About this episode
The episode features an interview with Yvette M. Amirian discussing her award-winning editing work and techniques.
Today on Art of the Cut we speak with Yvette M. Amirian, ACE, who just won the ACE Eddie Award for Best Edited Feature Film (non-theatrical) with her work on A Winter’s Song. Yvette (and her editorial team) received an ACE Eddie nomination for Best Edited Reality Series for Whale Wars . She was also an editor on John Singleton's L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later , which was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Documentary Special. She also edited the film The Integrity of Joseph Chambers and the reality TV series, Dating Around , among many other projects. Today’s discussion includes Yvette’s approach to montages, the value of intercutting scenes, and using transition shots for maximum effect. If you'd like to read along with this interview and see photos and the trailer and a timeline screenshot of the film, please visit the BorisFX website for the Art of the Cut blog: borisfx.com/blog/aotc
People in this episode
Host: Steve Hullfish
Guest: Yvette M. Amirian
Topics covered
- film editing
- ACE Eddie Award
- montages
- intercutting scenes
- transition shots
Keywords
- film editing
- ACE Eddie Award
- Yvette M. Amirian
- montages
- intercutting
- transition shots
- reality TV
- documentary
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: ACE
Books & works: A Winter’s Song, Whale Wars, L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later, The Integrity of Joseph Chambers, Dating Around
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