Sometimes the scripted version or the most obvious version is not what feels right for the vibe of a particular show. Amy Duddleston, ACE, discusses her Emmy-nominated work on HBO's "Task" Read/listen to full interview READ: bit.ly/aotc-task-blog  LISTEN: bit.ly/aotc-task-pod @boris_fx @theemmys.tv

The director and editor can choose how "hot" or "cool" to play something in the evolving context of the story. Keiko Deguchi, ACE, discusses her Emmy-nominated choices on HBO's "Task." Read/listen to the full interview. READ: bit.ly/aotc-task-blog  LISTEN: bit.ly/aotc-task-pod @borisfx @theemmys.tv

Intercutting creates juxtapositions that help understand the characters and their relationship. Amy Duddleston, ACE, and Keiko Deguchi, ACE, discuss editing the HBO series, "Task." Read/listen to the full interview. READ: bit.ly/aotc-task-blog  LISTEN: bit.ly/aotc-task-pod @boris_fx @theemmys.tv

Emmy-nominated editors, Amy Duddleston, ACE and Keiko Deguchi, ACE, discuss editing HBO's "Task." Read or listen to the full interview! READ: bit.ly/aotc-task-blog  LISTEN: bit.ly/aotc-task-pod @boris_fx @acefilmeditors @theemmys.tv @hbo

When an actor can present the story of their emotional conflict through performance, there's no need for further exposition. "Death by Lightning" editors discuss their Emmy-nominated work. Full interview: Pod: bit.ly/aotc-lightning-pod Blog: bit.ly/aotc-lightning-blog @boris_fx @theemmys.tv

Emmy-nominated "Death by Lightning" editors discuss the evolution of the elliptical flashbacks, which, at one point were full scenes. Read/listen to the full interview. Pod: bit.ly/aotc-lightning-pod Blog: bit.ly/aotc-lightning-blog @boris_fx @acefilmeditors @theemmys.tv

Structure is story. Character is story. Where's the balance? The editors of "Death by Lightning" discuss their Emmy nomination. Read or listen to the full interview. Pod: bit.ly/aotc-lightning-pod Blog: bit.ly/aotc-lightning-blog @boris_fx @acefilmeditors @theemmys.tv @netflixtudum.bsky.social

"Death by Lightning" is nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Editing. Editors, Joseph Krings, ACE, Joe Leonard, ACE, Anna Hauger, ACE, and Michael Ruscio, ACE" discuss their work with Art of the Cut Check out full interview Pod: bit.ly/aotc-lightning-pod Blog: bit.ly/aotc-lightning-blog @boris_fx

Ant Boys, ACE, discusses using reaction shots in comedy. Olivia Wilde's "The Invite." Read or listen to the full interview. READ: bit.ly/aotc-invite-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/aotc-invite-pod @boris_fx @acefilmeditors @oliviawilde @mr_ant_boys @theinvitemov

Choosing score is a big decision. Choosing NO score has its own purpose and meaning. Ant Boys, ACE, and Yorgos Mavropsaridis, ACE discuss cutting Olivia Wilde's "The Invite." Read/listen to the full interview READ: bit.ly/aotc-invite-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/aotc-invite-pod

Reaction shots can do more than you think. Editors Ant Boys, ACE, and Yorgos Mavropsaridis, ACE discusse cutting Olivia Wilde's "The Invite" on Art of the Cut. Read/listen to full interview READ: bit.ly/aotc-invite-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/aotc-invite-pod @borisfx.bsky.social @oliviawildee.bsky.social

Overlapping dialogue adds verisimilitude and energy, but it's not easy to edit. Yorgos Mavropsaridis, ACE, and Ant Boys, ACE discuss editing Olivia Wilde's "The Invite." READ: bit.ly/aotc-invite-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/aotc-invite-pod @borisfx.bsky.social @oliviawildee.bsky.social

Indie darling "Backrooms" isn't all found footage, but found-footage movies have a unique complexity to their pacing and rhythms. Editor Greg Ng speaks from experience. Read/listen to the full interview. LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-backrooms-pod READ: bit.ly/aotc-backrooms-blog @boris_fx @acefilmeditors

Pacing is tricky when the whole point is to have the audience "bask" in the space. Editor Greg Ng discusses cutting Kane Parsons' indie phenomenon, "Backrooms." Read/listen to the full interview. LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-backrooms-pod READ: bit.ly/aotc-backrooms-blog @boris_fx @acefilmeditors

