by Screen Editors | Jan 7, 2012 | Interviews Articles
Thirst is a self-financed film with a quick turn of an 8 week edit from shoot to lock off. How did this affect the edit? Shooting in the desert had already begun when I heard about the film, so by the time I started, I was faced with several day’s rushes (ably...
by Screen Editors | Dec 1, 2011 | Interviews Articles
X is a landscape of sex, drugs and violence. Talk about the challenges of working within a genre film that deals in such taboos. I never perceived the material as being taboo rather it is the world Holly (Viva Bianca), a high class hooker is about to escape and Shay...
by Screen Editors | Nov 26, 2011 | Interviews Articles
You cut four of the eight episodes of The Slap, each a different character’s point of view. Which episodes did you cut and stylistically what was different about them? I cut ep's 1 ("Hector"), 2 ("Anouk"), 6 (”Manolis") & 8 ("Richie)". "Hector" is the ‘set up’...
by Screen Editors | Nov 16, 2011 | Interviews Articles
What attracted you to the film Red Dog? I loved the simplicity of the book and of course a good animal story can be irresistible. Not to mention Nelson Woss tracked me down like a blood hound. What is your favourite scene & why? Red Dog waiting for John to come...
by Screen Editors | Oct 26, 2011 | Interviews Articles
What new elements did the edit bring to ‘Underbelly Razor’ to make it different from the previous series? Steve Evans (SE): Apart from Deb and I, Neil Thumpston edited two episodes including the excellent episode 10. The previous coverage was multi-cam, hand-held and...
by Screen Editors | Oct 10, 2011 | Interviews Articles
What attracted you to working on The Hunter? Daniel Nettheim and I were in the same year at AFTRS and have stayed friends ever since. I was attached to the project many moons ago and watched with anticipation as the script changed from the novel into the film. How did...
