In Memoriam – Mike Banas, ACE Mike Banas, ACE, CCE died on Feb. 23 following a battle with cancer. He was 53. Born in Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada, Mike grew up in the punk and hardcore scene of the ’80s, was briefly a house painter, worked in Iceland gutting...
Invisible Art/Visible Artists 2022 ACE presented the 22nd Invisible Art / Visible Artists event to celebrate this year’s Oscar-nominated editors at the Regal Sherman Oaks Theater on March 26, the day before the 94th Academy Awards. “Oh my god, we’re here. This is...
72nd Eddie Awards Back in person following a 2021 virtual event due to COVID-19, the 72nd annual ACE Eddie Awards were celebrated live on March 5 in a new venue, the Theatreat the Ace Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. The ceremony recognized outstanding editing in 14...
Message From the Board Hello editors from far and wide! Welcome to the latest issue of CinemaEditor, in which we look back at our first in-person Eddie Awards in two years and look forward to EditFest Global. How fun and exciting it was to see everyone in the...
Global Editing Perspectives Following the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ move to degrade the best editing Oscar as a sideshow in their 2022 broadcast, it becomes even more important to educate the general public all around the world about the...
Tech Corner -Work Like it’s 2018 Adoption of the latest version of Avid Media Composer software has been at a snail’s pace. Many editors are perfectly happy with the version from 2018. It works very well for their needs. It is familiar, having been built and...
Hacks Susan Vaill, ACE, won an Eddie Award in March, for the “1.69 Million” episode in Season 1 of HBO Max’s Emmy-winning series Hacks, which follows legendary Las Vegas comedian Deborah Vance, played by Jean Smart, and young comedy writer Ava Daniels, portrayed...
Yellowjackets It’s hard to pinpoint exactly when, but at some point over the Christmas holidays, Showtime’s Yellowjackets went from a low-key phenomenon to a cultural force. A lot of the show’s popularity can be attributed to excellent reviews and a horror tinged...
Kevin Can F**k Himself It’s a classic multi-camera sitcom setup. The first shot in the pilot is a sunny exterior of a standard suburban house.Inside we’re in the familiar living room set, with couch and table, and three guys goofing around throwing ping-pong balls...
