Post Break
A weekly series produced by the PNYA's Education Committee that explores post production in New York State. Each week, a different topic will be discussed with a variety of professionals from facilities and post production teams.
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"VFX for Post Supervisors", a discussion on the work of producing and delivering VFX, the role of the VFX Producer, and what to do when you don’t have one. It will look at both facility and production-side roles, to reveal what’s going on behind the scenes at every stage of VFX production, and to also gives process tips to Post Supervisors who find themselves having to produce VFX on their jobs.
PANELISTS: Leslie Lerman, VFX Producer Leslie Lerman has over 20 years experience producing visual effects for feature films. She fell in love with the art of visual effects working as a production assistant on Fight Club. She honed her skills collaborating on five films with director, Marc Forster, including Finding Neverland & The Kite Runner. Leslie has continued to work with some of the industry’s most notable filmmakers. Her titles include Sam Mendes’ Skyfall & Spectre, Ron Howard’s In The Heart of the Sea and Rob Marshall’s Mary Poppins Returns. Most recently, Leslie oversaw the visual effects for John Krasinski’s A Quiet Place 2.
Ryan Cunningham, Executive Producer, Powerhouse VFX/Company 3 Prior to joining PowerHouse, Ryan served as a Senior VFX Producer at Zoic Studios, Method Studios, The Artery, as well as the Executive Producer of The Colony. Collectively, Ryan has produced VFX for both episodic and feature films on shows such as Warrior for Cinemax/HBO, Glass for Universal, Maniac! for Netflix and Servant for Apple+. In addition to holding credits in visual effects, Ryan has produced multiple feature film projects and the Emmy nominated show Game Changers for CBS in 2013. Currently, Ryan oversees all productions at PowerHouse.
MODERATOR: Ben Baker, Vice / HBO
Ben Baker’s professional experience has been across a broad range of projects in the US, the UK and Australia, working for broadcast networks, feature film studios and independent producers as a post supervisor, producer, project consultant, manager and executive. His most recent credits include VP of Studio Services at HBO and VP of Post Production for Vice Studios.
Lessons Learned When Covid Hit, Post / Production Collaboration
How does a supernatural drama series manage its way through Post Production, when a real life "Coronapocalypse" horror suddenly hits?
"Lessons Learned When Covid Hit, Post / Production Collaboration" features representatives from the AMC/BBC America series, "NOS4A2". Good communication is always important, and a solid workflow is essential for every show, so find out how this worked when Post Production was sent into home isolation, and how mutual trust became more important than ever to deliver the show.
PANELISTS: Nate Overstrom, Creative Director, Zoic Nate Overstrom has been drawing for as long as he can remember and applies his artistic talents to the world of VFX and animation. A fifteen+ year industry veteran, Nate is known for his mastery of CG and live-action compositing, having worked on dozens of projects that span across feature films, television shows and commercials. A Connecticut native, he earned a BFA in Computer Art from NYC’s School of Visual Arts in 2003. After graduation, he made his way out to Los Angeles and began his career at Zoic as an intern. After honing his technical and creative skills he transitioned back to the east coast to spend 2 years at Look Effects in NYC. Zoic recruited Nate in 2014 to spearhead its NY studio as a VFX Supervisor, where his work earned him three VES Award nominations as well as multiple Emmy nominations, including a 2016 Emmy nomination for “Outstanding Special Visual Effects” on the Amazon original series “The Man in the High Castle.” Nate continues to serve the New York office as Creative Director. The Grey, Noah, Warm Bodies, The Man in the High Castle, White Collar, Quarry, Banshee, Quantico, Homeland, Lawless, Straw Dogs, Crossbones, Once Upon a Time, V, Prison Break, Marvel Studios: The Defenders, Marvel Studios: Iron Fist, Mother!, Hold the Dark, Dead Pigs, Manhunt: Unabomber, Warrior, WuTang: An American Saga, NOS4A2, Judas and the Black Messiah, The Many Saints of Newark.
