Frame By Frame

FXF_S03EP04: ROBERT-BENTON: TOM FLEISCHMAN, BOB REITANO and MICHAEL JACOBI

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A soft-spoken, young writer from Texas, Robert Benton broke onto the feature film scene with his debut screenplay, Bonnie and Clyde for which he was nominated for an Academy Award. Developing into a writer/director, he won Oscars for Kramer vs Kramer and Places in the Heart. Here, we gather with collaborators, re-recording mixer, Tom Fleischman, picture editor, Bob Reitano and ADR Supervisor, Michael Jacobi, describe the New York scene that gave birth to Robert Benton's best collaborations and their part in creating films like Places In The Heart and Billy Bathgate.

Frame By Frame is a podcast series hosted by editor Isabel Sadurni, that introduces you to the most influential, respected and accomplished cinema post-production professionals working in New York today. Through intimate, informal discussions between collaborators about post-production craft, aesthetics, process and technique, we’ll recognize and celebrate the iconic films and people that have made New York film history as well as those contemporaries who continue to make important contributions to the art of filmmaking. In conversations anchored by the film editor, we’ll share the stories that define New York as an essential ongoing capital of the global film industry.

FXF_S03EP03_Brian DePalma: Kris Boden, Lee Dichter, Bill Pankow, Dan Sable, Maurice Schell

PLAY PODCASTBest known for his films Dressed to Kill, Blow-Out, Scarface and The Untouchables, Brian De Palma became part of the New Hollywood generation of the 1960’s and 70’s along with Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola and Stephen Spielberg, but it wasn’t until his 10th feature and breakthrough film, Carrie, that he mastered the visual grammar of suspense, psychological thriller and crime drama and developed an approach in representing sex and violence that began to define his style.

Raised in the Bronx New York, the son of a printer, Alan J. Pakula would become on of the most important film makers of the 1960’s and 70’s. In 1962, as the producer of To Kill A Mockingbird he earned his first Oscar nomination for best Picture. In the years to come, Oscar nominations and wins were frequent for films such as The Sterile Cuckoo, Klute, All the Presidents Men, Comes A Horseman and Sophie’s Choice. His frequent collaborators included cinematographer Gordon Willis and Nestor Almendros, composers Marvin Hamlisch and Michal Small and the New York post-productions teams who he called his family.

In this episode, re-recording mixer, Lee Dichter, supervising sound editors, Chic Ciccolini and Ron Bochar, ADR supervisor Deborah Wallach and music editor Todd Kasow talk about working with Alan Pakula on the films Rollover, See You In The Morning, DreamLover, Sophie’s Choice, Orphans, The Pelican Brief and The Devil’s Own.

Frame By Frame is a podcast series hosted by editor Isabel Sadurni, that introduces you to the most influential, respected and accomplished cinema post-production professionals working in New York today. Through intimate, informal discussions between collaborators about post-production craft, aesthetics, process and technique, we’ll recognize and celebrate the iconic films and people that have made New York film history as well as those contemporaries who continue to make important contributions to the art of filmmaking. In conversations anchored by the film editor, we’ll share the stories that define New York as an essential ongoing capital of the global film industry.

Proudly presented by the Post New York Alliance and the New York Motion Picture Editors Guild.

FXF_S03EP01_ARTHUR PENN: Suzana Peric, Steve Rotter, Ron Roose, Marc Laub, Jeffrey Wolf, Bob Reitano

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Perhaps best known for his 1968 film, Bonnie and Clyde, stage, television and film director Arthur Penn’s masterful sense of rhythm and movement, his pioneering approach to representing violence, as well as his ability to consistently evoke powerful performances established Arthur Penn as one of the most important American directors of the 1960’s and 70's.

Here several Arthur Penn collaborators including picture editors, Steve Rotter, Ron Roose, Jeffrey Wolf,  picture and sound editors, Bob Reitano and  Marc Laub and music editor Suzana Peric talk about their experiences working with Arthur Penn on the films Mickey One, Alice’s Restaurant, Little Big Man, Night Moves, Missouri Breaks, Four Friends,Target and Penn and Teller Get Killed.

Frame By Frame is a podcast series hosted by editor Isabel Sadurni, that introduces you to the most influential, respected and accomplished cinema post-production professionals working in New York today. Through intimate, informal discussions between collaborators about post-production craft, aesthetics, process and technique, we’ll recognize and celebrate the iconic films and people that have made New York film history as well as those contemporaries who continue to make important contributions to the art of filmmaking. In conversations anchored by the film editor, we’ll share the stories that define New York as an essential ongoing capital of the global film industry.

Proudly presented by the Post New York Alliance and the New York Motion Picture Editors Guild.

