Up by Pete Docter (top); Matt Groening's The Simpsons Movie directed by David Silverman (middle); Surf's Up by Ash Brannon, Chris Buck (bottom)
The art and craft of editing animated films will be explored in the second installment of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ four-part seminar series "Perspectives on Editing" on Tuesday, September 29, from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Academy’s Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood.
"Perspectives on Editing: Editing for Animation" will be hosted by Academy Film Editors Branch governors Donn Cambern (The Last Picture Show, The Bodyguard) and Mark Goldblatt (Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Starship Troopers).
Special guests will include Kent Beyda (Alien Nation, Scooby-Doo), John Carnochan (Ice Age, The Simpsons Movie), Nancy Frazen (Runaway Brain, Surf’s Up), Lois Freeman-Fox (Fantasia/2000, Osmosis Jones), and Kevin Nolting (Up).
Each "Perspectives on Editing" evening will feature film clips and a discussion between the special guests and members of the audience.
The schedule for subsequent sessions is as follows, with all participants subject to availability:
Tuesday, October 6 – Editing for Documentary Films
A discussion with Kate Amend (The Long Way Home, Jimmy Carter Man from Plains), Joe Bini (Little Dieter Needs to Fly, Grizzly Man), William Cartwright (The Making of the President 1960, Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision) and Brian Johnson (Buena Vista Social Club, Fighting for Life).
Wednesday, October 14 – Anne Coates: Profile of an Editing Master
A discussion with Coates, who received her first nomination and Oscar for Film Editing for Lawrence of Arabia (1962). Since then she has received four additional nominations, for Becket (1964), The Elephant Man (1980), In the Line of Fire (1993) and Out of Sight (1998).
Tickets for each evening of "Perspectives on Editing" are $10 for the general public and $7.50 for Academy members and students with a valid ID. Tickets may be purchased by mail, in person at the Academy during regular business hours or online at www.oscars.org.
The Academy’s Linwood Dunn Theater is located at 1313 Vine Street in Hollywood. For more information, call (310) 247-3600.
Beautiful art.
Appreciated by an animation artist.