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Film Interviews · John McSwain

Cutting Class

by John McSwain

A podcast about film and video editing. Interviews with the best editors across a variety of fields, from features to TV to commercial to art, telling the stories of how they got where they are and what they’ve learned along the way.

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CC_S01_B_EP06_JasonStewart

This is it! The last of the bonus episodes and the last of "Season One." 3 years later, what a trip. To round out these bonuses I've got a great guest to talk about the a

Dec 3 2024
30 min

CC_S01_B_EP05_DanielWohl

Daniel Wohl is a Paris-born, LA-residing, award winning composer who has scored many notable TV shows & films, had his works performed publicly by symphonies and has had

Nov 27 2024
35 min

CC_S01_B_EP04_ZakStoltz

*More Bonus content from the Non-Editors Talking About Editing series* Zak Stoltz is the brilliant VFX supervisor known for his work on Everything Everywhere All at Once

May 31 2024
34 min

CC_S01_B_EP03_JeffKling

Bonus Round Interviews, non-editors talking about editing: Jeff Kling is the Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Das Favorite. He has previously been CCO of Lightning

Apr 15 2024
31 min

CC_S01_B_EP02_KateAspell

A good post-producer is hard to find. They have such a difficult job of managing budgets and clients, scheduling, finding talent for jobs and keeping everyone involved ha

Dec 5 2023
26 min

CC_S01_B_EP01_CrystalMoselle

Hey everybody, welcome to the Bonus Round of Season 1 of Cutting Class. As I mentioned at the end of Jen Dean’s episode I’m doing something a little different with these

Nov 15 2023
22 min

CC_S01_EP12_JenDean

Jen Dean is a NY-based commercial editor and mother with a sharp eye, a quick wit and a love for Texan psych rock. After studying under Stan Brakhage she got her start at

Sep 7 2023
1 h 06 min

CC_S01_EP11_PaulRogers

Paul Rogers is an LA-based editor best known for his astonishing work on the breakout hit film Everything Everywhere All at Once. His wild resume also includes The Eric A

Dec 14 2022
1 h 02 min

CC_S01_EP10_AndreDreJones

Andre “Dre” Jones is a Los Angeles-based editor with a flair for dynamic, stylish music videos, commercials and films. Notably among these is “Pop Star” by DJ Khaled ft.

Jul 22 2022
1 h 04 min

CC_S01_EP09_AaronIButler

Aaron I. Butler, ACE is a Los Angeles-based multi-disciplinary editor best known for his work on the second season of HBO’s wildly popular TV show Euphoria. He’s responsi

Apr 6 2022
1 h 14 min

CC_S01_EP08_EileenMeyer_AaronWickenden

Eileen Meyer and Aaron Wickenden are two outstanding editors who have collaborated on three major documentaries: Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain, Television Eve

Jan 12 2022
1 h 12 min

CC_S01_EP07_EvanSchrodek

Evan Schrodek is a Los Angeles-based TV, film and documentary editor best known for his work on the zombie-apocalypse smash hit The Walking Dead. After assisting on seaso

Oct 29 2021
1 h 11 min

CC_S01_EP06_JakeBurghart

Jake Burghart is a prolific editor, cinematographer and director known for his work at VICE media over the past 15 years. As one of the company’s first video hires during

Aug 17 2021
59 min

CC_S01_EP05_StephanieFilo

Stephanie Filo is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning editor best known for her work on HBO’s A Black Lady Sketch Show and Supervillain: The Making of Tekashi 69, among man

Jun 30 2021
1 h 02 min

CC_S01_EP04_JasonGoldwatch

Jason Goldwatch is a Los Angeles-based Director and Editor best known for his music videos for some of hip hop’s finest rappers. A brief collection would include Nas, Jay

May 18 2021
1 h 14 min

CC_S01_EP03_MikkelEGNielsen

Mikkel E.G. Nielsen is the Oscar-nominated [edit: Oscar WINNING!] editor of Sound of Metal and a recent BAFTA and Critics Choice Awards winner for Best Editing. He’s a Co

Apr 20 2021
59 min

CC_S01_EP02_KimmyDubé

Kimmy Dubé is a Los Angeles-based commercial editor, known for her comedic and action spots. After starting out as an intern at Lost Planet in NY she rose the ranks to be

Mar 30 2021
55 min

CC_S01_EP01_ColbyParkerJr_PT02

Colby Parker Jr. Pt 2. The editor of Ant-Man, Friday Night Lights, Patriot’s Day, Deepwater Horizon, Hancock and the pilots for The Leftovers and Ballers talks more music

Mar 9 2021
56 min

CC_S01_EP01_ColbyParkerJr_PT01

Colby Parker Jr is a Los Angeles-based feature editor known for his high adrenaline action cutting for films like Ant-Man, Friday Night Lights, Patriot’s Day, Deepwater H

Mar 9 2021
49 min

CC_S01_Promo

Welcome to Cutting Class, a podcast about film & video editing as told through the lives of some of the top editors in their fields. Episode 1 coming soon.

Feb 28 2021
2 min

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