About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of editing in film, particularly in the context of Star Wars, featuring guest insights.

Without the edit, there is no film. Without Marcia Lucas, there is no Star Wars. Sideway’s video Why the Music of Rise of Skywalker Felt Misleading is absolutely fantastic - also give his video on Cats a watch too if you were raised Catsolic by a Cats loving mother and have a lot of thoughts about the musical crimes of that film which are hard to share in polite company. We have a Patreon — if you’re a hog and this is your slop, step up to the trough and full your snough. Matt Smith can still email me at goingroguetansy@gmail.com Guest Starring: Grace Koh as Maryann Brandon Abigail Nussbaum as Kathleen Kennedy Christian Byers as Chris Terrio Kim Ho as Joseph Campbell, a man so racist people assumed he was doing a bit CLIPS Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker Raiders of the Lost Ark The Skywalker Legacy Star Wars Icons Unearthed Unplugged: Marcia Lucas Full Interview (Nacelle Company) Rough Cut Podcast: Star Wars - The Rise of Skywalker The Art of the Cut Episode 28: “Star Wars IX: The Rise of Skywalker” Editor Maryann…

People in this episode

Host: Tansy Gardam

Guests: Grace Koh, Abigail Nussbaum, Christian Byers, Kim Ho

Topics covered

• Star Wars
• film editing
• music in film
• cinematic analysis
• guest interviews

Keywords

• Star Wars
• Marcia Lucas
• film editing
• music
• cinematic analysis
• interviews

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Star Wars, Cats, Duel of the Fates, Fanfare and Prologue from Star Wars Episode IX, We Go Together & A New Home, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Skywalker Legacy, Star Wars Icons Unearthed, Unplugged: Marcia Lucas Full Interview, Rough Cut Podcast: Star Wars - The Rise of Skywalker

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