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  • Contemplating the Cut 2017 | Panel 1: Creative Use of Archival Footage
    Joseph Krings, Mary Lampson, and Maya Mumma in conversation with Ashley Clark examine creative approaches to editing with archival footage.
    POV Guest Blogger 57 min read June 8, 2017 Documentary News Comments
  • Contemplating the Cut: Takeaways and Tips for Documentary Editors
    Useful insights for documentary editors and their collaborators from Contemplating the Cut 2017.
    Colin Nusbaum 11 min read June 8, 2017 Documentary News Comments
  • Contemplating the Cut 2017 | Panel 2: Craft Conversations
    Lindsay Utz and Chyld King share insights with moderator Marshall Curry about their process, deconstructing approaches to vérité and interview-based films.
    POV Guest Blogger 52 min read June 8, 2017 Documentary News Comments
  • Entering the Edit With Karen Schmeer Fellow Leigh Johnson
    In the third edition of Enter the Edit, our guide will be 2017 Karen Schmeer Film Editing Fellow Leigh Johnson.
    Yvonne Ashley Kouadjo 5 min read March 8, 2017 Documentary News Comments
  • Enter the Edit: Activating Feelings of Immediacy and Intimacy With a Film
    How to make the audience feel like they're in the moment.
    Eileen Meyer 10 min read December 7, 2016 Documentary News Comments
  • Enter the Edit: 'Tough Love' with Editors Colin Nusbaum and Mary Manhardt
    Editors Colin Nusbaum and Mary Manhardt break down the edit of Stephanie Wang-Breal's documentary Tough Love, premiering November 15, 2014 in New York City at DOC NYC.
    Emma Dessau 12 min read November 13, 2014 Documentary News Comments
  • Ken Burns on the “Ken Burns Effect”
    Ask anyone what they think of when you mention his name, and they'll refer to the Ken Burns Effect, that technique he employs in all his films whereby the camera pans over sideways and then zooms in.
    Adam Schartoff 1 min read November 14, 2012 Documentary News Comments
  • Lightworks Looks to Grab a Tier of New Editors With Its PC-Based NLE
    In the weeks since the non-linear editor Lightworks V11 was made available for download, the product has earned its share of likers and dislikers. Lightshare shares its plans for the product with blogger Edward J. Delaney.
    Edward J. Delaney 4 min read June 20, 2012 Documentary News Comments