Guild History

In his study of silent films, The Parade’s Gone By…, author Kevin Brownlow described editing as “the hidden power.” “Editors are passed over by film historians because their work, when …

To relate the history of film post- production sound during the past 75 years is to tell the story of the creative post facilities that made such developments possible through …

The 1980s were very busy years for the East Coast Editors Guild, Local 771, and the period of its highest level of membership. By 1987, more than 1,200 people were …

The Motion Picture Editors Guild has existed 75 years, a time period often associated with the span of a human life. It is no surprise then that the lives of …

Television kept post-production people employed during the post-World War II years in New York. Feature film was a West Coast commodity, but the Madison Avenue advertising firms, such as J. …

Union staff can’t take the place of the membership. That means you have a role, too.