Today, in the flagship episode of our new Master The Workflow Podcast, we have an in- depth conversation with film editor Juilan Smirke. Julian has had an incredible journey. Hailing from Perth, Australia he moved to Vancouver Canada where he landed...

From PA to Associate Editor on Star Wars The Force Awakens with Julian Smirke

Interviews with feature film and television editors and other professionals in the post-production world.

TV & Film

Dive into this exclusive conversation with acclaimed film editor Lisa Zeno Churgin, (Reality Bites, The Cider House Rules, House of Sand and Fog, Dead Man Walking, Pitch Perfect) as she shares her career experiences and using Adobe Premiere on her latest film, the big budget and visual effect packed Disney+ feature "Peter Pan and Wendy." Lisa's experience is invaluable for aspiring film editors and anyone interested in the filmmaking process.

Lisa reveals how she got started in the craft, her editing techniques, her Adobe Premiere workflow, and her thoughts on how Premiere compares to Avid. Get an inside look at how a big-budget Hollywood feature comes to life through film editing and gain valuable insights from this seasoned professional.

Check out Lisa's full list of credits: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0161497/

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00:00 - Intro
00:31 - What sparked your interest in becoming a film editor?
02:32 - Working for free to get experience
03:12 - Her 1st break on a documentary
04:21 - Her 1st feature (with the same editor)
07:31 - Getting into the Union
09:10 - What it takes to be an editor
11:27 - Making the 1st cut
14:04 - Experience as an assistant
20:28 - How do assistant learn the craft today?
25:52 - How "technical" are you as an editor?
28:09 - Cutting in Premiere
29:27 - Comments on Trim Mode
31:47 - Comparing Premiere and Avid
36:18 - Video layer preferencese 
37:21 - Advice for those new to an editing career

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MTW 019: Film Editor Lisa Churgin on Editng Disney's 'Peter Pan & Wendy' in Adobe Premiere

In this Interview we go inside the hit HBO series, Euphoria with Supervising Editor and Co-Producer Julio Perez. For everyone interested in editing, Julio talks about his career path from reality TV to indie features to this major network series.
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00:00 - Intro

00:04 - When did you decide to become an editor?

03:07 - How did you get your start in the film business?

04:49 - How much assisting work did you do?

10:15 - How did you make the transition from reality to scripted?

17:12 - How did you come to work with Sam Levinson?

21:32 - So tell us about your work on Euphoria.

26:35 - Talk about your collaboration on Malcom & Marie.

30:10 - Were there any particular styles or films you were trying to emulate?

37:10 - Talk about the challenges of cutting a dialog driven film.
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MTW 018: Inside HBO's Hit Series Euphoria, with Editor & Co-Producer Julio Perez

In this extensive interview, "In The Heights" & "Tick Tick Boom" editor Myron Kerstein, ACE shares his experience & knowledge and describes his journey to becoming one of today's top film editors. Myron goes into detail about editing "In The Heights," breaking down scenes, musical sequences and visual effects. 
He also tells us how his relationship with "Crazy Rich Asians" director Jon Chu turned into a shot at directing a major television series for AppleTV.  This year's American Cinema Editors "Eddie" award winner for best feature film editing and an Academy Award nominee for Lin-Manuel Miranda's directorial debut, "Tick Tick Boom," Myron's feature credits also include "Hedwig and the Angry Inch," "Raising Victor Vargas," "Garden State," "Little Fockers," and "Crazy Rich Asians." He also directed the pilot episode of Apple TV's "Home Before Dark" as well as editing several episodes.  
If you aspire to become a film editor, a filmmaker, or honestly, any kind of artist, you'll find this candid interview chock full of wisdom, moving and inspirational.  
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00:00 - Intro

04:05 - Talk about some of your early gigs and working with Killer Films.

07:13 - Working with music on Velvet Goldmine.

08:16 - What film would you consider your ""break"" into being a full editor?"

10:14 - So how did the job on Garden State come about?

14:35 - How did you meet Jon Chu?

19:30 - How has your working relationship evolved?

22:21 - What were your initial instincts on how to tackle the opening of In The Heights?

26:39 - How long did you work on the opening before you showed it to Jon?

32:16 - Were all the musical sequences shot to playback?

33:55 - Can you explain what shooting to playback is?

39:31 - Myron's VFX workflow

41:35 - Talk about your VFX crew.

48:05 - You just directed an episode of Home After Dark. How was that experience?

56:35 - What advice do you have for aspiring editors & filmmakers?



MTW 017: The Editor as Artist - "In The Heights" & "Tick Tick Boom" Editor Myron Kerstein

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Most recently used to create the voice of young Luke Skywalker for the second season of "The Mandalorian," Respeecher’s voice synthesis technology has already won 2 Emmy awards and promises to radically change performers ability to create new types of characters and audio/ editing post-production.  
Today, from western Ukraine we speak with Alex Serdiuk, CEO of Respeecher. We had planned this interview before the war broke out and in spite of me thinking it would be best for us to reschedule, Alex insisted we carry on. He explains his reasons why in our talk.  
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00:00 - Intro

03:18 - Give us a quick overview of what Respeecher is.

04:38 - What was the inspiration for Respeecher, how did it come about?

07:23 - Where is the product most widely used currently?

09:25 - Give us some details about your 1st big project?

11:43 - How are you protecting intellectual property rights?

15:56 - Are you getting any resistance from performers?

18:02 - Tell us about your Voice Marketplace.

22:04 - When will it become available to a general audience?

24:42 - Do you see this eliminating the need for loop groups?  



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MTW 016: Respeecher AI Powered Tool from Ukraine That is Changing Post Audio

If you want to learn about film editing, Steve Hullfish wrote the book! A film editor and author, Steve has interviewed more than 300 of the top film editors for his bestselling book, "Art of the Cut" and Art of the Cut podcast. If you want to know how to become an editor, what editor's really do, and how they do it, you won't want to miss this great conversation.

From PA to Associate Editor on Star Wars The Force Awakens with Julian Smirke

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