Shana Fischer Huber, Producer Shana Fischer Huber is a freelance Post Producer in Film and Television. She started her producing career on the Critically Acclaimed series “Once and Again” for Ed Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz. Her most recent project with long-time collaborator Veena Sud, “The Lie” is a Blumhouse/Universal Pictures feature that premiered on Amazon Prime Video earlier this month as part of the “Welcome to the Blumhouse” series. Shana previously worked with Veena on the Pilot and 4 Seasons of the Award-Winning cult favorite “The Killing” for AMC and Netflix. This summer she wrapped 2 seasons of the Genre show NOS4A2 for AMC, based on Joe Hill’s beloved novel. Prior to that she worked on several streamers including “Hand of God” for Amazon, “Seven Seconds” for Netflix and “The Red Road” for the Sundance Channel. Recent Premium projects for HBO include “Looking: The Movie” and Season 1 of the hit show “Insecure.” Shana attended Loyola Marymount University School of Film and Television for graduate school. She is a long-time member of the Producer’s Guild of America. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, son and yellow lab.
Carly Wilson, VFX Producer Carly has worked in the VFX industry for over 10 years on both the vendor and show side and most recently was the VFX Producer for NOS4A2 Season 2.
MODERATOR: Lauren Ritchie, VFX Producer / Post Supervisor Lauren Ritchie has over 25 years of experience in the film industry. She began her career in NY producing music videos in the late 80's and then a few years later moved back to Los Angeles to work in film. She discovered her love of visual effects after working with James Cameron on the 1993 feature "True Lies". That then led to various production side and vendor side jobs and in 1998 asked to become the Senior VP in Charge of Visual Effects at Newline Cinema. At New Line she was responsible for overseeing such films as "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Golden Compass". After working at New Line Cinema for 10 years, she left and opened her own small boutique vfx company, Wildfire VFX, based in Los Angeles and New Orleans. Since moving to NY in 2014 she has worked show side on a variety of films including "Zoolander 2" and "The Greatest Showman". She currently resides in the East Village with her husband, son and dog Emily.
Post Break: Building Mental Resilience in the Age of COVID
On the heels of World Mental Health Day this weekend, PNYA POST BREAK brings you “Building Mental Resilience in the Age of COVID”. We've all been experiencing varying levels of anxiety since March! According to a global study, 2020 is considered the most stressful year ever, and most of us aren’t sure how to deal with it. We bring you experts in various fields related to mental well being. They will share easy to use strategies that will help you in moments of stress.
PANELISTS: DEBBY GERMINO Debby Germino is a film and television editor (Fargo, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Smallville, Genius), endurance athlete and author of the Happiness in Training publication on Medium. She writes about happiness, health and mindful living. She has studied mindfulness for the past 10 years and enjoys helping and supporting others in creating happy and fulfilling lives. Happiness is a practice that can be strengthened with training. If you would like to become more resilient, less anxious, and enjoy more ease in life, download Debby’s Happiness in Training Starter Kit today.
MICHELLE COLT Michelle Colt is passionate about helping people connect to their authentic selves, get past their perceived limitations and shine in their lives and careers. She is a nervous system expert. For 16 years she has been teaching INSIDE GAME in New York City, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Her clients consistently experience rich, powerful, lasting career and life changes. Equally important, they have “let go” of the resistances and fears that held them back and feel a rich connection to the pulse of life which gives them a deep sense of confidence, grounding and well being.
LILLIAN GALLINA Lillian Gallina is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker at the Actors Fund ~ She supervises the Mental Health Program in the Eastern Region. The Actors Fund provides services to ALL professionals in performing arts and entertainment. Lillian Gallina (she/her/hers), LCSW is a licensed clinical social work and supervisor at the Actors Fund, a human services organization serving all professionals in arts and entertainment. She oversees the Entertainment Assistance program, Eastern region, which provides emergency financial assistance, clinical case management, and mental health services to entertainment professionals. In addition to her work with individuals, she has developed and led a variety of workshops and trainings on such topics as Responding to Sexual Harassment, Addressing Workplace Dynamics, Managing Anxiety and Depression, and Identifying & Responding to Substance Abuse. Lillian holds a Masters of Social Work from Hunter College and a Bachelor of Science in Creative Arts Therapy from the New School.
