Sips and Clips

Lian McFalls and Michael Shusterman
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Lian and Michael, two assistant editors living in Hollywood, chat with industry professionals about what its like living and working in the world of professional editing.

  1. -2 дн.

    Ep. 50 - Miss You, Love You, Live! (Feat. Doc Crotzer & Haruka Hart)

    We hit 50, and we did it live. For our Season One finale, Sips and Clips took the stage with Doc Crotzer, the editor behind Road House, Glee, and now the HBO two-hander Miss You, Love You. Lian takes the lead as Doc breaks it all down with assistant editor Haruka Hart (former Sips and Clips guest) and Michael Shusterman (current Sips and Clips host). Doc traces the whole path: a high school film teacher in St. Louis, a stint cutting DVD special features, and a Final Cut 7 pilot that turned out to be the one and only Glee, where he leapt from assistant straight into the editor's chair. Then we dig into the craft of a film like Miss You, Love You. Why a movie this quiet makes every cut feel loud, and the rule that governed the entire edit: if you don't have to cut, don't. Doc unpacks balancing point of view between Allison Janney and Andrew Rannells, why the opening got lopped off at the very last minute, and how the swirling dinner scene became the single most reworked sequence in the film. Then we get the story behind the cutting room itself: Haruka's first assistant gig, the engagement that doubled as Michael's audition, and what it really takes to hand off a show mid-edit. We laugh, we sip, and we send Season One off in front of a live crowd. And don't worry, there's plenty more to come. Thank you to everyone who has come along to sip and clip with us so far.

    40 мин.

  2. 23 июн.

    Ep. 49 - Ryan Gosling, a Talking Ball, and a Bear Doing Cocaine? (Feat. Joel Negron)

    This week we talk with Joel Negron, editor of The Nice Guys, Transformers, Cocaine Bear, and now Project Hail Mary. Joel traces his path from a childhood spent on movie sets watching his father work as a production illustrator, through college music videos and three quarter inch tape, to landing in the cutting room. We get into how recommendations and trust carried him from assistant to additional editor to a feature career, and how he adapts to filmmakers as different as Michael Bay, Phil Lord, Chris Miller, and Shane Black. Joel breaks down the art of take selection on Cocaine Bear and how you ride the line between absurd and grounded without getting too clowny. Then we go deep on the decisions behind Project Hail Mary: the 700 hours of dailies, the dual timeline structure, and adapting Andy Weir's novel with Andy on speed dial. Joel walks us through finding real emotion in scenes where Ryan Gosling is acting against an empty ball, how he builds VFX heavy sequences from plates and animatics with his assistants, and why he has worked to protect a healthy life outside the edit bay all along

    54 мин.

  3. 8 июн.

    Ep. 48 - Adapting the Unadaptable (Feat. Timothy Good)

    This week we talk with Timothy Good, the Emmy-winning editor of The Last of Us. Timothy started his career in Chicago and worked his way from the halls of Warner Brothers Television to the edit bay of one of the most celebrated dramas on TV. Spoiler warning: this episode discusses key moments from The Last of Us (including Season 2). We get into how he broke into the industry, what it was like getting his start on the feature that knocked Titanic out of the number one spot, and how he approaches the unique challenge of adapting a beloved video game for the screen. Timothy walks us through cutting the Bill and Frank episode, the technical and emotional decisions behind Season 2's most consequential scene, and why he believes in editing by character and intention rather than strictly by the source material. We also talk about his deep commitment to mentorship, how he elevated his assistant editor to a full editing credit, and the lessons his own mentors left him with.

    1 ч. 19 мин.

  4. 25 мая

    Ep. 47 - The Client-Side Pivot (Feat. Stephen Cheatum)

    In this episode of Sips and Clips, we sit down with VFX Editor Stephen Cheatum (Megan 2.0, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Here, The Creator) to talk about his decade on the vendor side of visual effects and his recent pivot to the cutting room. Stephen takes us from his Lord of the Rings special features origin story, through his NYU film school chapter, to landing at Shade, Framestore, and Crafty Apes, where he once juggled 13 shows at the same time. W We dig into how Stephen built his own FileMaker Pro database from scratch to automate pulls on Megan 2.0, what it took to relearn Avid in the weeks before his first client-side gig, and the leap of faith involved in saying "I'll figure it out" when the union calls. Plus we touch on how Stephen's coffee intake should probably concern a physician.

