The 19th annual Invisible Art Visible Artists event with Academy award-nominated picture editors took place on Saturday morning, February 23 at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. As in preceding years, …
Laura Almo
Laura Almo
Laura Almo is a writer and documentary filmmaker. She teaches video editing at El Camino College in Torrance, California, and is a contributing editor at Documentary magazine. Contact her at [email protected]
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Oscar’s Digital Effects Master – Technical Director Kenneth Shapiro Works His Magic on Hollywood’s Biggest Awards Show
by Laura Almoby Laura AlmoWhen the curtain rises on “Hollywood’s Biggest Night,” which it will again on Sunday, February 24 this year, the global audience tunes in to watch the Academy Awards live. People …
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Talking ‘Beale Street’
The Joi McMillon and Nat Sanders Interviewby Laura Almoby Laura AlmoOn their first film as co-editors, Joi McMillon, ACE, and Nat Sanders, ACE, made a name for themselves in the independent filmmaking world with the runaway indie hit ‘Moonlight’ (2016), …
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When Jacques Gravett, ACE, first started working in television, any talk of diversity in Hollywood was a long way off. The industry was comprised of mainly men, most of them …
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‘Transparent’ Editing: Peering into the Post Process of the Hit Amazon Series
by Laura Almoby Laura AlmoThe acclaimed web series “Transparent,” created by producer/writer/director Jill Soloway (“Six Feet Under,” 2001-05, and “United States of Tara,” 2009-11), has made waves on television and in the LGBTQ community.
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Lillian’s Devotees: Some Words from Her Admirers…
by Laura Almoby Laura Almo“Lillian Benson is one of the most gifted, resourceful and dedicated editors with whom I have had the privilege to work,” said Debbie Allen. “From Eyes on the Prize II to The …
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In the midst of a career in television, picture editors may think about how many years they’ve been on a show, but they may not stop to consider how many …
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“Behold Kunta Kinte.” If those words ring a bell, you were around for Roots, one of the most forward-thinking and groundbreaking events in the history of television.
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The idea to reboot the legendary, award-winning miniseries Roots nearly 40 years later was executive producer Mark Wolper’s, and it did not come easily.
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It was the late 1920s and Jack Foley was a producer, director and writer working at Universal Pictures at its old location on Ventura Boulevard in the San Fernando Valley.