MODERATOR: Isabel Sadurni Isabel has been working in documentary-filmmaking for nearly twenty years. Her work includes award winning feature-length documentaries and short narratives that have played in top-tier festivals such as Berlin, Telluride and Tribeca and on HBO, PBS and The Discovery Channel including the recently released WHAT SHE SAID THE ART OF PAULINE KAEL (Juno) and THE AMERICAN NURSE (Kino Lorber). She's collaborated with film professionals in over 35 countries and is currently writing a fictional multi-episode girl-gang Western. She's also collaborating with the creators of WisdomVR Project on a VR documentary project set in her home town of Mill Valley, California and Mount Tamalpais.
“The Future of Post Production” will explore a post-Covid view of what post production might look like based on needs and preferences, specifically, predictions on services and workflows creatives will want to continue to lean into because it provides them a flexible or more creative way of working. We will get specific to remote, hybrid and on-premises workflows for ADR, Color, Offline Editorial, Sound, and delivery.
PANELISTS: Chris Arruda, Post Supervisor Chris began his career as a commercial producer. After a successful 26 year run producing TV campaigns, he made the switch to long form narrative post production. He cut his teeth as a post supervisor on shows like Happyish (Showtime), Vinyl (HBO), Gypsy (Netflix) and The Sinner (USA). Chris became head of post for Warrior (Cinemax) where he began his collaboration with showrunner Jonathan Tropper for 2 seasons on that fantastic show. He's now working with Tropper on Seasons 2 and 3 of SEE (Apple +)
Zak Tucker, CEO & President, HARBOR Zak Tucker is the Co-Founder and CEO of HARBOR, a top-tier, global production and post-production studio serving the feature film, episodic, and advertising industries. For more than twenty years, he has been strategically disrupting to create the first end-to-end, cross genre, independent production studio of its kind. Starting his career as an editor for commercials and documentaries, Zak soon progressed to directing. He launched Swete Post in 2000, which he grew successfully until the 2012 launch of HARBOR in Soho, NY. By 2018, Zak had built HARBOR from a staff of four and a footprint of 400 square feet, offering just two services, into a staff of one hundred and a campus of 70,000 square feet, offering the full range of production and post-production services. Zak’s skill, insight, business acumen, and holistic understanding of the creative community, have helped establish HARBOR’s reputation for delivering award-winning talent, service excellence, and technical innovation in a collaborative culture, as well as improving its financial performance year after year. Notable feature and episodic post-production projects include, Once Upon A Time in Hollywood, directed by Quentin Tarantino for Sony Entertainment, The Irishman, directed by Martin Scorcese for Netflix, Solo: A Star Wars Story, directed by Ron Howard for Lucasfilm, Ocean’s 8, directed by Gary Ross for Warner Bros., Arrival, directed by Denis Villeneuve for Paramount, Billions, created by Brian Koppelman, David Levien and Andrew Ross Sorkin for Showtime, and Sweetbitter, executive produced by Stuart Zicherman for Starz. HARBOR’s advertising brand clients include American Express, Nike, Adidas, Swarovski, Gap, Victoria’s Secret, Dior, Versace, Estee Lauder, Tommy Hilfiger, Ralph Lauren, Tide, Mercedes, Toyota, Walmart, Citibank, Eliquis, Humira, Sanofi, Bounty, Olay, Crest, and Cascade.
Peter Postma, Managing Director of FilmLight Americas Peter is Managing Director of the Americas at FilmLight, developing tools incorporated into the Truelight and Baselight systems. Previously Peter worked as a systems engineer at Eastman Kodak helping pioneer digital intermediate technology. Peter has taught seminars on colour management for production and post-production around the world and holds a BFA in Film and Animation from Rochester Institute of Technology.
