Episodes
• EPISODE #23 Evan Schiff is a film editor who has worked on multiple Hollywood hits, including John Wick (Chapters 2 & 3), Birds of Prey, and Guillermo del Toro’s 2006 film, Pan’s Labyrinth. Evan discovered his true passion for editing after college and learned how to wear the many hats an editor can wear. We discuss how Evan became the star editor he is today by starting out as an assistant editor, and gain insight into what it’s like working with some of the film industry’s most...
Published 04/10/23
• EPISODE #22 Robert Benjamin is an eleven-time CLIO award-winning editor who’s worked on the trailers for The Batman, Kong Skull Island, Suicide Squad, and Wonder Woman. Robert discovered his love for movies as a kid, seeing movies with his parents every Saturday and making short films with a camcorder his father brought home. Robert shares with us how he went from his first post-graduation job waiting tables to working for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and, later, editing...
Published 03/29/23
• EPISODE #21 Brett Winn is the founding partner and creative director of The Refinery, one of Hollywood’s top-end creative advertising agencies, behind the trailers for Avatar, Squid Game, Avengers, Deadpool, and hundreds of other big movies and shows. We discuss his journey from film school, landing his first job in the industry with FX Productions, to editing movie trailers and co-founding The Refinery. ONLINE COURSE ⬇️ Learn the Art of the Trailer from an industry legend and...
Published 03/21/23
• EPISODE #20 Jake Bartlett is a motion graphics designer and popular YouTuber known as Jake In Motion. With over 117k subscribers and almost 6 million views, Jake shows his viewers the ins and outs of After Effects, from 3D camera tracking to creating halftones. In addition to his own channel, Jake also teaches motion design courses for Skillshare, School of Motion, and Battle Axe.  Jake shares with us his inspirations for learning After Effects, how he shifted from working for a...
Published 03/08/23
• EPISODE #19 Marcelo Vogelaar is a video editor based in São Paulo, known for his work on music videos for pop icons that have collected billions of views on YouTube, like Selena Gomez and Tove Lo, to Brazillian headliners Luisa Sonza and Pablo Vittar. Starting mainly as a commercial editor for brands like Nike, Lexus, and Budweiser, Marcelo discusses his recent experience editing a season finale for Netflix’s “Invisible City,” and why he chose to make his own way as a remote...
Published 02/28/23
• EPISODE #18 Academy Award nominee Matt Villa is a prolific Hollywood editor with credits on more than 40 films grossing over 1.3 billion dollars in Worldwide Box Office, including the recent Elvis film. We’ll cover Matt’s experience working closely with Director Baz Luhrmann, as well as how his passion guided him to the red carpet of feature film editing for titles including Moulin Rouge, The Great Gatsby, and The Lego Batman Movie. #FamousEditors #Podcast #Editing #Filmmaking #Elvis...
Published 02/21/23
• EPISODE #17  Kris Truini is a filmmaker and popular YouTuber known as Kriscoart with over 430k subscribers and almost 40 million views. Since he was eight years old, Kris has been making films and learning various software that he now teaches to people on his channel, showing them everything from VFX in After Effects to video editing on Premiere Pro, along with sharing his filmmaking techniques and experiences.   He was often told by his professors that the only way to get into the...
Published 02/08/23
• EPISODE #16   Michael Berenbaum is a highly successful feature film and television editor who’s worked on The Untouchables, Sex and the City, Why Women Kill, and Marry Me.  As a Primetime Emmy Award-winner and two-time ACE Award-winner, Michael explores how he built such a phenomenal career in editing, from working his first internships in college to currently editing HBO’s Tokoyo Vice and Netflix’s Sweet Tooth.  #FamousEditors #Podcast #AvidMediaComposer #PremierePro #Hollywood #Editing...
Published 01/31/23
• EPISODE #15 Zach Ramelan is an award-winning filmmaker and YouTuber. We discuss how his feature film, Dead Rush, landed him a chaotic but memorable Hollywood opportunity and what he learned in each role he undertook. Zach explains how he found his own authentic voice through the power of originality, ultimately leading to the lift-off of his YouTube channel and online courses, where he shares priceless editing and filmmaking knowledge with over 100 thousand subscribers. As high-quality...
Published 01/24/23
• EPISODE #14 Joshua Noel is a filmmaker, motion graphics designer, and popular YouTuber known as SonduckFilm. At 760k subscribers and 77 million views, Joshua posts straight-to-the-point weekly video tutorials that cover various editing and motion graphic techniques for Adobe After Effects, Premiere Pro, and Illustrator. Joshua shares with us how he went from posting eSports videos to selling thousands of exclusive motion graphic templates to creators around the world. • SUBSCRIBE to...
Published 01/18/23
• EPISODE #13 Sean Albertson is a prolific Hollywood editor who’s cut films that have earned over 300 million dollars in Box Office returns. He shares his experience working with Sylvester Stallone and many other prominent directors cutting popular action movies, dramas, and TV shows, including Rocky Balboa, American Underdog, and The Expendables 3. We discuss how Sean climbed the ladder in a tough industry, transmuted his musical inclinations to feature film editing, and made his way into...
