Registration Now Open For EditFest NY 6/11-12

By: May. 25, 2010
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EditFest NY announces a free raffle to win a new iPad with the purchase of a ticket to this year's EditFest NY!

Manhattan Edit Workshop and American Cinema Editors (ACE) team up again to offer panels, parties and networking with the industry's most talented editors. Confirmed speakers include the editors of Avatar, Precious, Manhattan, Sex and the City II, Goodfellas, Finding Nemo, The Wrestler, The Cove, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Sixth Sense and many more! New to EditFest NY - ANATOMY OF A SCENE where Oscar-Winning editor Alan Heim (Network, All That Jazz) shares his unique creative process and deconstructs scenes with the audience. Visit www.editfestny.com to reserve your space. 

Dates: June 11 - 12, 2010
Location: Director's Guild of America Theater @ W57th Street
Cost: $349 per person - $249 for students, members of partner organizations, Mewshop Six Week Alumni and EditFest previous attendees. Group rates available (call for details).

Schedule of Events

Friday June 11, 2010:
7:15pm -9:00pm Opening Night Panel The Lean Forward Moment
Feature film editors screen and deconstruct their work. Moderated by Norman Hollyn (Editor, Author and Head of USC Editing Track).

9:00pm - 11:00pm Cocktail Party
Network with industry pros and colleagues.

Saturday June 12, 2010
10:00am - 11:45am The Documentary Edit: Finding the Moment
Documentary editors discuss writing with images. Moderated by Lillian Benson, ACE (ACE Board Member and Documentary Editor)

12:00pm - 1:00pm Anatomy of a Scene With Alan Heim
Get in the editing room with Alan Heim (former ACE president and OscarTM winning editor) as he deconstructs scenes from his legendary body of work. Moderated by Bobbie O'Steen (author of The Invisible Cut)

2:15pm - 3:30pm Cutting Yourself Out of a Corner
Editors discuss their many problem solving experiences. Moderated by Josh Apter (editor and owner of Manhattan Edit Workshop)

3:45pm - 5:15pm Avatar: The Big Picture
Steve Rivkin and John Refoua, editors of the OscarTM winning film Avatar, lead an in depth discussion of their groundbreaking process. Moderated by Vincent LoBrutto (Author, Editor, Instructor at SVA)

5:15pm - Pizza And Beer
Network with industry pros and colleagues.

Sunday June 13, 2010
11:30am - 5:00pm Certification Sunday (at Manhattan Edit Workshop)*
Mewshop's Certification Sunday is a half-day review and exam session for Final Cut Pro users who wish to be recognized by Apple and the industry as Apple-Certified Pros. This class will be taught by Final Cut Pro Certified Instructor Luis Sierra.

Course Cost: $199
$149 (with purchase of EditFest NY ticket)

To register under special workshops for Certification Sunday click here: https://www.mewshop.com/registration/


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