MODERATOR: Diana Dekajlo, Post Supervisor Diana Dekajlo is a New York-based post production supervisor with extensive 4K/HDR experience. She began her career as a facility producer before moving to freelance post production supervising. She has experience in both the documentary and narrative spaces, including Abstract: The Art of Design (Netflix), Springsteen on Broadway (Netflix), The Case Against Adnan Syed (HBO), Divorce (HBO), and the upcoming The Queen's Gambit (Netflix). She is a member of the Post New York Alliance and the Producers Guild of America.
PANELISTS: Lucie Barbier-Dearnley, Senior Colorist / SIM New York Lucie, Senior Colorist at Sim New York, is passionate about color grading and brings expansive credits across features, episodic television, and documentaries. Originally from France, Barbier-Dearnley studied at the Université Sorbonne Nouvelle and L'Ecole des Nouveaux Métiers de la Communication in Paris, and at New York Institute of Technology. Her studies in fine arts and her passion for painting provided the perfect education for her move into color grading. She began her career in post-production at Company 3 New York, as a Digital Restoration Specialist. After transferring to the company's London facility, she advanced to Color Assistant, Junior Colorist, and ultimately Colorist. Her recent credits include the feature film You Should Have Left, and the documentary series Hillary and High Score.
Sean Dunckley, Senior Colorist / Light Iron New York Light Iron Senior Colorist Sean Dunckley has collaborated with some of the industry’s top talent in the feature, commercial and episodic worlds. Since joining Light Iron in 2013, his credits have included the features The Night House, Villains, Late Night, Brittany Runs a Marathon and Life Itself. In the episodic world, Sean has collaborated on such celebrated series as Girls, Tales of the City and Dickinson. In his spare time, he enjoys hitting the links and has played a good percentage of the top 100 golf courses in America.
Moderator: Freddy Hernandez, Director of Business Development /Light Iron New York Freddy Hernandez joined Light Iron’s Los Angeles facility in 2016 as a DI producer and recently moved to Light Iron New York to serve as Director of Business Development. With more than 10 years of experience, his credits include Transformers, The Lone Ranger, The Circle, A Star Is Born, 24 Hours to Live, Ingrid Goes West, Last Flag Flying and Hot Summer Nights. Freddy represents Light Iron as a member of the Post New York Alliance and is a frequent public speaker on post-production topics.
Post Break- The Business of Animation: Past, Present and Future
Post Break- The Business of Animation: Past, Present and Future
Animation house owners in conversation about the pre and post pandemic landscape, how tax credits help or hurt and what positions are animation companies looking to fill.
PANELISTS: James Belfer, Founder and CEO, Cartuna James Belfer is the Founder and CEO of Cartuna - an award-winning, Brooklyn based, full-service animation studio. James has executive produced original series with NBCU, Comedy Central, Quibi, SYFY and Snap Originals. He executive produced the first two adult animated series for Facebook Watch, one of which was nominated for Best TV Production at the 2019 Annie Awards. Additional original series have been licensed to Comcast, IFC and Comedy Central. Recently Cartuna produced the new animated opening sequence for the At-Home Edition of the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, a 30-minute special report for HBO's VICE News Tonight, and animated segments for Showtime’s Desus and Mero. As an independent film producer, James has produced thirteen feature films - four animated and nine live-action. He has premiered work at the Sundance Film Festivals eight times, winning the 2011 Grand Jury Prize for the film Like Crazy and a 2016 Special Jury Prize for the animated documentary NUTS!. His films have also premiered at SXSW, Berlinale (Golden Bear for Best Director), Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Ottawa International Animation Festival, Tribeca Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival. His films have been acquired by Paramount Pictures, Amazon Studios, Shudder, Magnolia Pictures, IFC Films, Sony, Anchor Bay and Kino Lorber. James is a graduate of Northwestern University and received his MBA from NYU Stern School of Business. Since 2013 James has been an Adjunct Professor for NYU Tisch School of the Arts. Currently, James resides/quarantines in Brooklyn, NY with his dog Leela.
