Art of the Cut

Today on Art of the Cut, we have the lead editor and the VFX editor of the documentary series, The Dinosaurs, from Netflix and Amblin’ Entertainment.
Ben Lavington Martin, BFE was the lead editor on the series and cut the first episode. His other work includes The World According to Jeff Goldblum, David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive, One Strange Rock, and Nova, among many others.
Matt Howorth was the visual effects editor. His other credits include shorts: Rodents and Bull Shark Bandits.
Our discussion today is about walking the line between animation editing and natural history documentary storytelling… and calibrating science, entertainment, and emotion over eons of evolution.
If youre interested in reading along with this interview and seeing the trailer and clips and images from the docu-series, check out BorisFX's blog site:
borisfx.com/blog/aotc

Today on Art of the Cut we discuss the documentary, The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist with the editors of the film, Daysha Broadway, ACE, and Davis Coombe. The film was produced and directed by some of the same team that created the film Everything, Everywhere, All at Once.
Daysha’s been on Art of the Cut before for The Black Lady Sketch Show, for which she won an Emmy and was nominated for an ACE Eddie Award. She was also nominated for Emmys for Born This Way, and a Peabody Award for Surviving R. Kelly.
Davis is known for editing Casting JonBenet, The Social Dilemma for which he is an Emmy winner, Saving Face for which he won another Emmy, and Chasing Coral.
Our discussion today is about the structure of the film, creatively re-purposing animation, and when not to cut on-camera interviews.
If you want to read along with this podcast and see images from the movie, clips, the trailer and even the Adobe Premiere timeline, visit the BorisFX.com blog site at:
borisfx.com/blog/aotc

Today on Art of the Cut we speak with Joshua Raymond Lee, the co-editor of The Drama, and his first assistant editor, Devon Halliday.
Joshua is an Emmy and ACE Eddie-nominee for editing the limited TV series, Ripley. He also edited, We Own This City and Monsterland, among others.
Devon worked with Josh on Ripley and We Built this City. She also was an assistant editor on the TV series: And Just Like That and Blue Bloods.
Our discussion today is about co-editing with the director, editing the movie linearly – from start to finish, and editing in Adobe Premiere using Productions.
You can read along with this podcast on the BorisFX blog site and also see the trailer, clips from the film, exclusive photos from post, and the Adobe Premiere timeline, among other goodies. Visit:
borisfx.com/blog/aotc

Today, on Art of the Cut, we discuss Baz Luhrman’s “fever dream” EPIC: Elvis Presley in Concert. I say, “fever dream” because Luhrman won’t label the film as either concert film nor documentary. The film was edited and produced by Jonathan Redmond.
Redmond has been on Art of the Cut before for Luhrman’s scripted narrative feature, Elvis (2022).
Jonathan has edited the film The Great Gatsby and TV series, including The Get Down, Wonders of Australia’s National Parks, Romeo & Juliet: A Monkey’s Tale, and Pelicans of the Ghost Lakes. He was also First Assistant Editor on Moulin Rouge.
Our discussion today includes: honing the film down from over 100 music cues, creating dynamics, and the final key to unlocking the film.
You can read along with this podcast on the BorisFX website and also see the trailer, clips, and lots of exclusive photos! Check out:
borisfx.com/blog/aotc

Today on Art of the Cut we speak with Joel Negron,ACE about editing Project Hail Mary.
Joel was last on Art of the Cut for his work on the Disney film, Jungle Cruise. Joel’s other work includes Thor: Ragnarok, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, Cocaine Bear, and 21 Jump Street.
Today we’re discussing cutting a six-hour first assembly down to about 2 hours, his approach to exploring dailies, and his best tip for not losing an important moment.
If you want to read along with this podcast, go to the BorisFX blog site at:
Borisfx.com/blog/aotc