Director martin scorsese and film editor thelma schoonmaker s latest collaboration is the energetic and nc17 rated the wolf of wall street, which sets records for the most uses of the fbomb 506 and features some pretty hardcore content. During that period she met martin scorsese, who was looking for someone to help him edit his. Lightworks is an academy and emmy awardwinning software most notably used by martin scorseses longtime editor, thelma schoonmaker. Film editor whose cutting style was a crucial element in the work of quentin tarantino. Martin scorseses goto film editor thelma schoonmaker on the. Thelma schoonmaker simultaneously embodies and shatters that axiom. Now you can channel your inner michael kahn, thelma schoonmaker, or arthur schmidt on a nonexistent budget. Posted on august 1, 2014 august 1, 2014 by byron smith. The irishman editor thelma schoonmaker postperspective. May 09, 2014 every morning, thelma schoonmaker heads to the directors guild of america building in new york, just south of central park, and gets to work in the editing room she first calls my editing room. Legendary editor thelma schoonmaker reveals the process of. Dec 21, 2011 although working on the film hugo in 3d was a first for editor thelma schoonmaker, a. Thelma schoonmaker, 77, who received a career achievement award at the american cinema editors 67th eddie awards on jan. The academy award for best film editing is one of the annual awards of the academy of motion picture.
Jan 29, 2014 multioscarwinner thelma schoonmaker and her team hugo 3d, the departed, gangs of new york, and the acclaimed thriller shutter island used lightworks for martin scorseses latest film the wolf of wall street with leonardo dicaprio, for which she has just been nominated for a bafta. Thelma schoonmaker is recognized worldwide for her extraordinary contribution to cinema and distinctive editing talents. Principal photography wrapped in january of this year, with subsequent editing, effects, mix and finishing continuing into november. Threetime academy award winning editor thelma schoonmaker speaks to scorseses vision of the story, his love for the editing process, and what shes learned in their fifty year collaboration. Thelma schoonmaker on editing hugo jonny elwyn film editor. Although schoonmaker uses digital editing software now, she worries about its effect on the industry, not least because her. This recognition has come through the single most vital artistic relationship of her career, with director martin scorsese. Below are our picks for the best free video editing software available for windows and macos. Thelma schoonmaker, who won three oscars for best editing for raging bull 1980 the aviator 2004 e the departed 2006 has come venice to pick up an honorary golden lion for his career.
Jan 28, 2017 thelma schoonmaker, 77, who received a career achievement award at the american cinema editors 67th eddie awards on jan. Thelma schoonmaker, the acclaimed longtime editor for martin scorsese, has now added another recognition to her long list of wins and. Thelma schoonmaker, ace is an iconic presence in the world of editing. Dec 23, 20 thelma schoonmaker is the only editor that cinephiles reliably know by name. The 79yearold also received a career achievement award from the. Threetime oscar winner and current nominee thelma schoonmaker, who has edited every martin scorsese film since raging bull, dissects a sequence in hugo that prompts her to recall the process of. Thelma schoonmaker is one of the industrys most famous editors and one of its most celebrated. This week, bafta guru released a gem of an interview with legendary film editor thelma schoonmaker, in which she talks about the beginning of her career and how she approaches every film she edits.
Create has an interesting article featuring a scene from hugo talking to thelma schoonmaker on what makes for a great edit. Hugo won a fist of oscars this year, though not for best editing. Thelma schoonmaker, scorseses favorite editor she won an oscar for her editing work on raging bull and thelma schoonmaker has edited each of martin scorseses movies since. A look at the influential editing techniques of martin. Thelma schoonmaker is a softspoken, grayhaired, somewhat motherly 71yearold who, for the past 31 years, has spent up to 11 hours a day staring. Contender editor thelma schoonmaker, hugo below the line. Contender editor thelma schoonmaker, hugo below the.
In goodfellas, the act of violence that tears the friendship apart, the. For some reason i read it that day and it changed my life. Mar 31, 2019 oscarwinning editor thelma schoonmaker opens up about her approach to editing, as well as working with her partner in crime, martin scorsese. Learning film editing insights from film editors jonny. Shutter island, which opens friday, is the fourth film leonardo dicaprio and martin scorsese have made together, and the most unexpected. Schoonmaker also talks about the brilliant joe pesci scene from goodfellas funny how. Mar 31, 2014 thelma schoonmaker is one exception who proves the rule. Wolf of wall streets editor, thelma schoonmaker on editing duration. Thelma schoonmaker discusses her career as one of the most influential film editors.
