Scott Rankin topped the third annual Trailer Park Awards held by the Association of Independent Creative Editors’ (AICE) New York chapter. The competition showcases trailers cut by assistant editors from AICE/New York member companies, providing those up-and-coming artisans with the opportunity to gain exposure for their editing talents. Rankin, an assistant editor at Northern Lights Post, New York, won first place honors on the strength of his Bollywood send-up of the Tom Cruise-starring feature film, Cocktail. Rankin’s version was called “Caakthal.” The winners were feted during an awards ceremony on Thursday (9/14) at West Lounge in New York.
This year’s Trailer Park challenge was to not only edit a 90-second trailer for one of nine films, but also to switch genres as well–for example, treating a sci-fi/horror film as if it were a comedy. The films selected for the ’06 competition–which drew a record 45 entries–were: Fame (1980), Cocktail (’88), The Day The Earth Stood Still (’51), Enter The Dragon (’73), Please Don’t Eat The Daisies (’60), The Big Lebowski (’98), Pumping Iron (’77), Double Indemnity (’44) and Legends of the Fall (’94). The genres spanned musical, love story, sci-fi/horror, martial arts, family/feel good, comedy, documentary, film noir/detective and epic drama.
Second place went to Ian Marks of Crew Cuts for his humorous “Enter the Dragon, Bitch.” Taking third place was Joshua Berger of Cosmo Street for an eerie version of Fame he called “For All Must Eat.” Special recognition was bestowed upon George Carty of Northern Lights Post on the strength of an Enter The Dragon trailer with a decidedly viral character.
And for the first time judges gave honorable mention recognition to five assistants: Kirsten Larvick of Bionic Media for The Day The Earth Stood Still; Josh Van Praag of Refinery for “Iron Pumping”; Michael Carter of Chemistry for The Big Lebowski; Michael Novello of Northern Lights for “Double Femininity” and Adam Weiss of Company X for “Bar Wars: Cocktail Hour.”
First prize winner Rankin received a software-only Avid Media Composer. The second place prize was an Avid Xpress Pro, and third prize a Digidesign Mbox2. Prizes were donated by Avid.
Judging the trailers were four established editors from AICE/New York shops: Chris Franklin of Big Sky; Owen Plotkin of the now corporation; Lin Polito of Jump; and Rob Tortoriello of mad.house.
Is “Glicked” The New “Barbenheimer”? “Wicked” and “Gladiator II” Hit Theater Screens
"Barbenheimer" was a phenomenon impossible to manufacture. But, more than a year later, that hasn't stopped people from trying to make "Glicked" — or even "Babyratu" — happen.
The counterprogramming of "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" in July 2023 hit a nerve culturally and had the receipts to back it up. Unlike so many things that begin as memes, it transcended its online beginnings. Instead of an either-or, the two movies ultimately complemented and boosted one another at the box office.
And ever since, moviegoers, marketers and meme makers have been trying to recreate that moment, searching the movie release schedule for odd mashups and sending candidates off into the social media void. Most attempts have fizzled (sorry, "Saw Patrol" ).
This weekend is perhaps the closest approximation yet as the Broadway musical adaptation "Wicked" opens Friday against the chest-thumping sword-and-sandals epic "Gladiator II." Two big studio releases (Universal and Paramount), with one-name titles, opposite tones and aesthetics and big blockbuster energy — it was already halfway there before the name game began: "Wickiator," "Wadiator," "Gladwick" and even the eyebrow raising "Gladicked" have all been suggested.
"'Glicked' rolls off the tongue a little bit more," actor Fred Hechinger said at the New York screening of "Gladiator II" this week. "I think we should all band around 'Glicked.' It gets too confusing if you have four or five different names for it."
As with "Barbenheimer," as reductive as it might seem, "Glicked" also has the male/female divide that make the fan art extra silly. One is pink and bright and awash in sparkles, tulle, Broadway bangers and brand tie-ins; The other is all sweat and sand, blood and bulging... Read More