Director Robert Logevall is joining bicoastal Anonymous Content….Director Nick Brandt, formerly of Los Angeles-based Palomar Pictures, has come aboard bicoastal/international Believe Media….Film Roman, the independent animation studio best known for The Simpsons and King of the Hill, has acquired VanHook Studios, a Hollywood CG/special effects house, which now becomes Forum Visual Effects, a division of Film Roman. Kevin VanHook and his staff, including effects artists Chadd B. Cole and Vince Di Meglio, form the core of Forum Visual Effects, which is based on the Film Roman premises in North Hollywood. The deal enables Film Roman’s spot division to access Forum’s 3-D/visual effects talent and resources. Film Roman Commercials continues to be headed by VP/exec producer Kathee Schneider….Editor Terence Ziegler has joined Rhinoceros Editorial, New York. Ziegler was most recently freelancing; prior to that, he was with now defunt Invisible Dog….Mad River Post, Dallas, has added editor Gigi Cone Welch….The Cutting Room floor is now also home to newly formed creative concept/production/design company Room, which features executive director Flavio (Kampah) Campagna, creative directors/designers TJ Webber and Ladzarus, senior producer Sabrina Mance, producer Jill Henrich and founder/director Victor Ginzburg. The Room and editorial/post house The Cutting Room are based in the same Venice, Calif., complex….Mark Hukezalie, Daniel LeBlanc and Bob Johnston have launched Goldfish Music, Toronto…. Composer Jason Steele has joined HUM Music+Sound Design, Santa Monica….Headroom Digital Audio, New York, has added audio engineer Scott Persson to its roster….
Oscar Nominees Delve Into The Art Of Editing At ACE Session
You couldn’t miss Sean Baker at this past Sunday’s Oscar ceremony where he won for Best Picture, Directing, Original Screenplay and Editing on the strength of Anora. However, earlier that weekend he was in transit from the Cesar Awards in Paris and thus couldn’t attend the American Cinema Editors (ACE) 25th annual panel of Academy Award-nominated film editors held at the Regal LA Live Auditorium on Saturday (3/1) in Los Angeles. While the eventual Oscar winner in the editing category was missed by those who turned out for the ACE “Invisible Art, Visible Artists” session, three of Baker’s fellow nominees were on hand--Dávid Jancsó, HSE for The Brutalist; Nick Emerson for Conclave; and Myron Kerstein, ACE for Wicked. Additionally, Juliette Welfling, who couldn’t appear in person due to the Cesar Awards, was present via an earlier recorded video interview to discuss her work on Emilia Pérez. The interview was conducted by ACE president and editor Sabrina Plisco, ACE who also moderated the live panel discussion. Kerstein said that he was the beneficiary of brilliant and generous collaborators, citing, among others, director Jon M. Chu, cinematographer Alice Brooks, and visual effects supervisor Pablo Helman. The editor added it always helps to have stellar acting performances, noting that hearing Cynthia Erivo, for example, sing live was a revelation. Kerstein recalled meeting Chu some eight years ago on a “blind Skype date” and it was an instant “bromance”--which began on Crazy Rich Asians, and then continued on such projects as the streaming series Home Before Dark and the feature In The Heights. Kerstein observed that Chu is expert in providing collaborators with... Read More