Picture Editors

By Rob Feld    Amelia Allwarden’s journey into film editing began with a childhood fascination with storytelling. “Ever since I was a kid, I loved movies and books,” she says. …

By Patrick Z. McGavin   Susana Benaim has built an impressively varied career.  Upon arriving in Hollywood, the Venezuelan-born picture editor parlayed an ACE internship into a professional launching pad. …

The popular Netflix social media competition series was previously being shot and edited in the U.K., but recently came to the U.S. for seasons six and seven (the latter yet …

There was a small group of women who had exceptionally successful editing careers that started almost at the birth of cinema and continued for much of the 20th century.

Goldenberg’s C.V. covers a long list of projects, ranging from big-budget actioners like “6 Underground” (2019) and Michael Bay’s “Transformers” films to quieter dramas like “Unbroken” (2014) and “Seabiscuit” (2003). 

“The episodes really came together in the edit. The two of them made that process really fun from beginning to end by taking risks, trying things, and crafting moments that …

“If you can keep an audience connected to the character and the story, and not lose them on pacing, then you’re doing your job well.”

By Patrick Z. McGavin   As an undergraduate in the film department at Boston University, Sofi Marshall made a crucial early connection with the filmmaker Jane Schoenbrun.   “We had …

“Not every project will have a smoking gun, but you won’t find it if you’re not allowed to look.”

“I’m someone that likes to solve puzzles, or build Legos, that kind of king. The way I view editing is just having a lot of pieces together, with not necessarily …