Project Hail Mary
From Art of the Cut by Steve Hullfish, ACE
April 2, 2026 · 31 min · Season 12 · Episode 14
About this episode
In this episode, Joel Negron discusses the editing process of Project Hail Mary, including his approach to cutting down a lengthy assembly and tips for preserving key moments.
Today on Art of the Cut we speak with Joel Negron,ACE about editing Project Hail Mary . Joel was last on Art of the Cut for his work on the Disney film, Jungle Cruise . Joel’s other work includes Thor: Ragnarok, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, Cocaine Bear, and 21 Jump Street. Today we’re discussing cutting a six-hour first assembly down to about 2 hours, his approach to exploring dailies, and his best tip for not losing an important moment. If you want to read along with this podcast, go to the BorisFX blog site at: Borisfx.com/blog/aotc
People in this episode
Host: Steve Hullfish
Guest: Joel Negron
Topics covered
- editing
- film
- interview
- post-production
- dailies
- assembly cut
Keywords
- editing
- Project Hail Mary
- Joel Negron
- film editing
- post-production
- dailies
- assembly cut
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: BorisFX
Books & works: Project Hail Mary, Jungle Cruise, Thor: Ragnarok, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, Cocaine Bear, 21 Jump Street
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