Today on Art of the Cut we speak with Oscar-winning director, Raoul Peck and editor Alexandra Strauss. Both have been on Art of the Cut in the past for Raoul’s film, Ernest Cole: Lost and Found.

Raoul is an Oscar-nominated, BAFTA-winning and Emmy-winning director/producer for his documentary I Am Not Your Negro. He was also a winner of Cannes Golden Eye Award for Ernest Cole: Lost and Found and a nominee for Orwell: 2+2=5.  He was an International Documentary Award winner for Exterminate All the Brutes. And received Cinema Eye Honors Award nominations for I Am Not Your Negro, and Exterminate all the Brutes.

Alexandra has been nominated for numerous awards for her editing, including Cinema Eye Honors Awards for Best Editing for Orwell 2+2=5, Ernest Cole: Lost and Found, I Am Not Your Negro, and Exterminate all the Brutes.

On this episode we discuss the importance of voice-over in documentary, how and why to deliver tone, and the power of juxtaposing historical archival with modern news footage.

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Today on Art of the Cut we speak with the three editors of the Netflix TV series, Black Rabbit: Vikash Patel, Cedric Nairn-Smith, and Kyle Reiter, ACE.

Vikash is an Emmy winner for his work on Top Chef, and an Emmy nominee for Ozark. His other work includes TV series Revolution and The Sympathizer.

Cedric Nairn-Smith has been on Art of the Cut in the past for Daredevil: Born Again. His other work includes Moon Knight and The Boys.

Kyle’s been nominated for four Emmys and four ACE Eddies for his work on Barry, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, and Atlanta.

On this episode we discuss their approach to new material, the benefits of working with a director who’s also a showrunner, and tying the show’s tone with score. 

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Today on Art of the Cut we speak with Oscar-nominated editor, Sandra Adair, ACE, about the Richard Linklater film, Blue Moon.

Sandra was last on Art of the Cut for her last collaboration with Linklater, Hit Man. Before that we spoke about her film Where’d you Go, Bernadette. She was nominated for an ACE Eddie for her work on School of Rock. And she was nominated for an Oscar and won an ACE Eddie for her work on Boyhood. Her other work includes Dazed and Confused, A Scanner Darkly, and Bernie.

In this interview Sandra discusses the secrets to editing overlapping dialogue, the importance of eye-lines, and the value of having a long history editing an actor.

You can read along with this interview audio on the BorisFX website and see trailers, clips, exclusive photos and timeline screenshots. Go to:

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Today on Art of the Cut we speak with multi-Emmy nominated editor Tricia Reidy, ACE about editing Ken Burns’ documentary series, The American Revolution.

Tricia has edited for Ken Burns and Florentine Films since college starting with the documentary series The Civil War which she edited with Paul Barnes and Bruce Shaw. Also, Frank Lloyd Wright (Emmy nomination for editing), and The War, (also nominated for an Emmy). Others include Vietnam, The Roosevelts, and Muhammad Ali.

The American Revolution was also edited by Maya Mumma, ACE and Craig Mellish, ACE. Maya and Craig were not included in this interview, but have both been featured on Art of the Cut in the past.

This interview discusses how the show’s theme shaped the structure, the role of subtext in the opening shot, and the impact of the many celebrity voice over actors on the film’s pacing and even it’s music.

If you'd like to read along with this podcast, check out the BorisFX.com blog to get the transcript of the interview along with exclusive photos, clips, trailers, and a timeline screenshot. Visit:

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Today on Art of the Cut we speak with Oscar-nominated editor Tom Eagles, ACE, about editing the film Nuremberg.

Tom was on Art of the Cut previously to talk about The Harder They Fall. Before that I spoke to Tom about his BAFTA and Oscar-nominated film - and WINNER of the 2020 ACE Eddie for Best Edited Feature film, JoJo Rabbit.

Tom has also edited films like Hunt for the Wilderpeople and TV series like What We Do in the Shadows,  Ash versus the Evil Dead and Spartacus: Blood and Sand.

This interview discusses choosing performances to hide story revelations, the importance of POV, and using less intercutting to actually break an un-desired connection between characters.

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Today we’re speaking with Oscar-nominated Australian-born editor, Paul Machliss, ACE. We’ll be talking about his latest collaboration with director Edgar Wright, “The Running Man.”

Paul last chatted on Art of the Cut when he cut Wright’s “Last Night in Soho,” and before that for “Baby Driver” for which he won a BAFTA, and was nominated for an ACE Eddie and an Oscar. 

Paul was also nominated for an ACE Eddie for his work on “Scott Pilgrim versus the World.” He’s edited TV, including “Fleabag.” And dozens of musical specials, documentaries and concerts for the likes of Led Zeppelin and Diana Krall.

This interview discusses how Paul’s early career as an on-line editor helped him on this film, the value of editing on-set, and the technology that kept the whole post machine whirring.

If you want to read along with this interview, you can check it out on BorisFX.com's blog site:

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Today on Art of the Cut, we speak with multi-Oscar-nominated editor, Myron Kerstein, ACE, about editing Jon Chu’s Wicked for Good.

Chu and Kerstein last worked together - of course - on Wicked. And before that on tick, tick… BOOM. Before THAT they collaborated on In the Heights. And before THAT on Crazy Rich Asians - and we’ve talked about ALL of those films here on Art of the Cut.

Kerstein’s previous work as an editor includes the feature films Going in Style, Garden State and Glee: The 3D Concert Movie. He’s also expanded his talents to the director’s chair, but that’s a topic for another interview.

This interview discusses the value of story cards on a wall, the complexities of editing vocals recorded live during filming, and the implications of this film’s darker tone and operatic power.

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Today, we’re talking to Evan Schiff, ACE about editing Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein which is available now on Netflix.

Evan’s feature editing career includes Nobody, Southside With You, John Wick Chapter 2 AND Chapter 3, and Birds of Prey, among others.

Today: A discussion of the importance of editing speed while collaborating, the advantage of having the time for many screenings, and how being a “sound-aware editor” can shape the story.

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Today on Art of the Cut, we’re talking with Yorgos Mavropsaridis, ACE, the editor of Yorgos Lanthimos’ latest film, Bugonia.

Yorgos has been on Art of the Cut before for Poor Things and for The Favourite for which he was nominated for an Oscar and a BAFTA, and won an ACE Eddie. He was also an ACE Eddie nominee for The Lobster. In addition he edited The Killing of a Sacred Deer among over 100 other international film credits. 

Today’s discussion is about a 30 year career collaborating with the same director, understanding the philosophical aspects of editing, and how to collaborate with the film’s … audience.

If you'd like to read along with this interview and see exclusive photos and clips and trailers, please visit the BorisFX blog site.

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Today on Art of the Cut we talk with multi-Oscar winning editor Kirk Baxter, ACE about editing Oscar-winning director, Kathryn Bigelow’s film, A House of Dynamite, now playing on Netflix.

Kirk’s been on Art of the Cut before to discuss Gone Girl, Mank, and The Killer and the TV series, Mindhunter. His other films include The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Social Network, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, and Zodiac.

Today’s discussion is about the traits of a good editor, the advantages of cutting a movie linearly, and the sensitive nature of the editing room.

You can read along with this podcast and see clips and exclusive photos and timeline screenshots at BorisFX's blog site: borisfx.com/blog/aotc