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T he purpose of this course is to reveal the art and technique of master editors through the screening and discussion of their work. By doing a cut-by-cut analysis, Bobbie will explain the strategies and decisions behind the editing of many successful films - based on extensive interviews from her books, panels, and event series - which will ultimately empower you to become a better editor, filmmaker, and storyteller.  REGISTER HERE:  https://www.mewshop.com/register Schedule: CLASS ONE - FROM DAILIES TO FINAL CUT: Revolutionary use of camera, editing, and music. Film - The Graduate .  CLASS TWO - DIALOGUE: Subtext, eyelines, and breaking rules. Films - 12 Angry Men, Chinatown, Gosford Park, Moulin Rouge, Moneyball, Arrival, I Tonya, and Widows .  CLASS THREE - BEGINNINGS AND ENDINGS: Setting up a world and the payoff. Films – A Hard Day’s Night, Bonnie & Clyde, Annie Hall, The Big Chill, Michael Clayton, and Star Wars: Epi...

“Inside the Cutting Room with Bobbie O’Steen”: A Conversation with William Goldenberg, ACE - FULL PANEL - Saturday, June 13th, 2015.  Moderator: Bobbie O'Steen "Cut to the Chase," "The Invisible Cut"  Speaker: William Goldenberg, ACE" ("Argo," "Heat," "The Insider," "Zero Dark Thirty,""The Imitation Game") For more information go to SightSoundandStory.com. Like us on Facebook at Sight, Sound & Story: facebook.com/InsideCuttingRoo... Follow us on Twitter: @SightSndStory / twitter.com/SightSndStory

Editor Dylan Tichenor, ACE on shaping a quiet scene in "There Will Be Blood." From "Inside the Cutting Room with Bobbie O'Steen" panel from Sight, Sound & Story on June 10th, 2017. Dylan Tichenor, ACE, began working on films as an assistant to Geraldine Peroni (an American film editor) in the 1990’s. When Peroni passed away in 2004, Tichenor stepped to finish her work on Ang Lee’s "Brokeback Mountain." Tichenor was first credited with Paul Thomas Anderson's "Boogie Nights," for which he was nominated for a Satellite Award. Tichenor was nominated for two Oscars; one for his work on Anderson's 2007 film "There Will Be Blood" and one for co-editing Kathryn Bigelow's "Zero Dark Thirty" with William Goldenberg, ACE. ​ Some of Dylan's other work includes "Magnolia," "The Royal Tenenbaums," "Unbreakable," "The Town," "Doubt," "The Assassination of Jes...

Editor Anne V. Coates, ACE discusses character chemistry in "What About Bob?" From "Sight, Sound & Story" on June 11th, 2016. Anne V. Coates, ACE, is a renowned British editor who has worked on over sixty films, including the classic epic "Lawrence of Arabia," for which she received an Academy Award. She has garnered four additional Academy Award nominations for "Becket," "The Elephant Man," "In the Line of Fire," and "Out of Sight." She was awarded BAFTA’s highest honor, The Academy Fellowship, as well as the Career Achievement Award from American Cinema Editors - and last year Coates was only the second editor besides Dede Allen to receive a career achievement award from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.  About the moderator: Bobbie O’Steen is a New York-based writer and film historian, dedicated to sharing the editor’s invisible art with students, professionals, and the movie-going public. She i...

Editor Stephen Rotter talks about the process of editing a musical number, as seen in "Enchanted." From the Series: "Manhattan Edit Workshop Presents Inside the Cutting Room with Bobbie O’Steen" featuring editor Stephen Rotter on April 25, 2013. Stephen Rotter has worked as a film editor on more than thirty feature films. He won an Academy Award for his work on "The Right Stuff" and an Emmy and Eddie for the mini-series "Holocaust" starring Meryl Streep. Stephen's other editing credits include "The World According To Garp," "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels," "The Parent Trap," "What Women Want," "America's Sweethearts" and the 2007 hit, "Enchanted." Bobbie O’Steen is a New York-based writer and film historian, dedicated to sharing the editor’s invisible art with students, professionals, and the movie-going public. She is an Emmy-nominated film editor and the author of t...

