This week James tells the amazing story behind the rise of women editors in cinema and we take a closer look at three of the best: Verna Fields (Jaws), Thelma Schoonmaker (Raging Bull) and Anne V. Coates (Out of Sight).

References
'The Celluloid Ceiling' - stats on behind-the-scenes women in 2022's top grossing films
'Edited By' - an excellent source on women film editors
'"Mother Cutter": Verna Fields Mentors a New Generation of Film Directors in the 1970s'
'Precise Feeling: The Editing of Thelma Schoonmaker'
Editing rules from Anne V. Coates
Criterion on the history of women editors
The bar scene from Out of Sight
Why Tarantino wanted a female editor

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Edited and produced by Lily Austin and James Brailsford
Original music by James Brailsford

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