Tag: editing
The marsh atmosphere in ‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ and the editing and VFX relationship that helped shape it
When you cut through the external buzz of ‘Where the Crawdads Sing’, what you have is an adventure mystery built on the foundation of an atmosphere. The marsh – the buzz of cicadas and the sun that drips down through the cypress trees – it’s a living piece of this story. The effects and the composition are paramount.
We talked to editor Alan E. Bell and VFX Supervisor Kolby Kember of ‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ about how they helped build the atmosphere of Crawdads with their editing and visual effects expertise.
Editor Chris Witt of ‘Breaking’ starring John Boyega talks about its Sundance-winning ensemble cast and editing Michael K. Williams’ last role (Part II)
In the second part of the 2-part series, editor Chris Witt of ‘Breaking’ talks about the storytelling growth brought on by strict deadlines, staying on point with editing challenges, and the surreal joy of editing one of Michael K. Williams’ last film roles.
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Editor Chris Witt of ‘Breaking’ talks the care of cutting real-world source material in a true-to-life thriller
Breaking will release theatrically on August 26th, and we spoke to the editor Chris Witt about drawing from real-world audio and testimony for a film like Breaking, working with director Abi Damaris Corbin and Michael K. Williams, and the creative reward of finding undiscovered moments in that last perfect take
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