SHORT ENDS
Let There Be Light
Lightworks shines on the Big Apple when the company presents a seminar
on its editing system to New York Guild members. Demonstrating the
system and discussing their editing styles will be Oscar-winning editor
(The Aviator) Thelma Schoonmaker, ACE, currently working on Martin
Scorsese's The Departed, and Tariq Anwar, now editing Robert DeNiro's
The Good Shepherd. The seminar will take place at the New York Editors
Guild office's conference room at 7:30 p.m., with refreshments served
at 7:00 p.m. To RSVP for the seminar, call 212-302-0700, ext. 209.
For more information, please contact Sharon Smith Holley at sharonsmitholley@aol.com
or Carrie Puchkoff at carrie@puchkoff.com.
Labor on the March
Marching as part of the IATSE contingent in New York City's annual
Labor Day Parade, held on September 10, were representatives of the
Editors Guild. Participants included, from left, members Mark Rathaus,
Eric Eskenazi, John Converso, Maddy Shirazi, Maria Calautti, Mark
Laub and Laura Congleton, Field Representative Annie Ballard and member
Keith Culbertson.
Guild Offers Relief
In response to the devastating Hurricanes Katrina and Rita that ravaged
the gulf coast of the United States in August and September, the Motion
Picture Editors Guild has donated $10,000 to the victims of the storms.
Individual Guild members are encouraged to donate on their own by
giving to the hurricane relief fund of their choice.
MPEG Re-Wired
Coming very soon to a computer near you is the new, redsigned Editors
Guild website (at the same web address: www.editorsguild.com). Due
to officially launch during the month of November, the new site will
feature, among other improvements, a dynamic homepage with changing
imagery, a consistent design throughout, an increased functionality
and user-friendly interface, and a vastly enhanced membership database
and member forum.
Directory Assistance
Work on the Motion Picture Editors Guild's 2006-2007 Directory of
Members is currently underway. Members will soon be receiving notices
via e-mail and snail-mail to update their information via the new
online interactive membership directory on the soon-to-launch, revamped
Editors Guild website (see above). The physical Directory books are
scheduled to be published in Spring 2006.
Roberts New ACE Vice President
The results of the American Cinema Editors (ACE) 2005 election were
announced in September by the organization's President, Alan Heim,
ACE.
Randy Roberts, ACE, was elected Vice President, replacing the outgoing
Michael Tronick, ACE, who just completed his two-year term. Ed Abroms,
ACE, was re-elected as Treasuer. Christopher Cooke, ACE, continues
on as Secretary.
Jim Stewart, ACE, was elected a first-time member of ACE's Board of
Directors, and joins returning members Lillian Benson, ACE, Edgar
Burcksen, ACE, former president Tina Hirsch, ACE, Allan Holzman, ACE,
Stephen Lovejoy, ACE, Martin Nicholson, ACE, Ted Rich, ACE and Rick
Shaine, ACE.