Art of the Cut
The third volume of the widely acclaimed Art of the Cut focuses exclusively on documentary editing, bringing together the experience and insight of more than 100 of the world’s best documentary editors.
Continuing his work from the other volumes, Steve Hullfish has carefully curated extensive interviews with the most experienced professionals in their field into easily digestible topics and categories. Following a filmography that introduces the different projects and their editors, the book weaves excerpted interviews into a virtual round-table discussion of the processes and essential elements of editing a documentary. These discussions are structured around the three major skillsets required of an editor: technical, artistic, and collaborative.
With the breadth and depth of expert insight from a diverse set of voices, this book is an invaluable resource for professional and aspiring editors who want to improve their skills and succeed in the field documentary editing.
Steve Hullfish, ACE has decades of experience as a feature film, TV and documentary editor. National professional recognition for his productions started when he was still in college. His narrative feature film work includes Courageous, War Room, and Overcomer. His documentary work includes Clinton, Inc., Voices of the Movement, and Fallen Angel: Call Sign - Extortion 17. He's worked for some of the most influential media companies in the world, including editing "The Oprah Winfrey Show" for a decade and cutting numerous projects for Bill Kurtis Productions. He has written eight books on editing and post-production including, Art of the Cut: Conversations with Film and TV editors; Art of the Cut: Conversations with Film and TV Editors, Volume II; The Art and Technique of Digital Color Correction; Avid Uncut: Workflows, Tips, and Techniques from Hollywood Pros; and Avid Xpress Pro Editing Workshop. He teaches film and documentary editing around the world and is the long-time host of the Art of the Cut podcast.