The Cutting Room

As we prep for NABShow 2016, we play an excerpt from Sight, Sound, and Story's editor's panel in which Bobbie O'Steen interviews Christopher Tellefsen. Be sure to follow us closely as next week we'll be posting the interviews from NAB.

In this episode, Gordon and Julian Clarke discuss the editing process of the film Deadpool. They look at the humour, pacing and timing of a moment that breaks the fourth wall and how, by doing so, affects the momentum of the scene.

Gordon sits down with Rollow Wenlock to discuss getting into film and how that led to him starting Wipster.io. He currently runs the company out of New Zealand.

Gordon sits down with editor Derek McCants has worked as a film editor for over 30 years. His focus is Documentaries and Reality TV. Some of his work includes: The Real Housewives of Orange County, Big Brother, D.E.A., and Beyond Scared Straight.

Gordon sits down with DI Colorist John Dowdell to discuss his work for the film Carol at Goldcrest Post, NYC. Carol has been nominated for Best Cinematography at the upcoming Oscars. John has over 200 Features and documentaries listed in his IMDB Filmography. The full transcript is available at aotg.com/cuttingroom.

Gordon sits down with film editor Stephen Mirrione who won the Oscar for editing "Traffic" and was recently nominated for editing the film "The Revenant". Stephen has worked with Alejandro Iñárritu since "21 Grams" and joins Gordon to discuss his editing work on "The Revenant". The full transcript is available at aotg.com/cuttingroom.

Gordon sits down with film editor Affonso Goncalves to discuss his recent work on the film Carol. Affonso's work includes True Detective, Beasts of the Southern Wild, and Winter's Bone, among many other amazing shows and films. You can see the full transcript for this interview on Aotg.com.

Gordon sits down with Jeremy Siegel (Licensing Specialist) and David Forshee (Library Specialist) to discuss the new Freelancer Program at ProSoundEffects.com. They begin there, but slowly move into ambisonics and exploring sounds and recording for sound libraries.

Gordon sits down with Joe Walker (12 Years a Slave, Sicario) to discuss the editing process of Sicario. If you haven't seen the film yet, go see it and then listen to this episode. We discuss many topics that lead to many potential spoilers.

Gordon sits down with Eddie Hamilton to discuss the editing process of Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation. If you haven't seen the film yet, go rent it and then listen to this episode. We discuss many topics that lead to many potential spoilers.