Bobbie O'Steen

Bobbie O’Steen is a writer and film historian, dedicated to sharing the editor’s invisible art with students, professionals, and cinephiles.  She is a graduate of Stanford University, an Emmy- nominated editor, and author of two acclaimed books about editing: Cut to the Chase, based on interviews with her late husband and colleague, legendary editor Sam O’Steen, about such landmark films as The Graduate and Chinatown; and “The Invisible Cut,” which deconstructs the editing process as well as classic movie scenes through a cut-by-cut analysis. 

Her latest book, to be published this year by Focal Press, is an authoritative, media-rich eBook called "Making the Cut at Pixar" about the editor's pioneering role in computer animation.    
                                                                                                           
Bobbie hosts an ongoing event series, “Inside the Cutting Room,” honoring editors through screening and discussion at ACE’s EditFest, MEWShop’s Sight, Sound, & Story, and at Emerson College, 92nd St Y, and UCLA. She has taught at American Film Institute, John Hopkins University, The New School, and NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. She has also created an ongoing class series, “Making the Cut,” where she explores the artistry and technique of editing, based on her interviews with over seventy editors. 

She contributes commentary and discussion for The Criterion Collection releases of. iconic films such as A Hard Day’s Night and Don’t Look Now and has written articles for many publications, including CinemaEditor Magazine, which named her “Film Editing’s Greatest Champion.” 

More info at www.bobbieosteen.com.