John Held Retires After More Than A Decade Of Service To Editors Association
By Carolyn Giardina
NEW YORK --The Association of Independent Creative Editors announced that longtime member Burke Moody–an editor and co-owner of Seventh Art, Philadelphia, as well as an AICE New York board member since ’98–has been named executive director of AICE International. He will succeed AICE’s first executive director, John Held, who retires on July 1 after a decade of service to the organization.
During his tenure, Held was instrumental in the organization’s substantial expansion. Today AICE has more than 130 member companies with over 600 editors in the U.S. and Canada.
Held also steered such achievements as the establishment of the AICE Awards and the development of recommended editorial guidelines. He brought with his position more than 50 years of experience on the agency side of the business.
At the recent AICE Awards held last month in Los Angeles, association president Lisa Hinman of San Francisco-based Phoenix Edit.Effects.Design saluted Held on behalf of AICE. “We have benefited from his wisdom, life experience and never ending passion,” she said. “We could not have done it without [Held].”
Moody brings to his new role 30 years of experience in the editing business. He has also been an active member of AICE, instrumental in establishing the AICE Web site that he continues to help maintain. He had also developed symposia for the New York membership, and helped manage industry surveys.
“The critical mission for AICE is to insure that our members’ businesses stay agile, competitive, prosperous companies,” Moody told SHOOT, adding that the business is going through a lot of change. “The platforms are so different now and there are so many different outlets– That is in itself a challenge.
“The good thing about the postproduction world is it is likely that our companies will generate more business because of the increase in channels [such as mobile devices and cinema],” he continued. “People need editors… I don’t think the art is going to go away.”
Moody declined to comment on the topic of agency in-house editing, saying that he had not yet met with the international board to discuss issues such as this.
When asked what attracted him to the position, Moody said, “I’ve been editing for 30 years, and I feel like it’s time for me to step away from my editing desk … I had been very involved in AICE, and know most of the people. I feel that I could make a contribution to the industry, and to bring my skills in management and communication to bear on the industry and association.”
Alec Baldwin Urges Judge To Stand By Dismissal Of Involuntary Manslaughter Case In “Rust” Shooting
Alec Baldwin urged a New Mexico judge on Friday to stand by her decision to skuttle his trial and dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against the actor in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie.
State District Court Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed the case against Baldwin halfway through a trial in July based on the withholding of evidence by police and prosecutors from the defense in the 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film "Rust."
The charge against Baldwin was dismissed with prejudice, meaning it can't be revived once any appeals of the decision are exhausted.
Special prosecutor Kari Morrissey recently asked the judge to reconsider, arguing that there were insufficient facts and that Baldwin's due process rights had not been violated.
Baldwin, the lead actor and co-producer on "Rust," was pointing a gun at cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during a rehearsal when it went off, killing her and wounding director Joel Souza. Baldwin has said he pulled back the hammer — but not the trigger — and the revolver fired.
The case-ending evidence was ammunition that was brought into the sheriff's office in March by a man who said it could be related to Hutchins' killing. Prosecutors said they deemed the ammunition unrelated and unimportant, while Baldwin's lawyers alleged that they "buried" it and filed a successful motion to dismiss the case.
In her decision to dismiss the Baldwin case, Marlowe Sommer described "egregious discovery violations constituting misconduct" by law enforcement and prosecutors, as well as false testimony about physical evidence by a witness during the trial.
Defense counsel says that prosecutors tried to establish a link... Read More