Simply put, schoonmaker has been scorseses goto editor and key collaborator over the course of some 25 films, winning oscars for raging bull, the aviator and the departed. And the foremost advocate for a matter of life and death and its dazzling director michael powell is thelma schoonmaker, the oscarwinning editor. Thelma colbert schoonmaker is an american film editor who has worked with director martin scorsese for over fifty years. With a background in documentary film she was one of the principal editors of michael wadleighs oscarwinning woodstock, thelma schoonmaker has shared in the creation of martin scorseses films as far back as his first feature, whos that knocking at my door, and has been his regular editor since raging bull. Thelma schoonmaker on the qualities an editor needs july 4, 2017 advice, editing and editors, interviews after winning a golden lion for the departed 2014, iconic film editor thelma schoonmaker talked to moviezine about the qualities an editor. What are the editing techniques used by thelma schoonmaker. Oct 28, 2005 film editor thelma schoonmaker on movie quotes, fact versus fiction, and marty withdrawal. Editor thelma schoonmaker and director martin scorsese are a perfect example of the relationship between and editor and director. She was married to director michael powell until his death at 90. Coates kicking ass and editing feature films into their 70s, 80s, and 90s. Simply put, schoonmaker has been scorseses goto editor and key collaborator over the course of some 25 films, winning oscars for raging bull.
Biography for thelma schoonmaker turner classic movies. See more free video editing software for everything from simple cutting to complex multitrack compositions. A beginners guide to editing video with free software. She began her career in the early 1960s while taking a summer editing class at new york university. We will disect what it is that an editor of thelmas calibre accomplishes with her technique. Interview with editor thelma schoonmaker with a background in documentary film she was one of the principal editors of michael wadleighs oscarwinning woodstock, thelma schoonmaker has shared in the creation of martin scorseses films as far back as his first feature, whos that knocking at my door, and has been his regular editor since.
Interview with lightworks editor thelma schoonmaker. Chatting with scorseses goto editor thelma schoonmaker. Thelma schoonmaker and columba powell at the cannes film festival 2009. Although working on the film hugo in 3d was a first for editor thelma schoonmaker, a. Editor thelma schoonmaker is a threetime academy award winner who has worked alongside filmmaker martin scorsese for almost 50 years. Thelma schoonmaker talks wolf of wall street, goodfellas. Today most films are shot digitally and editing software mimics the old ways of editing and often uses traditional editing terminology, editors still say they are in the cutting room and so on. The relationship between directors and editors tin bird. Interview with editor thelma schoonmaker wide angle closeup.
Top free must get video editing software for 2019 nacrotech. Schoonmaker is widely known as martin scorsese s stalwart editor, having worked on his movies for over 50 years. Oscarwinning scorsese editor thelma schoonmaker thelma schoonmaker has edited every one of director martin scorseses movies, from raging bull to the aviator. To say nothing of the great music and sound effects and editing. Oscarwinning editor thelma schoonmaker opens up about her approach to editing, as well as working with her partner in crime, martin. As any professional editor, she must have a profound love for storytelling, gestures, peoples and an incredible capacity to constantly renew her vision. But those are feature editors, and they seem to be the exception, not the rule. The 48 best free video editing software free video. Oscarwinning editor thelma schoonmaker opens up about her approach to editing, as well as working with her partner in crime, martin scorsese.
This is in part because of the unprecedented plaudits that schoonmaker has received in her field, winning three academy awards, out of a total of seven nominations. Many 3d films are edited in 2d, with the extra dimension not being seen until the film is actually screened, but schoonmaker was able to edit in 3d, so she could see what the final shots would look like and correct. She started working with scorsese on his debut feature film whos that knocking at my door 1967, and edited all of scorseses films since raging bull 1980. We all know of the walter murchs, thelma schoonmaker s, and anne v. Thelma shoonmaker my editor research report is on academy award winning editor, thelma schoonmaker. Jun 18, 2015 i did see her films, but i have no idea how she works. Jill bilcock also uses this software in moulin rouge and road to perdition to make these movies hit. Schoonmaker sat before a wall covered with cards representing more than 200 scenes of the deliriously caustic wolf of. Thelma schoonmaker, the acclaimed longtime editor for martin scorsese, has now added another recognition to her long list of wins and nominations she was awarded tuesday with the. With a collaboration spanning almost four decades, schoonmaker recently won her second academy award and has been nominated for three others in the past. Martin scorseses goto film editor thelma schoonmaker on. She is the second mostnominated editor in oscars history, with seven nominations.
