Jay Miracle

CURRENT MEMBER SPOTLIGHT

We are pleased to spotlight member Jay Miracle, an Emmy Winning editor, nominated director, writer and producer and winner of the A.C.E. Editing Award.  With over 30 years of experience in Film and Television, Jay has worked with some of the greats and continues to follow his passion for filmmaking.  

Jay is an active member of the Producers Guild and comes to the LAPPG with an impressive skillset of not only working above and below the line as producer, director and writer but also working as both a sound and film editor.

Jay Miracle studied sculpture at UC Berkeley and became involved in Bay Area feature production, which included Francis Ford Coppola (“Apocalypse Now” – as a Sound Editor), George Lucas (“Star Wars” – Assistant Editor to George and Marcia Lucas) and Milos Forman (“One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” – Assistant Editor to Milos Forman and Lynzee Klingman). In addition, Jay worked with renowned independent filmmakers: Werner Herzog (“Stroszek”), Erroll Morris (“The Gates of Heaven”), Jean-Luc Godard (“Action One”), and Wim Wenders (“Hammett”).

Jay worked as a documentarian for Malcolm Forbes on several of his balloon trips – including his birthday party in Tangiers – and moved to L.A., where he directed two productions at Theater 40. This led to work as a director of commercials for Propaganda Films and Satellite Pictures.

He has also directed, produced and/or written shows for:
– Discovery Channel (“Impostors”- a One Hour Documentary Special – Director/Writer/Co-Producer – Nominated for a Primetime Emmy)
– H.B.O. (“Playing with Fire”- a pilot for a Documentary, developed into a Dramatic Feature – Story – Starring Ray Liotta and John Leguizamo)
– Showtime – “Hearts of Darkness, A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse” – Feature Documentary – Editor – won a Primetime Emmy for Editing and the A.C.E. Editing Award)
– Liberty Entertainment (“American Midnight” and “Lost Lightning, The Stolen Secrets of Nikola Tesla” – 2 One Hour TV Specials – Director/Writer)
– A&E Biography Series (“Dick Powell, Thanks a Million” – Writer).

He recently completed: “Tea with Charles”, a Feature Documentary on the Academy Motion Picture Home and one of its residents: the legendary British Director Charles Jarrott.

He directed the Dramatic Feature: “Submission” – Starring Corbin Bernsen and Simone MacKinnon, and was Co-Producer on “Yellow Rock” – a period Western starring Michael Biehn and James Russo.

Jay Miracle’s LAPPG Experience: Jay says…”I’ve been coming to these monthly meetings from the very beginning and over the years I’ve found that it’s a great place for networking, exchanging information, and – most importantly – laughing at Woody’s jokes.”

Danny Cahn

DANNY CAHN

LAPPG member Danny Cahn is a picture editor and producer who has a long career in Hollywood and stays busy cutting. Danny got his break as the co-editor on CHEERS. Danny has worked in virtually every format, including half hour comedy (single and multi camera), one-hour drama, long form television (Movies of the Week and Mini-Series), and feature films. He has worked in traditional film editing rooms and on virtually every linear (tape-based) and non-linear digital editing systems but is a dedicated Avid user and fan of Media Composer. With a strong background in editing, Danny took his skills to the next level and worked in various producing and directing capacities. Currently, he is editing and co-producing the feature film “Dorfman”, a comedy film starring Elliot Gould and Sara Rue.

Danny has a history firmly rooted in Hollywood. His grandfather Phil Cahn edited most of the Abbott and Costello movies as well as countless features. Phil was also one of the founders of the Motion Picture Editors Guild in Hollywood. His Great Uncle Edward directed over 125 films and Danny’s father, Dann went on to edit at Desilu, where he mastered cutting the first three-camera show you may have seen called, “I Love Lucy.” He then became the autonomous head of postproduction at Desilu and helped launch many careers. Dann was honored with a career achievement award in 2000 from the American Cinema Editors and won the ACE Eddie award for editing “DEA”.

Danny is a past Vice President and Board member of the A.C.E. and is currently serving his second 3-year term on the Board of Directors of Motion Picture Editors Guild. We are proud to announce that Danny has just been elected President of the Editors Guild.

Danny has been raising and rescuing great danes for 20 years and he and his wife Holly are currently sharing their home with one great dane and two Siamese cats. A very busy guy, he still finds time to be a fixture at our meetings of the LAPPG.

Danny’s LAPPG Experience: “I am a closet tech geek but have always been wary of owning my own editing equipment. But after attending my first LAPPG meeting where Avid demoed the Media Composer 5 with all the bells and whistles, I made the leap. I have become a big fan of the LAPPG and attend when work and life allow me. I have even won the raffle twice in one night!!”