Mary Nittolo/ Founder/ECD Mary was born in Brooklyn and except for a 2 year stint in San Francisco has lived in NY her entire life. Her segue from street kid with a Rosie Perez accent to a degree in Philosophy and Comparative Religions to Founder and Creative Director is largely based on the native Brooklynite’s penchant for self invention. She founded the STUDIO, a creative production and animation company, just over 30 years ago. Her clients include everyone from media giants like Disney and Viacom to major brands, museums, artists and filmmakers, start-ups, non-profits, etc., essentially creating for them the images that are needed to persuade, influence and inspire. the STUDIO’s projects have included feature films, Museum exhibitions, Time Square & Stadium takeovers, installations, data visualization, internal communications, advertising, social media content, and so on. In addition to her role at the STUDIO, she is an adjunct professor at NYU and serves on the Advisory Board of AoIT High School in Brooklyn, NY. She is proudest however of having been a single mother of two extraordinary daughters both active voices for social change.
MODERATOR:
Yana Collins Lehman, Chairman of the PNYA Board & President and COO of Trevanna Post - Yana currently oversees strategy and operations of the New York, Los Angeles and London offices, overseeing a staff of 40. She has been a post production accountant at Trevanna, working on feature films and television shows since 2004. She is an active member of Local 161.
Post Break- Interrupting our Regularly Scheduled Program:
Expanding the Community
Post Break- Interrupting our Regularly Scheduled Program: Expanding the Community
The Post New York Alliance (PNYA) has always been an association of film and television post production facilities, labor unions and individuals operating in New York but what initiatives has the PNYA taken to expand our post community? How can we make a lasting difference now?
This episode discusses the newest opportunities the PNYA is working on: networking one-on-one or in group settings, workshops, building accessibility to other post professionals or just getting to know your peers.
Find out about our upcoming programs and events. Learn more on how you can get involved.
Post Break - Making Moves: How To Get Promoted in Post
Post Break - Making Moves: How To Get Promoted in Post
This week’s post break will focus on moving up and advancing in the post industry. Hear from our panelists on how they made the jump from one position level to another, what their expectations were, any surprises they had along the way, and how their experiences may have differed.
PANELISTS: Gloria Tello, Apprentice Editor Gloria has worked in NY post production for the past five years. She recently transitioned into the world of assistant editing as an Apprentice Editor on Lee Daniels’ The United States vs Billie Holiday. Before that, she worked as a Post PA on four narrative features and one television series. With the goal of editing feature films, she continually edits shorts and web-series on the side.
David Massachi, Assistant Editor & Editor David Massachi is a film editor who has worked in post-production for over 20 years. He started his professional career in Portland, Ore., where he edited several live-action and animated shorts, as well as many commercials and industrials. He relocated to New York City in Sept 2001, and worked as an assistant editor on films by noteworthy directors including James Ivory, Ron Howard, David Chase, and the Coen brothers. Massachi was the additional editor on Foxcatcher, Allegiant, and The Nutcracker And The Four Realms. He was the editor of the feature film Dixieland (dir: Hank Bedford), which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, as well as the award-winning shorts Approaching A Breakthrough and Lefty/Righty. Most recently, he was the assembly editor for the HBO mini-series The Undoing (dir: Susanne Bier), and the editor of The Laureate (dir: William Nunez), an independent feature currently in post-production.
Shelby Siegel, Editor ACE Shelby Siegel is an Emmy award winning film and television editor that has been working in New York for over twenty years. She began her career with some of the industry’s top directors: Paul Haggis, In the Valley of Elah, Mike Nichols Charlie Wilson’s War and Ang Lee on his Oscar winning films, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Brokeback Mountain. In addition, Shelby worked on the critically acclaimed series The Wire. After The Wire, she worked as an editor on Andrew Jarecki’s Capturing the Friedmans (DVD) and All Good Things, Jonathan Caouette‘s Tarnation, Gary Hustwit’s Helvetica and Urbanized. Other projects include Jared Leto’s Artifact (Supervising Editor) and Zach Heinserling’s Oscar nominated documentaryCutie & The Boxer (Consulting Editor). She won both an Emmy and ACE award for her work on the acclaimed HBO six-part series The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst. Most recently Shelby edited episodes of Quantico (ABC), High Maintenance (HBO) and The Deuce (HBO).
