https://www.mewshop.com/ Contact: info@mewshop.com for information and inquiries on classes and events. In Episode 35 of "Talking MEWShop," Editor Barry Alexander Brown, ACE, discusses his experiences in filmmaking alongside Director Spike Lee, focusing on the industry's evolution and the importance of African American stories. He covers collaboration, personal growth, and the creative process, including character development and improvisation. Barry also talks about his recent project, "Highest to Lowest," and the editing process behind it. Spike Lee and Barry Alexander Brown have had friendship and working relationship that goes back to the early eighties. Barry worked on Spike’s first feature, "She’s Gotta Have It," as the editor of a single scene as well as sound editing the movie. He was the editor of Spike’s next film, "School Daze" and then the following, "Do The Right Thing." He was the editor and the 2nd Unit Director on "Malcom X." Over the last thirty years, Barry has been Spike’s editor on "Crooklyn," "He Got Game," "Summer of Sam," ""25th Hour," "Inside Man," "Bad 25," "Miracle at St. Anna," "Blackkklansman" and now, "Highest 2 Lowest." Barry has also worked with renowned Indian director, Mira Nair. For Mira, he edited "Salaam Bombay," "The Laughing Club of India" and "Queen of Katwe. Barry" is also a writer and director. As a director, he was nominated for his first feature length documentary, "The War At Home." In 2020, he wrote and directed the feature length movie, "Son of the South." As a writer, his first novel, "Wind," has just been reeased in France to critical acclaim. It will be published this summer in America. Manhattan Edit Workshop is a New York Film Editing School offering a full range of basic to advanced training courses, from the Avid, Autodesk, Assimilate, Blackmagic and Apple products to the complete suite of Adobe applications. Manhattan Edit Workshop's mission is to provide the highest quality education for filmmakers and editors. Focusing on both the art and technology inherent to our craft. We foster a "learn by doing" approach in an atmosphere where mistakes are encouraged as part of the process and the only "silly" question is the one that isn't asked. Follow, like and share Manhattan Edit Workshop on Social Media https://youtube.com/@mewshop https://www.linkedin.com/school/manhattan-edit-workshop/ https://www.facebook.com/ManhattanEditWorkshop/ https://www.instagram.com/mewshop/ https://twitter.com/MEWShop https://vimeo.com/mewshop https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFTpOOSGrCfKShrx15YojdQ https://open.spotify.com/show/1mruSxiCyvrBjddTZgxEQE?si=4fe2a051e0f044f8 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/manhattan-edit-workshop/id1455528822 #ManhattanEditWorkshop #MEWShop #Mewtube #DenzelWashington #ASAPRocky #Filmmaking #Storytelling #AfricanAmericanCinema #barryalexanderbrown #talkingmewshop #highestttolowest #acting #joshapter #postproduction #wind #americancinemaeditors #spikelee