    1 ч. 4 мин.

  5. 11 мая

    Ep. 46 - From Behind the Scenes, To Building them! (Feat. Len Ciccotello)

    This week on Sips and Clips we sit down with Len Ciccotello. A New Jersey native, Len got his start at the legendary commercial shop Lost Planet alongside Hank Corwin before spending years building his craft as a BTS and EPK editor on projects ranging from Hidden Figures retrospectives to Ready Player One. We break down what BTS and EPK work actually involves, how the field has evolved with streaming and short-form, and what it really takes to transition into scripted when nobody hands you a roadmap. Len walks us through the burnout that ended one career and the panic attack at a Broadway play that started another. He shares the spreadsheets, sticky notes, and self-imposed deadlines that got him from mob scene to his first scripted assistant gig with Natalie, and what it's been like building a long-term working relationship with editor Nina Erb. We also get into the skills that transfer seamlessly, the ones that require a relearn, and why community ended up mattering more than the content.

    1 ч. 13 мин.

  6. 27 апр.

    Ep. 45 - Call your mother! (Feat. Carmen Hu and Christina Mar)

    Mother's Day is around the corner and to kick off the season we have Carmen Hu and Christina Mar on the show today! Carmen and Christina are both Los Angeles-based assistant editors and moms, and this is our first-ever double guest episode. We dig into how each of them found their way to the cutting room, what it's actually like being pregnant while working in post, and the real talk on navigating maternity leave as a freelancer. Carmen and Christina share what supportive colleagues look like in practice, how parenthood has reshaped their priorities and their philosophy on running a cutting room, and the advice they'd give anyone thinking about starting a family in this industry.

    1 ч. 4 мин.

  7. 13 апр.

    Ep. 44 - The Last Editbender (Feat. Francesco Russo)

    In this episode, we sit down with Francesco Russo, post PA on the live action Avatar: The Last Airbender series (no worries we keep things totally spoiler free!) Francesco walks us through his path from Lancaster, Pennsylvania to the cutting room, including a stint at Chipotle to the Zoom call that changed everything. We get into what it's really like supporting five editors at once, managing 30-plus lunch orders, and how to make the most of the downtime that nobody warns you about. We also dig into the post PA vs. assistant editor which to start with debate, the value of shadowing, and the pieces of advice that led the path for Francesco's start in the industry.

    58 мин.

  8. 30 мар.

    Ep. 43 - Putting the Motion in Motion GFX (Feat. Kris Krager)

    This week on Sips and Clips, Michael reunites with his college friend and certified Catan rival Kris Krager, a motion graphics and VFX artist at Paradise Creative in Los Angeles. If you've watched an ad campaign for Fallout, Bridgerton, the Garfield movie, or Vanderpump Villa, there's a good chance you've already seen his work, whether you knew it or not. Kris walks us through his path from a Disney kid in the Santa Clarita Valley to Chapman, where a donut shop day job turned into an animated senior thesis about robots making your breakfast. We talk about his early internship working on a Thumb Wars revival with Steve Odenkirk, the hike that led to his current job, and how he learned the ad agency world from the ground up. We dig into what motion graphics actually are and where they end and VFX begins, and what the day-to-day collaboration between a motion graphics artist and an editor looks like. Kris breaks down what makes a note useful, what makes a note difficult, and why specificity is everything. We also get into style guides,, 13,000-pixel-wide NBA arena banners, and video game cinematic dreams.

    43 мин.
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Lian and Michael, two assistant editors living in Hollywood, chat with industry professionals about what its like living and working in the world of professional editing.

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  • Автор
    Lian McFalls and Michael Shusterman
  • Годы выхода
    2024 - 2026
  • Выпуски
    50
  • Ограничения
    С ненормативной лексикой

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