In this week's episode, veteran editor Robert Leighton joins us on a canal ride in Amsterdam to look back upon a career that includes such beloved films as; This is Spinal Tap, The Princess Bride, Bull Durham and When Harry Met Sally, just to name a few. Bob talks to us about…

• Pioneering the "mockumentary"
• The benefits of "flipping the gate"
• Finding refuge under the avocado tree
• Editing big to small
• Getting the day off on When Harry Met Sally

Recorded prior to EditFest LA '19, ACE Editors Molly Shock, Maura Corey, Jamie Nelsen and Tom Costantino hold court on the topic of Demystifying the Differences Between Scripted and Unscripted TV Editing.

For this week's episode of The Rough Cut, we're joined by editor Dean Zimmerman, ACE. Dean talks about...

- His history and ongoing work with director, Shawn Levy

- Working on location for the new Ryan Reynolds film, "Free Guy"

- Mining every frame of footage for "gold"

- Dynamic Dutch angles in Stranger Things : Season 3

- The performance altering power of FluidMorph™

Editor Evan Schiff is in studio to talk about his work on John Wick: Chapter 2 and John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum.

Evan talks about...

- Getting and working with agents

- Avoiding mid-motion cuts

- Working with "stunt viz"

- Keeping continuity in non-stop action

- The slippery slope of temp tracks

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Today on the Rough Cut, we get to know Tom Cross, ACE, Oscar-winning editor of Whiplash, La La Land and First Man. Tom tells us about...

- Breaking into the film business via commercial editing

- The advantages of being unproven and cheap

- The stolen moments that helped tell the story of First Man