Jamal Bilal, Post Production Supervisor Jamal has worked on the likes of The Deuce, Quantico, and Tommy. Over the last ten years, Jamal has gained experience in both production and post-production honing his craft as a storyteller and expressing it through writing, producing, and directing. In 2020 he had his directorial debut at the New Faces, New Voices film festival where The Norm won the audience choice award. He has written and produced two comic books, the latest of which, Half Breeds was released this year and has been well received. He produced the indie feature Long Goodbye, among several shorts. Jamal had many adventures before finding his way into film and television. Jamal Bilal was born on an island in the Caribbean known as TNT. One filled with sorrel and sand, as opposed to the island with subways and skyscrapers he lives in today. He is a storyteller, who has enjoyed many detours working as an airplane cleaner and loader, an academic advisor at a community college, and he's even spent a little time on the line as a steakhouse cook. Jamal is also a burgeoning entrepreneur having founded two fledgling companies both in the pursuit of developing outlets for creators to show their talents. Same But Different is a film development and production company, and Between The Page turns written poems and stories into wearable art. But Jamal isn't all work, he enjoys learning to surf, reading sci-fi and fantasy novels and the odd comic book, riding his bike and lifting things up and putting them down. See some of Jamal's work at www.jamalbilal.com.
MODERATOR: Claire Shanley, Post Producer Claire Shanley is a Post Producer whose recent projects include The Plot Against America and The Deuce. Her background also includes post facility & technical management roles, among them Managing Director for Sixteen19, Technical Director for Broadway Video, and others. She Co-Chairs the Board of Directors of the NYC LGBT Center and serves on the Advisory Board of NYWIFT (NY Women in Film & Television).
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Post Break: Re-imagining Post Production During and After COVID-19
Post Break: Re-imagining Post Production During and After COVID-19
Re-imagining post production during and after the pandemic. How are facilities handling their clients and staff remotely and the re-opening of their facilities? Is remote post production the new normal? Join us to chat with a variety of post facilities in NY about their current and future plans.
PANELISTS: Kim Spikes, SIM NY Currently the Senior Vice President of Post in New York, Kimberly has been with Sim, previously FactoryNY, for over 11 years. Along the way, she has overseen five facilities throughout SoHo, TriBeCa and Brooklyn providing dailies, offline, picture and sound finishing to hundreds of film and television shows
Rochelle Brown, The Mill Rochelle is a PNYA Company Board member with 20 years of TV/Film Production experience beginning in 2000 in commercial broadcast production and moving into post in 2007. Her cutting-edge expertise has catapulted her to become an Executive Producer at The Mill Group, in NY where she currently manages the telecine department supporting both long and short form projects ranging from commercials and music videos to scripted and feature films.
Carlie Bergman, Soundtrack NY Carlie joined the Soundtrack family in 2003 after receiving her Bachelor of Science Degree in Sound Recording Technology. Originally working on the stages as an ADR recordist she soon moved her focus toward ADR Scheduling and management of Soundtrack’s episodic and long form work. Her time on the ADR Stage gave her a unique skill set and perspective of workflow that she uses for all the projects she looks after. Carlie aims to make the post sound process as easy and stress-free as it can be.
Stina Hamlin, East Coast Digital Stina Hamlin, Director of Post Production at East Coast Digital, is also a traditional producer and an award-winning VR creator. A long time member of the Producers’ Guild, she continues to be an active member of the New York creative media community. In her 20 year career, she has worked in many positions; from being in the field, to production management, and finally landing in post production supervision. Being of Cherokee and Choctaw descent, her focus is on projects that amplify Indigenous voices, in front of and behind the camera. In addition to running East Coast Digital, she is currently working on XR project, Blood Memory: The Experience, Red House Series, a multi-platform project, and she produces and edits the podcast, Not Invisible: Native Womxn on the Frontlines.
