#filmediting

[editingmodulations]

After watching the two seasons of The Bear, I realized how powerful of is the editing of this TV show.

Sometimes, simple cuts between shots can transport you to so many places. Editors Joanna Naugle, Adam Epstein, Nia Imani, and Megan Mancini create something unique in every episode. Metaphorically speaking, we can visualize food for thought thanks to them and the creative team of The Bear. Those moments of contemplation when a chef or anyone involved in the kitchen, the audience can dig inside their head and feel the emotions that go from the chaos of the kitchen to the creation of a delicious dish.

[wilkins]

With apologies to Alan J. Pakula and his editor, John W. Wheeler.

(And to numerous inspirations, like filmmakers Adam Curtis, John Wilson, Jodie Mack, and of course the late, great Kenneth Anger -- all masters of modernity in their own way.)

Audio sampled from The Parallax View (1974; Paramount). Video clips sampled from The Almighty Algorithm (2023; The Internet).

Made entirely with my fingers on my iPhone.

Rest In Peace, KA.

[nick-nellson]

The Sound of Music (1965) dir. Robert Wise

[anyataylorjoys]

The Watermelon Woman (1996) dir. Cheryl Dunye

[manny-jacinto]

ZOMBIELAND: DOUBLE TAP (2019)

[animusrox]

Bee Movie (2007) dir. Simon J. Smith & Steve Hickner X-Men: First Class (2011) dir. Matthew Vaughn

[junkfoodcinemas]

Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004) dir. Danny Leiner

[ayo-edebiri]

#Happy Labor Day to Shrek I guess

[stevenrogered]

Dame Maggie Smith as Muriel Donnelly The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015)

[simoneashley]

Godzilla takes a nap in the Colosseum GODZILLA X KONG: THE NEW EMPIRE (2024)

[tragicsiblings]

— (insp)

[editingmodulations]

“In magic, it is more interactive than most other forms. It’s very hard to do magic for yourself, very hard to do that. So, you need feedback. And the one thing you learn in magic, although the props change and although the methods change, you start to develop an intuition for what the audience will be thinking, what they will be paying attention to. But no matter how good your intuition gets, having other people give you feedback is really good.”

Magic, much like film editing, requires the audience to trust you even though, as in a magic trick, the magician/filmmaker is often an ‘unreliable narrator’ – telling us things are true and reliable when they are anything but. Much like Verbal Kint in The Usual Suspects who tells us that “The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist.“ - Johnny Elwyn, Magic, Movies, and the Art of Film Editing

Editing in Death Proof

To get the “grindhouse” effect that Tarantino wanted he utilized many techniques. First he got the physical copy of the film and physically scratched it all over the place to give the film a grainy feeling. Then he, in grindhouse fashion, spliced scenes out of the film harshly and without warning. The decision to do these things added to the aesthetic of film and gave it a distinctive feel.

The film was edited by the masterful film editor Sally Menke.

[livs-cooke]

ALIEN (1979) dir. Ridley Scott

[gelphiegifs]

"Their first date, shall I say." - Jon M. Chu

[andrew-garfielld]

SUPERMAN (2025) dir. James Gunn

[fadeintoyou1993]

Fervid as a flame Does it have a name? Yes Loathing Unadulterated loathing

WICKED (2024)