I went to work for him and he was horrible, butchering these masterpieces by antonioni, visconti, but i learned enough to know what he was doing wrong. Scorsese is forever manipulating this dream, and yet he does it so artfully that the audience, rather than b. Thelma schoonmaker with digital editing, i now can make. Ever since her oscarworthy cutting on raging bull 1980 arguably one of the greatest films ever made editor thelma schoonmaker enjoyed an exclusive working relationship as well as a close friendship with director martin scorsese. Thelma schoonmaker has been director martin scorseses editor of choice ever since their shared careerdefining turn on raging bull. Wolf of wall streets editor, thelma schoonmaker on editing. What can the iconic thelma schoonmaker teach us about editing. Thelma schoonmaker is one exception who proves the rule. Jan 19, 2014 thelma schoonmaker, martin scorseses longtime editor, and the filmmakers frederick wiseman and joshua oppenheimer talk about the art of editing movies long movies. Thelma schoonmaker on the qualities an editor needs. Thelma schoonmaker quotes from with digital editing, i now can make many, many versions of a scene. Lightworks is also a great program, one that pro editors use thelma schoonmaker used it on the wolf of wall street. Powell is the son of michael powell, a prominent film director to whom schoonmaker was married until his death in 1990. Famous editors such as thelma schoonmaker raging bull, casino, martin scorseses preferred editor since 1967, command much greater salaries.
The film was shot in 140 production days as well as 60 secondunit days and thelma schoonmaker was cutting in parallel to the production schedule. Film editors are often women and menke was particularly inspired by thelma schoonmaker, who. What are the editing techniques used by thelma schoonmaker in. Multioscarwinner thelma schoonmaker and her team hugo 3d, the departed, gangs of new york, and the acclaimed thriller shutter island used lightworks for martin scorseses latest film the wolf of wall street with leonardo dicaprio, for which she has just been nominated for a bafta. Sound designer frank warner came up with a crackle to match the popping camera.
Thelma schoonmaker on the art of editing long movies the. The ten most lucrative jobs in film video videomaker. A significant amount of thelma s work has been a collaborative effort. An axiom of hollywood postproduction holds that the best editing maintains a seamless invisibility. I wanted to be diplomatic but chance became the editor header martin scorsese. Martin scorseses longtime editor talked raging bull, the move to digital and the art of cutting while at the venice film festival where she has. Schoonmaker necessarily appreciates, but its true enough all the same.
Sally menke on editing all of quentin tarantinos films. Thelma schoonmaker, martin scorseses longtime editor, and the filmmakers frederick wiseman and joshua oppenheimer talk about the art of editing movies long movies. Editing scorsese thelma schoonmaker the royal ocean film society. Its not a biopic the aviator or a modern gangster movie the departed or a historical gangster movie gangs of new york.
Dec 14, 2016 a look at the influence of three time academy award winning editor thelma schoonmaker on the work of martin scorsese. Scorsese plays with the temporality of film, the continuous illusion, what john gardner called, in the novel, the fictive dream. She is an editor, known for the departed 2006, the irishman 2019 and raging bull 1980. Thelma schoonmaker and martin scorsese go together like lennon and mccartney, or ben and jerry. Dec 02, 2019 by iain blair editor thelma schoonmaker is a threetime academy award winner who has worked alongside filmmaker martin scorsese for almost 50 years. Thelma schoonmaker in honor of cofounder robert deniro, the festivals first masterclass is devoted to the classic, with the legendary directors longtime collaborator showing clips and detailing. Heres are our picks for the best free video editing software for windows and mac os x so you can channel your inner michael kahn or thelma schoonmaker on a nonexistent budget. Shes also worked with director martin scorsese for well over forty years, editing all of his films since raging bull in 1981. The iconic editor and bafta fellowship recipient thelma schoonmaker shares. Scorsese was a hero of mine, especially as he used a female editor in thelma schoonmaker, and this script just had that tone. Honorary golden lion for thelma schoonmaker, scorseses. At work in her editing suite in midtown manhattan, ms. On one hand, she is certainly one of hollywoods most selfeffacing editors, perhaps understandably so working as martin scorseses editor.
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