Anatomy of a Scene: Deconstructing Documentary Films with Jean Tsien & Carla Gutierrez
Panel with editors Carla Gutierrez and RCS member Jean Tsien, moderated by editor and producer Jeremy Workman.
Rough Cut Service is not only about consultancy but also about promoting and supporting the art of editing. We have therefore collected a list of links to videos, articles and books focused on editing.
Video resources
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Panel on Editing to Develop Characters
Panel with editors Alla Kovgan, Toby Shimin, and RCS member Per K. Kirkegaard, moderated by editor and producer Garret Savage. -
Every Frame a Painting: How does an editor think and feel
Video from Tony Zhou, Every Frame a Painting on the instinctual and individual in film editing. -
Karen Schmeer on the use of stylization
Editor Karen Schmeer talks about a scene from Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. (Errol Morris, 1999). -
Editing Masterclass with Mary Stephen
RCS member Mary Stephen speaks about structuring and enhancing storytelling in documentaries and provides hands-on experiences.
RCS online sessions
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How and Why Rough Cut Service and the Most Common Problems of Rough Cuts
Iikka Vehkalahti and Joelle Alexis. Moderated by Cecilie Bolvinkel.
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Dramaturgy, Scenes and Narration
Anne Fabini and Yael Bitton. Moderated by Iikka Vehkalahti.
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Work with Archive Material
Joelle Alexis and Audrey Maurion. Moderated by Cecilie Bolvinkel.
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Psychodynamics of the Editing, Emotional Editing and the Relation Between the Director and the Editor
Niels Pagh Andersen and Mary Stephen. Moderated by Jakob Høgel.
Articles, books, papers
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5 Editing Tips from the Documentary Edit and Story Lab
5 takeaways from editors M’Daya Meliani and Steph Ching after taking part in the Sundance Institute’s Documentary Edit and Story Lab. -
Interview with Joe Bini
Editor Joe Bini on trailers, filmmaking processes and editing of documentary vs. fiction. -
Interview with Anne Fabini
Interview with RCS member Anne Fabini focused among other subjects on her work with Talal Derki’s Of Fathers and Sons (in Spanish). -
The Doc Life: Editing Documentary Film, aka an Exercise in Patience
Film Independent blogger Anthony Ferranti looks at editing for documentary film featuring insights from filmmakers and editors on project scheduling, collaboration, and narrative structure. -
15 Lessons You Can Learn From Thelma Schoonmaker About Film Editing
Thelma Schoonmaker has been Martin Scorsese’s editor for over 50 years. This article dissects her working methods. -
Complicity Through Montage – A Call for an Intercultural Approach to Ethnographic Filmmaking
In this article, Alexandrine Boudreault-Fournier proposes that the adoption of interculturally conscious forms of montage techniques in filmmaking has the potential to create new meanings that challenge Western modes of representation and re-imagine the gap between Self and Other.