As one of the most revered series in television history, it should come as no surprise the the post team from Breaking Bad would know a thing or two about "breaking in" to the industry. And not just breaking in, but staying in and staying at the top of your game. Presented by Avid as a live Zoom webinar, editors Kelley Dixon ACE and Chris McCaleb ACE along with sound supervisor Kathryn Madsen entertained and informed a worldwide audience with their collective thoughts, experiences and insights.

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Kelley has spent the last thirteen years editing Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, The Walking Dead, Preacher, HBO's Luck, and Shameless, among others. She cut her first feature The Goldfinch in 2018. She has won 1 Emmy for Breaking Bad and has received 9 Emmy nominations and 7 ACE nominations for her work.

Chris McCaleb has been editing TV series like Better Call Saul, Halt and Catch Fire, Fear the Walking Dead, Patriot, Lodge 49 and Narcos since 2014. He has received three Emmy and three ACE nominations for Better Call Saul and Breaking Bad.

Kathryn began her career in sound as an assistant editor. She soon moved up to ADR Supervisor and then to Sound Supervisor. Her favorite gigs have been the TV series Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, and the film Hell or High Water. In 2013 she was dubbed the "Goddess of Sound" by Aaron Paul and Bryan Cranston Kathryn has been nominated for seven Golden Reel awards, winning in 2020, as well as eight Emmy nominations.

During the presentation the team touched on a wide variety of topics including...

• How important is a demo reel and an agent
• The impact of being in a union
• The schedule of a 1hr series
• Cutting trailers to sharpen your skills
• The tools they use now vs what they used when they were starting out
• Avoiding the pigeon holes

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