SHORT ENDS
 Photo by Alex Oliveria/Startraksphoto for AMPAS © AMPAS |
AMPAS Salutes Allen
Editor Dede Allen, ACE, right, was the subject of a career retrospective tribute
last Fall by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences at the Academy
Theatre at Lighthouse International in New York City. She is pictured at the
event with director Arthur Penn and actress Estelle Parsons, both of whom
worked with Allen on Bonnie and Clyde. For full coverage of the event, plus
an interview with Allen, see the upcoming MAY-JUN 07 issue of Editors Guild
Magazine, celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Guild.
New Training Opportunities
In a continuing effort to make available to members the most training programs
possible, the Editors Guild has teamed up with Lynda.com to provide online
training from the Hollywood office’s training room on over 16,000 QuickTime
videos, covering more than 247 topics!
Featured programs include: File Maker Pro, Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, Compressor, Live Type, Soundtrack Pro, Adobe Premiere, Photoshop, After Effects, Acrobat, Illustrator, Encore, Audition, Aperture, Dreamweaver, Flash, Mac OS, Windows XP, Excel, Word, PowerPoint and more. For more information or to sign up to use Lynda.com free of charge, call Dieter Rozek at 323-876-4770 ext. 246.
There’s Still 10 Months Left!
It’s not too late to order your 2007 Motion Picture Editors Guild Calendar.
This year’s wall calendars, ideal for hanging in the workplace, are
applicable to all of our classifications across the country. The calendar
is available in four versions: General, East Coast, Picture Editor/Assistants/Apprentices
and Sound Editors/Assistants/Music Editors.
Printed in a larger format and more colorful than last year’s model, they include a listing of IATSE holidays for both East and West Coast Agreements, as well as helpful information about the Editors Guild and the Motion Picture Industry Pension and Health Plans.
Active Guild members can order their free 2007 calendars from our website, www.editorsguild.com. Click on the “Request a 2007 Calendar” link under Special Announce-ments.
 John Soh. |
Here’s what some satisfied Guild calendar owners had to say:
“Thanks for a great wall calendar for the editing room. I
display it proudly and find it so very practical.” - Howard
Smith, ACE, Picture Editor.
“Love them! Gotta keep those producers aware we are a union with union rules regarding overtime and vacation pay!” - Cindy Fret, Assistant Editor.
“Great size for the editing room. Lots of room to write in upcoming events and appointments. The holiday info always comes in handy.” - Scott Vickrey, ACE, Picture Editor.
“It’s nice to post an enormous union calendar in a union-hostile workplace.” - Thomas Scully, Assistant Editor.
Honorary ACEs
 Frank J. Urioste. |
Editors John Soh, ACE, and Frank J. Urioste, ACE, were each selected to receive the American Cinema Editors’ (ACE) prestigious Lifetime Career Achievement Award, which honors veteran editors whose body of work and reputation within the industry is outstanding. In addition, writer-director Quentin Tarantino is the honoree of the ACE Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award, which recognizes a filmmaker of extraordinary vision.
The awards were scheduled to be given out at the 57th Annual ACE Eddie Awards on February 18 in the International Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills.
Golden Reel Recipients
The Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) has picked Richard L. Anderson,
MPSE, as the recipient of its Career Achievement Award. Also, actor-director
Clint Eastwood has been chosen Filmmaker of the Year by the association.
 Richard L. Anderson. |
These honorary awards were scheduled to be presented at the 54th Annual MPSE Golden Reel Awards on February 24 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.