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Sight, Sound & Story: Post Production Summit heads to NYC June 13th

Join our friends at Manhattan Edit Workshop for their upcoming June 13th event, Sight, Sound & Story: Post Production Summit in NYC. Panels include the art and processes of editing documentary films and peak television, and a closing panel highlighting the career of feature film editor Mary Jo Markey, ACE with author and film historian Bobbie O’Steen. The summit culminates in a gala reception and networking session for guests, panelists, and vendors. 

Anatomy of a Scene: Deconstructing Documentary Films 
Moderator: Moderator: Jeremy Workman (Magical Universe, The World Before Your Feet)
Speakers: Carla Gutierrez, ACE (RBG, La Corona, Chavela) & Jean Tsien, ACE (Scottsboro: An American Tragedy, Dixie Chicks: Shut Up & Sing) 

TV is the New Black: Television’s Cinematic Revolution
Moderator: Gordon Burkell (AOTG.com)
Speakers:  Kate Sanford, ACE (The Marvelous Ms. Maisel, The Deuce, The Wire) & Leo Trombetta, ACE (13 Reasons Why, True Detective, Mad Men)
 
“Inside the Cutting Room with Bobbie O’Steen”: A Conversation with Mary Jo Markey, ACE
Moderator: Bobbie O’Steen “Cut to the Chase,” “The Invisible Cut”
Speaker: Mary Jo Markey, ACE (Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens, Star Trek, Mission Impossible III, Charlie’s Angels)

The Speaker series will conclude with a networking/tech party including hors-d’oeuvres and beverages sponsored by American Cinema Editors.  Sponsors this year so far include Zeiss, Boris, Editstock, American Cinema Editors, and Shutterstock.

Use code: LAPPG and click here for $20 off.

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