Inside The Cutting Room Kicks Off the 2013 Speaker Series With Andrew Weisblum, ACE

Headlining the first installment of the 2013 Inside the Cutting Room speaker series, held on February 21, is master film editor Andrew Weisblum, A.C.E. whose critically acclaimed work includes Moonrise Kingdom, Black SwanFantastic Mr. Fox and The Wrestler. O’Steen further comments, "I am honored to welcome Andrew Weisblum as our first guest. His talent and insights about the editing process are an inspiration." Together, they’ll screen and discuss key scenes from Weisblum’s body of work. Weisblum adds, “I'm excited to have an opportunity to talk about my collaborations and explore a bit of the process of how these films ultimately came together.”

Manhattan Edit Workshop Presents: The Art of Visual Effects with mocha Pro and eyeon Fusion

Ross Shain of Imagineer Systems and Jeff Krebs of eyeon Software to give presentations and demos of mocha Pro and eyeon Fusion, respectively; attend the FREE demo night for a discount on the mocha Pro AE workshop on January 12, PLUS a chance to win a full seat of mocha Pro (value $1495) and a full seat of eyeon Connection/Fusion (value $2495)

MEWShop Provides Free Training at CCW 2012

Content and Communications World (CCW) 2012 is just around the corner and Manhattan Edit Workshop is looking forward to presenting free workshops to all conference attendees! At the intersection of creativity and technology, these workshops will help all attendees learn in-depth the technology and techniques behind the art they create. 

Inside The Cutting Room with Bobbie O'Steen at NYU Cantor Film Center on November 8th

Please join renowned author Bobbie O'Steen ("Cut to the Chase," "The Invisible Cut") for an in-depth discussion with master film editor Tim Squyres, ACE, who will screen footage and talk about his work on such films as "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," “Syriana,” "Rachel Getting Married,” and “Life of Pi".   

Avid Editors Accelerate Their Skills With a Demo and Class from Manhattan Edit Workshop

Avid Editors Accelerate Their Skills With a Demo and Class from Manhattan Edit Workshop

Boris FX Senior Product Manager Peter McAuley to demo Avid FX v6 and Boris Continuum Complete v8 AVX on October 24th; Avid FX Workshop offered November 10th; register for demo and workshop bundle for discount pricing

Manhattan Edit Workshop Revamps Facility With New Roles in Organization

 Jason Banke, MEWShop’s General Manager, will now be taking over as Vice President of Operations; Janet Dalton, who’s been teaching at MEWShop for over eight years, will be the new Director of Education. Together, they will work towards expanding MEWShop’s course offerings to include the latest in editing and visual effects software as well as improve overall operations.

Picture Editors In The Spotlight - Editor's Guild Magazine

ON June 8 and 9, the American Cinema Editors and Manhattan Edit Workshop held the fourth annual EditFest NY at the Directors Guild Theatre in Manhattan.  Well-known editors from the worlds of documentary, features, and television presented five Q & A panels and stayed for informal chats with the audiences.  They also attended a cocktail party at Le Parker Meridian Hotel Friday night. 

Manhattan Edit Workshop and theC47 Present: The Filmmaker's Intensive 2012

Learn the art and science of documentary film from top working professionals in the industry; Early bird special ends Friday, July 13th

Edit Fest 2012: Pros discuss their inspiration

Edit Fest NY took place last month at the Director’s Guild of America offices here.  The conference was attended by editors, assistant editors, directors and producers looking to expand their knowledge base as well as the forms of media they work in.

EditFest NY 2012 – The Documentary Edit

As a continuation to the Day 1 recap of Manhattan Edit Workshop’s EditFest NY, Day 2 started off with The Documentary Edit: Non-Fiction vs. The Truth. Moderated by David Zieff, a panel of 4 documentary editors discussed their process of “writing with images”. Each started off sharing a scene from a film they edited, along with anecdotes from having worked on the film, and words of wisdom they had to share from their personal experience…

EditFest NY, 2012 (DAY 1)

A bit late getting my notes up, but Manhattan Edit Workshop held its yearly EditFest NY this past weekend, hosting a number of discussions with feature film, documentary, and commercial editors. The Friday night kickoff at the Director’s Guild of America Theatre, titled “The Lean Forward Moment”, had moderator Norman Hollyn (The Cotton Club; Heathers;), leading a panel of 4 editors who each shared a 5-10 minute scene that inspired them to become an editor.  Here are some of the highlights that they shared…

Filmmaking And Creative Superstars Share Stories From The Cutting Room Floor at EditFest NY 2012

Go behind the scenes with the editors from The Avengers, Moneyball, All That Jazz, Treme and many more as they discuss techniques behind cutting critically acclaimed projects and industry blockbusters

MEWShop Rocks NAB with Free Hands-on Training | Session 'Playlist' Includes all the Favorites

Get your editing groove on at the MEWShop Edit House; lineup of FREE hands-on training offers both workflow and technology training sessions covering Adobe, Apple, Avid, Blackmagic and more

MEWShop Presents: Inside The Cutting Room With Bobbie O'Steen Featuring Jay Rabinowitz, ACE

Please join renowned author Bobbie O’Steen (“Cut to the Chase”, “The Invisible Cut”) for an in-depth discussion with master film editor Jay Rabinowitz, ACE who will screen footage and talk about his work on Night on Earth, Affliction, Requiem for a Dream and I’m Not There. This event is presented by Manhattan Edit Workshop and will take place at NYU’s Cantor Film Center on April 26th from 7 to 9 pm.

Shared Storage and Media Workflow Platforms, What is Right for Your Facility

Manhattan Edit Workshop's (MEWShop) next Tech Talk Evening: 'Shared Storage and Media Workflow Platforms - What is Right for Your Post Facility' will be held on: Wednesday, March 28, 2012.

Unsure Where Your Post Workflow is headed? MEWShop can help!

In this new era of post-production, companies and individuals are exploring every option for their work-flow solutions.   Manhattan Edit Workshop offers training in Media Composer 6.5, Premiere Pro CS6, Final Cut Pro X, Autodesk Smoke and much, much, more!

EditFest NY Returns June 8th - 9th in 2012!

EditFest NY, the east coast version of American Cinema Editor’s successful EditFest series, (launched in June 2009 at The Director’s Guild Theater in Manhattan) is returning June 8 - 9, 2012. EditFest NY is presented by American Cinema Editors (ACE) and Manhattan Edit Workshop (MEWShop).  Over the course of the weekend, EditFest NY will present some of the best known and highly regarded east coast film editors who turned out to mingle, mentor, and present.  Last year's event kicked off with an industry insider’s view of how to break into the editing business.  The panel was followed by an opening night gala, a wall-to-wall party where panelists from every EditFest NY panel mingled with rapt attendees.

FREE Adobe, AVID, Resolve and Final Cut Pro Training at NAB 2012

Post-production educators Manhattan Edit Workshop (MEWShop) will be offering FREE hands-on NLE application training at this years National Association of Broadcasters conference.