In addition to editing, I am presently an Associate
Professor and Head of the Editing Track at the School
of Cinema-Television at USC, the University of Southern California, one of the top film schools
in the world. Above are the links to two of the classes that I teach.
I have taught for the past three years
at the Sundance Film Festival. This past year I taught on Understanding
the Art of Editing |
To see a selection
of interviews from the "The View from the Cutting Room Ceiling" editor
interviews that I've done, click on either of the logos above or this
link here.
An article I wrote on this year's Sundance Film Festival
appears
here.
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I
am the author of the textbook THE
FILM EDITING ROOM HANDBOOK, now in
its third edition. The book, which is used in schools and editing rooms
all over the world (the cover on the right is the Chinese edition), can
be purchased through Amazon by clicking on the book images above or by
the title in this paragraph.
In addition, I am working on a new book THE LEAN FORWARD MOMENT, which
should be published in 2008.
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"Digital
Production Buzz" - I was interviewed by Larry Jordan and Mike Horton,
on the May
22, 2008 episode of their great podcast about all things digital filmmaking.
"Preparing
Students For The Real World" -- I was interviewed by Matt Feury
for this Avid Podcast, in which I
talk about the USC philosophy for teaching filmmaking and editing (this
is a link to Part 1 of the two parts) .
"Finding 100 Ways" --
Moviemaker Magazine writer Jennifer Wood and I discuss a
wide range of topics -- including the "craft" of editing,
and if it can be taught.
"Things I've Learned as a Moviemaker" -- Nine
things to keep in mind in your travels as a filmmaker.
2004, September 24 -- Interview on Wired Online about the Creative
Commons and Robert Greenwald's placing of OUTFOXED in the public, using
the Creative Commons license. |
I've
spoken on a number of panels, and led discussions at NAB, BEA, UFVA,
and other international conferences. Here is a sample:
Women in Cinematic Arts Industry Forum 2008. I led a
panel called "TRENDS
IN ALTERNATIVE MEDIA: From Your Cutting Room to YouTube". Panelists
included Jesse Alpert (New Media & Branded Entertainment, ICM), Fonda
Berosini (Partipant Production) and Ken Rutkowski (Ken Radio)
2007 Savannah Film Festival Panel on The
Art of Editing LOST.
2005 Broadcast Education Association Panel on "Teaching
Collaboration" in which I discuss two classes which force collaboration. Also,
here is the Question and Answer session from that panel.
2005 Broadcast Education Association Panel on "New
Directions in Teaching Nonlinear Postproduction" in which I talk
about changing student bodies. Also, here is the Question
and Answer session from that panel
2005, August -- An article in SCREEN MAGAZINE dicusses
a panel I was on at UFVA in Chicago, about Collaboration
in Filmmaking
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I
am about to start editing two documentaries. One is OFF THE GRID, a
film about architects of "green: building, their ideals, and the realities
of the people who live and work in their creations. I am also editing
RIVERS, an international project, focusing on the lives of people who
live around five of the major rivers in the world.
I
joined two other USC instructors in a three-day
master class in filmmaking at the Dreyfoos School of the Arts in West Palm Beach, Florida.
I've completed editing the genre film JACK IN THE BOX (trailer).
The film, directed by Frank Kerr and produced by Michael Phillips, is
projected to be released in 2008.
A
USC Trojan article about one
of a series of three workshops that I helped organize and participate
in, in Amman Jordan. We taught Digital Filmmaking through the Royal Film
Commission. |
