In this extensive interview, "In The Heights" & "Tick Tick Boom" editor Myron Kerstein, ACE shares his experience & knowledge and describes his journey to becoming one of today's top film editors. Myron goes into detail about editing "In The Heights," breaking down scenes, musical sequences and visual effects.
He also tells us how his relationship with "Crazy Rich Asians" director Jon Chu turned into a shot at directing a major television series for AppleTV. This year's American Cinema Editors "Eddie" award winner for best feature film editing and an Academy Award nominee for Lin-Manuel Miranda's directorial debut, "Tick Tick Boom," Myron's feature credits also include "Hedwig and the Angry Inch," "Raising Victor Vargas," "Garden State," "Little Fockers," and "Crazy Rich Asians." He also directed the pilot episode of Apple TV's "Home Before Dark" as well as editing several episodes.
If you aspire to become a film editor, a filmmaker, or honestly, any kind of artist, you'll find this candid interview chock full of wisdom, moving and inspirational.
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Table of Contents
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00:00 - Intro
04:05 - Talk about some of your early gigs and working with Killer Films.
07:13 - Working with music on Velvet Goldmine.
08:16 - What film would you consider your ""break"" into being a full editor?"
10:14 - So how did the job on Garden State come about?
14:35 - How did you meet Jon Chu?
19:30 - How has your working relationship evolved?
22:21 - What were your initial instincts on how to tackle the opening of In The Heights?
26:39 - How long did you work on the opening before you showed it to Jon?
32:16 - Were all the musical sequences shot to playback?
33:55 - Can you explain what shooting to playback is?
39:31 - Myron's VFX workflow
41:35 - Talk about your VFX crew.
48:05 - You just directed an episode of Home After Dark. How was that experience?
56:35 - What advice do you have for aspiring editors & filmmakers?