Editing is a process. Not all problems can be addressed from the start. A trick is to be able to imagine what it can be before it's fixed. Editor Greg Ng discusses editing indie phenomenon, "Backrooms." Read/listen to full interview. LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-backrooms-pod READ: bit.ly/aotc-backrooms-blog

Questioning old assumptions is healthy. It's creatively fertile. A fresh perspective encourages that. Greg Ng discusses editing Kane Parson's indie phenomenon, "Backrooms" with AOTC. Read or listen to the full interview. LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-backrooms-pod READ: bit.ly/aotc-backrooms-blog @boris_fx

"The Furious" ends with a wild 5-way fight, but how long is that sustainable? Chris Tonick describes editing that and the rest of the film with Art of the Cut. Read or listen to the full interview. READ: bit.ly/AOTC-Furious... LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-Furious... @boris_fx @acefilmeditors

Action movies need the audience to care about who's on the other end of a punch. Chris Tonick describes the balance in his Art of the Cut chat about "The Furious." Read/listen to the full interview. READ: bit.ly/AOTC-Furious... LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-Furious... @boris_fx @acefilmeditors

Sound delivers on a lot of levels in a picture cut, especially a fight scene. Read or listen to the full Art of the Cut interview with Chris Tonick about editing "The Furious." Links in the replies. @boris_fx @acefilmeditors READ: bit.ly/AOTC-Furious-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-Furious-pod

Editor Chris Tonick discusses the process of honing that happens as two intercut scenes find their proper length. Read/listen to the full Art of the Cut interview about "The Furious." READ: bit.ly/AOTC-Furious-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-Furious-pod @boris_fx @acefilmeditors

Things to think of when you're getting a sequence up on its feet. Terel Gibson, ACE, discusses editing "I Love Boosters." Read/listen to the full interview. READ: dn51.2.vu/AOTC-Booster... LISTEN: dn51.2.vu/AOTC-Booster... @boris_fx @acefilmeditors @teregibson

Have you ever worried about "joinking" your audience? Maybe you should! Terel Gibson, ACE, discusses editing Boots Riley's "I Love Boosters" on Art of the Cut. Read/listen to the full interview. READ: dn51.2.vu/AOTC-Booster... LISTEN: dn51.2.vu/AOTC-Booster... @boris_fx

Like most editors, STORY is the North Star for editor Terel Gibson, ACE, who chatted with Art of the Cut about Boots Riley's "I Love Boosters." Check out the full interview (read or listen). READ: dn51.2.vu/AOTC-Booster... LISTEN: dn51.2.vu/AOTC-Booster... @boris_fx @acefilmeditors

One of the most riveting scenes in "Disclosure Day" had no score because the sound design was too important to the scene. Sarah Broshar, ACE, discusses editing the film. Read/listen to the full interview. READ: bit.ly/4uO5iQz LISTEN: linkly.link/2kw0a @boris_fx @acefilmeditors @brooklyneditsuite

The keys to editing an emotional performance. Editor Sarah Broshar, ACE, discusses cutting "Disclosure Day." Read/listen to the full interview. READ: bit.ly/4uO5iQz LISTEN: linkly.link/2kw0a @boris_fx @acefilmeditors

Would you be terrified to "temp" score if you knew John Williams would be composing? Sarah Broshar, ACE, discusses editing Steve Spielberg's "Disclosure Day." Read/listen to the full interview. READ: bit.ly/4uO5iQz LISTEN: linkly.link/2kw0a @boris_fx @acefilmeditors @disclosureday

Deleting a scene can open a world of possibilities. Doc Crotzer, ACE, discusses editing "Miss You, Love You." Read/listen to the full interview, please! Share! READ: bit.ly/AOTC-MISSYOU-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/49RoDc3 @boris_fx @doccrotzer.bsky.social

How do you see what an IMAX movie will look like from a tiny video screen? You don't. The editors of "Mandalorian and Grogu" discuss the cool tech that gave them insight into the audience experience. Full interview: READ: bit.ly/AOTC-Grogu-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-Grogu-podcast @boris_fx

How to use improv in the editing room! That's not the direction I thought this interview was going to go! That's what makes Art of the Cut a must-listen/read. Please check out the full interview about "Grogu." READ: bit.ly/AOTC-Grogu-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-Grogu-podcast @borisfx @goodlettkatz

Editing on set is not commonplace, but more and more productions are utilizing it. Why? The editors of "The Mandalorian and Grogu" discuss it on Art of the Cut. Please read or listen to the full interview. READ: bit.ly/AOTC-Grogu-blog LISTEN: bit.ly/AOTC-Grogu-podcast @boris_fx @acefilmeditors