Published 01/11/23
• EPISODE #12 Casey Faris is an editor, educator, and popular YouTuber with almost 300k subscribers and over 26 million views. With a particular focus on DaVinci Resolve, Casey teaches his subscribers everything they need to know about post-production while also working as a training host at Ground Control and co-owning his own production company, Release the Hounds Studios. We discuss how Casey went from making short action films to professionally teaching editing online. • SUBSCRIBE to...
Published 01/04/23
• EPISODE #12 Casey Faris is an editor, educator, and popular YouTuber with almost 300k subscribers and over 26 million views. With a particular focus on DaVinci Resolve, Casey teaches his subscribers everything they need to know about post-production while also working as a training host at Ground Control and co-owning his own production company, Release the Hounds Studios. We discuss how Casey went from making short action films to professionally teaching editing online. • SUBSCRIBE to...
Published 01/04/23
• EPISODE #10 Steve Ramsden is a YouTuber and filmmaker with over 250k subscribers and 11M views under his belt. Steve is also the owner and founder of Unexplored Films, a UK-based video production company that’s created content for names like Xbox, Warner Bros., and Jamie Oliver. We explore how editors are keeping up with the evolving digital landscape, pushing us toward an emerging frontier of full-stack content creation. • SUBSCRIBE to Steve: youtube.com/@SteveRamsden #SteveRamsden...
Published 12/23/22
• EPISODE #9 Ignace Aleya is a VFX artist, entrepreneur, and popular YouTuber with over 450k subscribers and 50 million views. With his childhood best friend Arnaud Melis, Ignace co-founded three businesses - from developing custom VR experiences to building entire courses in VR, the pair is opening a door for post artists ready to step into the Metaverse 🌌 We asked Ignace what being in business with his best friend is like and what the Metaverse might mean for the future of editing. •...
Published 12/21/22
• EPISODE #8   Chris Kelly is a VFX artist and the co-founder of ProductionCrate, an online library and YouTube Channel with over 10k exclusive assets and 172k subscribers, making it one of the most popular online resources for filmmakers and VFX artists.    As ProductionCrate continues to grow, we discuss what inspired Chris to pursue both creating and teaching visual effects and how he’s managed to simultaneously grow and monetize his library and YouTube channel online. 💵   • SUBSCRIBE...
Published 12/16/22
Hollywood film editor Mark Helfrich, ACE, explains what it’s like being in the editing room and presenting your cut to top directors. 🎥   With over 50 credits as an editor, Mark has worked on some of our favorite films, including both Jumanji remakes and the first installment of the popular franchise, Predator.    As Mark shares his experience working with various directors like Roger Corman and Paul Verhoeven, he sheds light on what it really takes to edit all-star cast blockbusters....
Published 12/09/22
Kelsey Brannan is the creator of the channel & brand Premiere Gal, with over 400,000 subscribers and 27 million views.   With so much mystery surrounding just how far content creators can take YouTube to live comfortably, along with the ideology that you need to go to college to find success and achieve your lifelong dreams, Kelsey shares exclusive insight into her channel’s revenue streams and realistic advice on what rising content creators/editors can do to mobilize their own careers,...
Published 12/06/22
Justin is a self-taught video editor and YouTuber with nearly 1,000,000 subscribers around the world. On the constantly evolving platform that YouTube is, we ask Justin how he stays relevant to different audiences and how other content creators can benefit from experimenting with their own recipe for online success in editing ⚡️   • SUBSCRIBE to Justin: www.youtube.com/@JustinOdisho  #JustinOdisho #FamousEditors #Podcast #PremierePro #AfterEffects #YouTubeEditor #TedXTalks #BeWhoYouAre...
Published 12/03/22
Welcome back to Famous Editors! 🎞 Today, we’re joined by the great mind behind @ThisGuyEdits — Sven Pape, ACE award-nominee who cut for James Cameron, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and James Franco.   In this episode, we further explore the value of film school, Sven’s work with renowned studios like Walt Disney Pictures and FremantleMedia, and his experiences with filmmaking in Germany, South Africa, and California.  #ThisGuyEdits #SvenPape #FamousEditors #Podcast #TheEndofLove #MarkWebber...
Published 11/28/22
Tune in as we welcome our first Famous Editor, Ian Sansavera, the host and creator of the YouTube channel @LearnHowToEditStuff, which has over 278,000 subscribers and counting. ✨  In this episode, we discuss if film school is worth the time and money, whether living in Los Angeles can help you find success as a filmmaker, and how to get recruited by famed, fast-growing studios.   Let us know your questions for future episodes and which editor you’d love to see on the show! 🍿  #FamousEditors
Published 11/26/22
Welcome to the Famous Editors Podcast! 🎙 Join us every Tuesday and Friday to hear from the famous editors who've worked on your favorite movies, TV shows, YouTube channels, and music videos.   Every episode will be unique to our guests and their stories, as we explore the paths they took to find success as professional editors; from the moment they fell in love with editing and their early careers, to the highs and lows along the way.   We’d also love to hear from you — comment below your...
Published 11/25/22
Welcome to the Famous Editors podcast! 🎙  Join us every Tuesday and Friday to hear from the famous editors who've worked on your favorite movies, TV shows, YouTube channels, and music videos.   Every episode will be unique to our guests and their stories, as we explore the paths they took to find success as professional editors; from the moment they fell in love with editing and their early careers, to the highs and lows along the way.   We’d also love to hear from you — comment below your...
Published 11/22/22