[Chris Innis’] presence in Jordan helped preserve the authenticity of the soldier’s point of view that was key to the success of The Hurt Locker, but the physical hardships were …
Michael Kunkes
Michael Kunkes
A longtime contributor to Editors Guild Magazine (the predecessor to CineMontage) and the Guild's website, Michael Kunkes was a freelance writer and editor specializing in post-production, production and and animation. He passed away in March 2010.
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When London was readying The Pacific’s post-production workflow in 2007, he participated in two key decisions—to shoot the miniseries on film rather than acquiring it on emerging file-based systems, and …
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“Sometimes, hearing another editor comment on your work in an open forum and having him tell you he sees a problem and how he thinks it should be fixed, can …
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In a perfect world, what would be the Best Picture of 2009?
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“By the time we were going to camera, we were already dealing with all the best performances… We had to come up with a whole new language of terms—combos, stitches, FPR, …
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If you think that unwrapping the mysteries of transcoding file-based camera footage provides its challenges, you will find the post-production workflow on Avatar either very scary, or a completely visionary …
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“Anything that doesn’t sound familiar is probably a new experience for an assistant, Avatar is that kind of project.” – Jason Gaudio
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One thing James Cameron, A.C.E., will never be accused of is not having big enough dreams. It’s a good thing he writes them down.
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A compilation of praises and memorable stories for award winning editor Carol Littleton.
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They say brevity is the soul of wit, and scoring mixers seem to have a sense of humor about what their job entails. “We get coffee for the composer. End …