Manhattan Edit Workshop Announces New Class Series with Film Historian and Author Bobbie O’Steen 'Making the Cut with Bobbie O’Steen’ courses explore the editor’s endgame decisions from inside the cutting room New York, New York  – Manhattan Edit Workshop (MEWShop), the east coast's top school in the post-production industry, for cutting edge certified training and for filmmakers learning the art and craft of editing, has just announced weekend dates for the ‘Making the Cut with Bobbie O’Steen’ class series this January 2017.  The purpose of this course is to understand the art and technique of master editors through screening and discussion of their work.  How do they decide what shot to use and when exactly to cut in and out of that shot? How do they shape actors’ performances and fit the puzzle pieces together to make a story work? O’Steen will reveal the wisdom and strategies of master editors by taking you through a cut-by-cut analysis of many classic movi...

The purpose of these classes is to understand the art and technique of master editors.  How do they decide what shot to use and when exactly to cut in and out of that shot? How do they shape actors’ performances and fit the puzzle pieces together to make a story work? O’Steen will reveal the wisdom and strategies of master editors by taking you through a cut-by-cut analysis of many classic movie scenes, based on interviews from her popular books, panels, and event series.  Ultimately, you’ll develop a deeper knowledge of the thinking behind the editing process, empowering you to become a better editor and storyteller yourself. “O'Steen uses her insider knowledge and sensitivity to the work of editors to expose the techniques, or rather the feelings, and the instincts behind "making movie magic."  - Editor Carol Littleton, ACE ("E.T. the Extra Terrestrial," "The Big Chill")  About the classes:  Making The Cut with Bobbie O'Steen: Volume 1 ...

Editor William Goldenberg, ACE discusses putting together a scene featuring actors with wildly different performing styles, as seen in "The Insider." From the panel "Inside the Cutting Room with Bobbie O'Steen," at "Sight, Sound & Story" on June 13th, 2015. William Goldenberg, ACE, has more than twenty film and television credits since 1992. He won the Academy Award for Film Editing for the film Argo, and has been nominated for "The Insider," "Seabiscuit," "Zero Dark Thirty," and "The Imitation Game." He has also received nominations for nine other editing-related awards. Goldenberg has had an extended, notable collaboration with the director Michael Mann including "Heat," "The Insider," "Ali," and "Miami Vice." Some of his other work includes "Unbroken," "Alive," "Pleasantville," "National Treasure," and "National Trea...

Making the Cut with Bobbie O'Steen Course Series - Promo Video from Manhattan Edit Workshop on Vimeo . The purpose of these classes is to understand the art and technique of master editors. How do they decide what shot to use and when exactly to cut in and out of that shot? How do they shape actors’ performances and fit the puzzle pieces together to make a story work? O’Steen will reveal the wisdom and strategies of master editors by taking you through a cut-by-cut analysis of many classic movie scenes, based on interviews from her popular books, panels, and event series. Ultimately, you’ll develop a deeper knowledge of the thinking behind the editing process, empowering you to become a better editor and storyteller yourself. “O'Steen uses her insider knowledge and sensitivity to the work of editors to expose the techniques, or rather the feelings, and the instincts behind "making movie magic." - Editor Carol Littleton, ACE ("E.T. the Extra Terres...

' Making the Cut with Bobbie O’Steen’ courses explore the editor’s endgame decisions from inside the cutting room New York, New York – September 29, 2016  –  Manhattan Edit Workshop (MEWShop), the east coast's top school in the post-production industry, for cutting edge certified training and for filmmakers learning the art and craft of editing, has just announced weekend dates for the ‘Making the Cut with Bobbie O’Steen’ class series this January 2017.  The purpose of these courses is to understand the art and technique of master editors through screening and discussion of their work.  How do they decide what shot to use and when exactly to cut in and out of that shot? How do they shape actors’ performances and fit the puzzle pieces together to make a story work? O’Steen will reveal the wisdom and strategies of master editors by taking you through a cut-by-cut analysis of many classic movie scenes, based on interviews from her popular books, panels, and e...