I was fortunate to have met Jim a few years ago, when he joined Manhattan Edit Workshop’s Six Week class as Artist in Residence. Over the months that followed, I was treated to his truly unique perspective on creating art.
Picture, Meet Perfect.
Carol Littleton: MEWShop’s First Artist in Residence for 2007
Whether you know Carol Littleton’s work from films like Steven Spielberg’s E.T., Lawrence Kasdan’s The Big Chill, or Jonathan Demme’s The Manchurian Candidate, chances are you know her work. Manhattan Edit Workshop’s Six Week Intensive Art of Editing Course is honored to have her as the first Artist in residence of 2007.
He'll Take Manhattan - Editor Michael Berenbaum, ACE
As the editor of Focus Features' fall release Hollywoodland, Michael Berenbaum can empathize with the plight of the film's real-life character, George Reeves and perils of being typecast. Television's first Superman, Reeves (played by Ben Affleck) slowly deteriorates throughout the film's flashbacks as his dreams of becoming a serious actor are crushed by the very public weight of his red cape.
He'll Take Manhattan - Our Fall 2006 Artist in Residence
Art in Motion in New York City
Editor in Residence
Every moviemaker knows that a film never truly takes shape until it makes way to the editing room. A great editor is a much a necessity for a successful film as as a talented writer or director. If it seems like well-known directors work with same editors over the course of their movies career that's because, well, they do!