SHORT ENDS
AMPAS Cuts to the Chase
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) will host "Cutting to the Chase: The Continuing Evolution of Motion Picture Editing," a four-week seminar series providing a detailed look at the editing process. The seminars will take place on Wednesday evenings, September 14, 21, 28 and October 5 from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. in the Academy's Linwood Dunn Theater at the Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study at 1313 N. Vine Street in Hollywood.
Each
session is focused on the perspective of motion picture editors and
will feature film clips and an open discussion between the audience
and guests. The seminars include:
Sept. 14: "Editing Inter-face: The Editor/Director Re-lationship,"
featuring Bruce Cannon, ACE and director John Singleton (Boyz N the
Hood, Four Brothers) and Bruce Green, ACE and director Mark Waters
(Freaky Friday, Just Like Heaven).
Sept. 21: "Anatomy of a Cut," featuring Dody Dorn, ACE (Kingdom
Of Heaven, Memento), Alan Heim, ACE (The Notebook, American History
X), Neil Travis, ACE (Terminator 3, Clear and Present Danger) and
Michael Tronick, ACE (Mr. & Mrs. Smith, True Romance). Sept. 28: "Cultural
and Technological Influences on Editing Style," featuring Donn Cambern,
ACE (The Bodyguard, Easy Rider), Richard Chew, ACE (The New World,
Star Wars), Michael Jablow, ACE (Beauty Shop, Old School) and Lynzee
Klingman, ACE (Man On The Moon, Hearts And Minds). Oct. 5th: "The
Editing Team Collaboration," featuring Kent Beyda, ACE (Scooby-Doo,
Alien Nation), Joel Cox, ACE (Million Dollar Baby, Mystic River) Maysie
Hoy, ACE (What Dreams May Come, The Joy Luck Club) and Richard Marks,
ACE (Spanglish, You've Got Mail).
In addition, each week will include a lobby artifact display, illustrating the evolving technology of the film editing process from the moviola to digital equipment.
Registration for the entire series is $40 for the general public and $30 for Editors Guild Members, Academy members and students with a current ID. Admission for individual evenings, if available, is $10 at the door.
For additional information please contact the Academy at 310-247-3000 ext. 111, or Guild Board member Sharon Smith Holley at 323-669-9877.
Walk 10k in Their Shoes
Come participate in the 21st Annual AIDS Walk by joining the Editors Guild Team. The 10-kilometer walk will be held Sunday, October 16. The walk begins at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood and the route winds its way through the city. The event benefits AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA) and other local AIDS-related services organizations in LA County which provide a dental clinic, a women's program, food banks and residential and transportation services. APLA is also a leader in HIV and AIDS prevention education on statewide and national levels.
Last year, the Editors Guild team (with special Guild tshirts provided by L.A. MadDogs) raised over $3,000 for the cause—and had a great time doing it. To sign up for this year's walk, please call Board member Maggie Ostroff at 310-475-4108.
There's Gonna Be a Showdown
It's Apple versus Avid in the upcoming Editors Guild seminar "Editing:
A Side-by-Side Comparison," where Avid's Adrenaline system will face
off against Apple's Final Cut Pro. Co-sponsored by Key Code Media,
Electric Picture Solutions and Visionary Forces, the event will compare
and contrast the competing systems in terms of input, media management,
project organization, editing, graphics, effects and output utilizing
two teams of operators.
"This event will provide Guild members with a detailed examination of these two popular editing systems in a side-by-side comparison," says Michael DeMucci, head of sales and marketing for Visionary Forces, a broadcast equipment rental company. "Industry professionals will have the opportunity to find out about the system features that matter to them in a no-spin, no-hype environment. Attendees will be able to pose questions, make comparisons and judge the systems' capabilities and performance for themselves."