six Week Intensive Art of Editing Workshop. 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, "Bett...

  Join Manhattan Edit Workshop for our February Open House!  This is an opportunity for you to learn more about our Six Week Intensive Workshop and all of our classes. You’ll get a chance to meet some of our instructors, administration, other potential students, and to get a tour of our facilities. Refreshments and snacks will be served! Wednesday,  February 7th, 2018.   Stop by anytime between 7pm and 8pm. JOIN US FOR DEMONSTRATIONS WITH OUR INSTRUCTORS! Premiere Pro DEMO with Certified Instructor Mark Chandler - 7:15pm Round tripping or Dynamic Link to After Effects. An easy, time saving technique to work between Premiere and After Effects Avid Media Composer DEMO with Certified Instructor Janet Dalton - 7:45pm Working with the new Source Browser  How to hide jump cuts with fluid morph Also our staff will be on hand to talk to you about all of our classes including: Six Week Intensive Workshop Avid Media Composer and...

Over the Christmas break we learned of the passing of Editor Jerry Greenberg. We fondly recall having Jerry on our first feature panel for our “Sight, Sound & Story” series back in 2013. The panel was entitled “New York in the ’70s: NYC Legends Discuss their Work and their Favorite Moments from this Revolutionary Era in American Cinema.” We were delighted to have him join editors Alan Heim, ACE, Susan Morse, ACE, Bill Pankow, ACE and moderator/writer Bobbie O’Steen to lend insight into that historical and magical period of New York City filmmaking. Continuing reading here:  https://medium.com/@MEWShop/remembering-legendary-editor-jerry-greenberg-ace-d0df2ec3faaf

Cinematographer Buddy Squires, ASC on following his instincts in "Compassion in Exile: The Story of the 14th Dalai Lama." From Sight, Sound & Story: The Art of Cinematography on December 6th, 2017.   Buddy Squires, ASC is an Oscar nominated filmmaker, an Emmy Award winning cinematographer, and a member of both the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. His more than 200 screen credits include two Oscar winners, seven Academy Award nominees, and ten Emmy Award winning productions. Personal honors include thirteen Primetime Emmy nominations with one Emmy Award. Squires also received the Eric Barnouw Award, a Crystal Heart Award, a Christopher Award, and a Golden Lens Award. His work is regularly featured at the Sundance, Telluride, and Tribeca Film Festivals. The Los Angeles Times praised Squires’ cinematography as “gorgeous… astonishing camera work.” Time Magazine has called it “visually amazin...

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...