MODERATOR: Russ Hammonds, Producer Russ Hammonds is a producer with over ten years of experience in post production and supervision for scripted episodic television. Recent credits include Netflix’s interactive project, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy Vs. The Reverend”, and Syfy’s “Happy!” Prior to joining the post community, Russ worked as a talent manager, representing actors. Russ also serves as a co-founding board member of The Uncomfortable Conversation, which produces shortform video content dedicated to normalizing conversations around sexual violence, particularly among young men.
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Music Edit: Make Em' Laugh, Make Em' Cry, Scare the Hell Out of Em'
New York State Post Production Community,
POST BREAK- Music Edit: Make Em' Laugh, Make Em' Cry, Scare the Hell Out of Em'
What is Music Editing? What are the differences between features/docs and scripted TV? How the scale of the gig, budget, time can determine the job? A step by step process from getting hired, to spotting sessions, temp score vs composers or source music, recording music, creating sessions and stems for mixes through final delivery. We'll address what needs to change to help break into the industry.
PANELISTS: Shari Johanson Shari is a NYC-based music editor who has been working in the film and television industry for nearly 30 years. She has collaborated with directors such as Milos Forman, Cary Fukanaga, and Kevin Smith, as well as with composers such as R.E.M., Howard Shore, and Hans Zimmer, among others. Shari won a Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Award for Best Music Editing for her work on the film High Fidelity, and was nominated for the M.P.S.E Golden Reel Award for both the Showtime series Billions as well as for the Netflix limited series Maniac. Additional credits include the Oscar- and Golden-Globe winning biopic I, Tonya; the HBO sensation Bad Education; the Emmy-winning hit series True Detective; the Netflix original series Marco Polo; and most recently, John Turturro’s Jesus Rolls.
Dan Evans Farkas Dan has been a music editor since the mid-90s. He’s worked with composers Jeff Russo, Jeff Beal, Howard Shore, Marc Shaiman, Shigeru Umebeyashi and a host of others. A sampling of directors/showrunners: Michael Moore, Sidney Lumet, Nora Ephron, Noah Hawley, Steve Zaillian, Jonathan Tropper, John Cameron Mitchell, Darren Aronofsky. Project highlights: The Impractical Jokers: The Movie, The Night Of (2016), Let’s Be Cops (2014), Smash (2012-13), Winter’s Bone (2010), The Wrestler(2008), SiCKO (2007), Ed (2001-2003) and The Game (1997). His career is a long justification for having all those records and CDs.
Jennifer Dunnington Jennifer has worked with critically acclaimed directors such as Martin Scorsese, Rob Marshall, Peter Jackson, Ang Lee, Mira Nair, Barry Levinson and David Cronenberg among others. Her projects range from large musicals to intimate documentaries and include films such as Mary Poppins Returns, The Irishman, Spotlight, The Wolf of Wall Street, Into The Woods, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, George Harrison: Living in the Material World andBoardwalk Empire. She is currently working on In The Heights. She has won several Motion Picture Sound Editors’ Golden Reel awards and a prime-time Emmy award.
Todd Kasow Todd has over 120 films to his credit, including a 30 year collaboration with Carter Burwell and the Coen Brothers. He iknows all the ins and outs of film and film mixing while also being able to act as a creative producer on the scoring stage and in the mix studios. His collaborative skills between composers and directors have always kept him in high demand. Directors he’s worked with include Ethan and Joel Coen, Alan J Pakula, Martin Scorsese, Todd Haynes, Bill Condon, George C Wolfe, Michael Mann, Nora Ephron, Robert DeNiro, and Ted Demme. He’s worked with top composers including, Carter Burwell, Elliot Goldenthal, Howard Shore, Alexander Desplat, Nicholas Britell, Branford Marsalis, Terence Blanchard, Robert Glasper, Antonio Pinto, Burt Bacharach, Robbie Robertson Gil Evans, and many others. While continuing to work, Todd made an effort to give back to the next generation for the last 7 years teaching Music Editing for Motion Pictures at NYU.
MODERATOR: David Woods, Producer David is an experienced Award-Winning Producer, Post Production Supervisor, and Filmmaker with experience on scripted television shows, documentary feature films, scripted feature films and short films.
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