Produced by Isabel Sadurni, Shari Johanson and Ben Baker.

FXF_S02EP06_SOUND EDITOR, DAN SABLE: Working with Woody Allen and Brian DePalma 

In Brian DePalma’s 1981 film Blow Out, the main character is a sound effects specialist who accidentally records a murder while collecting night sounds for his effects library. The inspiration for this character was Dan Sable, a New York-based sound editor and a collaborator of DePalma’s on nine of his films including, Carrie, Dressed to Kill and Blow Out. Dan Sable built a career as a sound editor working on films such as Annie Hall and Manhattan and multiple films with Woody Allen. Other directors with whom he collaborated include Bob Fosse, Volker Schlorndorff, Ron Howard and Jonathan Demme.

This interview was recorded in Dan Sable’s home home by Ira Spiegel and Shari Johanson for Frame By Frame and may be included in an forthcoming documentary on the new York Post Facility Sound One. Here, Dan talks about how he got his start in the film business, specifically in working with filmmaker Brian dePalma, how he successfully transitioned from working in analog and adapted to the  tools of the digital era. He begins by discussing the difference between taking on the position of sound editor versus sound supervisor

Frame By Frame is a podcast series hosted by editor Isabel Sadurni, that introduces you to the most influential, respected and accomplished cinema post-production professionals working in New York today. Through intimate, informal discussions between collaborators about post-production craft, aesthetics, process and technique, we’ll recognize and celebrate the iconic films and people that have made New York film history as well as those contemporaries who continue to make important contributions to the art of filmmaking. In conversations anchored by the film editor, we’ll share the stories that define New York as an essential ongoing capital of the global film industry.

Proudly presented by the Post New York Alliance and the New York Motion Picture Editors Guild.

Photo credit: In Brian dePalma's 1981 film, Blow Out, John Travolta stars as a sound recordist and editor, based on his real-life collaborator, Dan Sable.

FXF_SO02EP05: JIM JARMUSCH PT2: Jay Rabinowitz, Bob Hein, Tony Volante

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Coming together in the early 1980’s filmmaking scene of New York, picture editor Jay Rabinowitz and sound editor Bob Hein first met in collaborating on Jim Jarmusch’s film Mystery Train which led to multiple collaborations over 25 years of working with Jim Jarmusch on such films as Broken Flowers, Dead Man, and Limits of Control. Re-recording mixer, Tony Volante joined in mixing the feature film, Coffee and Cigarettes and has since also mixed on Paterson with Bob Hein as sound editor. Jay, Bob and Tony start out by describing the filmmaking scene of 1980’s New York and how that set the tone for future collaborations. Jay Rabinowitz also talks about his process as a picture editor working with Jim Jarmusch and how the film Dead Man came together.

Frame By Frame is a podcast series hosted by editor Isabel Sadurni, that introduces you to the most influential, respected and accomplished cinema post-production professionals working in New York today. Through intimate, informal discussions between collaborators about post-production craft, aesthetics, process and technique, we’ll recognize and celebrate the iconic films and people that have made New York film history as well as those contemporaries who continue to make important contributions to the art of filmmaking. In conversations anchored by the film editor, we’ll share the stories that define New York as an essential ongoing capital of the global film industry.

Proudly presented by the Post New York Alliance and the New York Motion Picture Editors Guild.

FXFS2EP3_RISE OF NY DOCUMENTARY_Sam Pollard_Lilllian Benson

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For Sam Pollard, Emmy and Peabody award-winning a director, producer, picture editor and frequent collaborator with Spike Lee (

Coming up during the civil rights movement of the late 1960’s and 70’s New York they recognized the documentary film form as a medium that amplified their own voices and talents in telling the story of African Americans. Though their paths crossed on several New York- based projects, it was the Peabody and multi-Emmy award winning, Eyes on the Prize Parts 1 and 2, the landmark 14-part documentary series, telling the story of the American civil rights movement from 1952 to 1985 that was the most pivotal experience.

In this episode, Pollard and Benson tell their story of rising up through the New York documentary film scene to become two of the most important and influential documentarians of their generation. 

Frame By Frame is a podcast series hosted by editor Isabel Sadurni, that introduces you to the most influential, respected and accomplished cinema post-production professionals working in New York today. Through intimate, informal discussions between collaborators about post-production craft, aesthetics, process and technique, we’ll recognize and celebrate the iconic films and people that have made New York film history as well as those contemporaries who continue to make important contributions to the art of filmmaking. In conversations anchored by the film editor, we’ll share the stories that define New York as an essential ongoing capital of the global film industry.

Proudly presented by the Post New York Alliance and the New York Motion Picture Editors Guild.