OT: Editing Theory Reference Materials. What’s on your shelf?

[Chi-ho Lee]

There need to be more Editor’s conference, workshops, retreats for just plain old storytelling/editing. Not NAB, not DV Expo on techy stuff. The Maine Workshops in Rockport Maine (full disclosure: I teach FCP there) runs the Master Editor’s class which brings in a big time Hollywood editor. I had the fortune to attend this class with Donn Cambern teaching (Easy Rider, Romancing the Stone, The Bodyguard) and it was a tremendous experience.

We looked at scenes and discussed in the morning. After lunch, we cut scenes from actual films and shows and then critiqued our cuts at the end of the day. It was awesome.

I know some people are going to say Hollywood sucks, blah, blah, blah, I don’t need to learn from sellout hollywood editors. I can’t stress what an experience it was to hang out and learn from an editor with about 30 features under his belt and several blockbusters and one pivotal film of American cinema.

They had Tom Rolf (Heat, Black Rain, The Right Stuff, Taxi Driver) for this summer but unfortunately, the class didn’t meet enrollment numbers to run. I was pretty bummed.

I would encourage all you guys to check out the schedule next summer and think about attending.

http://www.theworkshops.com

CHL

Chi-Ho Lee
Film & Video Editor
Apple Certified Final Cut Pro Trainer
http://www.chiholee.com