1st Edition

Editing for the Screen

Edited By John Rosenberg Copyright 2025
232 Pages 21 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

232 Pages 21 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

232 Pages 21 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Combining essays and interviews with editors from film and television, this collection explores the business side of film editing. Over 30 industry professionals dispel myths about the industry and provide practical advice on the business of film and TV editing. John Rosenberg has brought together contributions from Dody Dorn ( Momento ), Scott Conrad ( Rocky ), Kevin Tent ( The Holdovers ),... Read more

 

Chapter 1 – GETTING STARTED

COULD WE PLEASE TALK ABOUT ASSISTANT EDITING?

By Yu Jung Hou


HAVE A LITTLE FAITH: RESEARCH AND DETERMINATION ON THE PATH TO AN EDITING CAREER

By Toi Juan Shannon

 

EDITING: THE CAREER KALEIDOSCOPE

By Dan Gross

AN INTERVIEW WITH JASON BALLANTINE, ASC, ACE

 

Chapter 2 – STICKING IT OUT

 

AN INTERVIEW WITH ALI GREER, ACE

POST CONFIDENTIAL: MY PATH IN THE REAL HOLLYWOOD

By Jacob Eben

 

THIRD TIME’S THE CHARM: POWERING THROUGH DOUBT, ONE CUT AT A TIME

By Roy Arwas


MOVIE EDITING: MY PASSPORT TO TRAVEL, ADVENTURE, AND GREAT FRIENDS

By Arthur Coburn, ACE

Chapter 3 – FINDING SUCCESS

AN INTERVIEW WITH KEVIN TENT, ACE

AN INTERVIEW WITH BRUCE GREEN, ACE

AN INTERVIEW WITH SCOTT CONRAD, ACE

AN INTERVIEW WITH DODY DORN, ACE

 

Chapter 4 – GETTING AHEAD

FROM COAST TO COAST

By Rick Shaine, ACE

AN INTERVIEW WITH LORI JANE COLEMAN

AN INTERVIEW WITH NANCY FORNER, ACE

AN INTERVIEW WITH BILL YAHRAUS

 

Chapter 5 – STARTING AGAIN

SUBJECT TO CHANGE

By Jason Rosenfield, ACE

 
PASSION, HUMANITY AND PERSEVERANCE: THE EDITOR’S PATH TO SUCCESS

By Kris Fitzgerald

THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD: MY JOURNEY IN POST PRODUCTION

By Eric Young

AN INTERVIEW WITH GLENN GARLAND, ACE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biography

John Rosenberg is a member of the Motion Picture Editors Guild (MPEG) and American Cinema Editors (ACE). He teaches the aesthetics of motion picture editing at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts. He is the author of THE FINAL REWRITE: How to View Your Screenplay with a Film Editor’s Eye and the popular guide to modern film editing, THE HEALTHY EDIT: Creative Editing Techniques for Perfecting Your Movie, now in its 2nd edition. For over forty years, he has worked in the motion picture industry as a film editor on nearly three dozen feature films, as well as a producer and production executive for several independent studios. He has collaborated with such talents as Jack Nicholson, Colin Firth, Ice-T, Ellen Barkin, Sam Elliott, Kelly McGillis and companies including 20th Century Fox, Lorimar, Orion, New Line and Artisan. His films have appeared in international and domestic festivals, with multiple Official Selections in the Sundance Film Festival.