Michael BErENBAUM, ace

Michael Berenbaum has been editing feature films and television in New York for over twenty years. He has worked with such directors as Joel and Ethan Coen, John Turturro, Al Pacino, Julian Schnabel, and Martin Scorsese. His television work includes Sex and the City, for which he won two ACE awards, the pilot for Desperate Housewives, for which he won an Emmy, Nurse JackieED, The Wire, The Comeback, and Love Monkey. His latest films include Hollywoodland, starring Adrian Brody & Diane Lane, both Sex and the City features, What to Expect When Expecting starring Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Anna Kendrick, and Chris Rock, and the FX series The Americans, starring Kari Russell and Matthew Rhys.

Editor Michael Berenbaum, ACE on Incorporating a Pre-recorded Music in the T.V. Show "The Americans," from Sight, Sound & Story 2014. 

Editor Michael Berenbaum, ACE, on breaking the rules of editing for Basquiat.

Editor Michael Berenbaum, ACE, on editing Sex & the City: An American Girl In Paris (Part Deux).

Editor Michael Berenbaum, ACE, on a Challenge in the Episode "Ghost Town"from Sex & the City.

Editor Michael Berenbaum, ACE, on the Challenge of Having too Much Coverage in Sex and the City.

Editor Michael Berenbaum, ACE discusses working with a visionary director in Sex and the City from EditFest NY 2009.

Michael Berenbaum, ACE Discusses the Pacing of Comedy as Seen in "Barton Fink"

Editor Michael Berenbaum, ACE Discusses the Manipulation of Shots from "Barton Fink"

Michael Berenbaum, ACE Discusses Happy Accidents on the Set of "Barton Fink."

Michael Berenbaum, ACE Discusses the Magic of Dialogue Editing, Using a Scene from "Barton Fink."

Editor Michael Berenbaum, ACE, on introducing the characters in Gardener of Eden.

Editor Michael Berenbaum, ACE, on blending shots together in Miller's Crossing.

Editor Michael Berenbaum, ACE, discusses editing "Sex and the City" and using sleight of hand tricks. 

Editor Michael Berenbaum, ACE, discusses the use of music in editing, as well as how genre effects rhythm. 

Editor Michael Berenbaum, ACE, discusses familiarizing the material and using transitions.

Editor Michael Berenbaum, ACE, discusses the process of familiarizing oneself with the material, as well as the use of transitions. 

Editor Michael Berenbaum, ACE, discusses documentary structure.