Today on Art of the Cut we speak with Oscar-winning editor, Stephen Mirrione, ACE about editing the summer blockbuster, F1.

Stephen’s been on Art of the Cut before when he edited The Revenant, for which he was nominated for an Oscar, a BAFTA and an ACE Eddie. He was nominated for a BAFTA and an ACE Eddie for Birdman. He was nominated for an Oscar and a BAFTA and won an ACE Eddie for Babel. In 2006 he won the Cannes Film Festival technical Grand Prize for editing. And he won the Oscar and was nominated for a BAFTA and an ACE Eddie for editing Traffic. Not to mention - though I guess I AM mentioning - editing The Monuments Men, August: Osage County, Hunger Games, and Oceans 11, 12 AND 13.

This episode includes discussions of how editing pace is contextual, the value of editors speaking into the script, and how in the HELL do you cope with a 2000:1 shooting ratio!? Director Joseph Kosinski’s previous blockbuster, “Top Gun Maverick” was 800 hours of film for about a 200:1 ratio. And Apocalypse Now was notably insane at just 95:1.

And if you want to read along with this podcast and also see exclusive images, timeline screenshots - with explanations of each track, and trailers and clips, please check out the BorisFX blog:

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Today on Art of the Cut we speak with BAFTA, Emmy and ACE Eddie-winning editor, Michael Harte, ACE about the SXSW Audience Award-winning documentary, Deaf President Now, currently streaming on Apple TV+.

Michael’s been on Art of the Cut before for his ACE Eddie-winning show Beckham. He won an ACE Eddie and was nominated for a BAFTA for Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie. He won a Grierson Award and was nominated for an Emmy and an ACE Eddie for Three Identical Strangers.

This episode includes the answers to some interesting questions: When does real sound design need to be done during picture cut? When archival and interviews are equally strong, how do you choose? And when - and how - does it make sense to take the POV of your deaf protagonists?

You can read along with this podcast and see trailers, clips and images on the BorisFX blog:

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Today on Art of the Cut, Eddie Hamolton, ACE, discusses editing Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning.

Eddie’s been on Art of the Cut numerous times before for Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning. He was also on to discuss Top Gun Maverick - which was one of the most listened to episodes in Art of the Cut history. He’s also talked with Art of the Cut about Mission Impossible: Fallout, Kingsman: The Golden Circle, Mission Impossible Rogue Nation, and Kingsman: Secret Service.

This is an in-depth discussion with Oscar-nominated editor Eddie Hamilton, ACE, about how to cull through 450 hours of footage to build a riveting 15-minute aerial sequence, the need to deliver powerful emotional scenes along with the exposition, and when exactly does an editor need to carry an airsick bag.

You really should go to BorisFX.com's blog site and read along with this interview to see some gorgeous timeline screenshots, exclusive photos from the movie you won't see anywhere else and clips and trailers.

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