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Recorded live in front of a "studio audience" at the National Association of Broadcaster's convention, editor Bob Ducsay ( The Mummy, Looper, Knives Out ) discusses his work on director Rian Johnson's entry into the Skywalker saga, Episode VIII - The Last Jedi . Bob details the pre-viz process from the 'Battle on Crait' scene, as well as how post-viz was a powerful weapon in his editorial arsenal. Bob also walks the audience through the "Snoke's Throne Room" scene and describes how an editor utilizes "suspense" versus "surprise". He also describes working with the pre-existing template of the Star Wars universe and modifying it both visually and sonically to create something new and different within the trilogy. Bob's work on his new film, Knives Out , has been nominated for a 2020 ACE Eddie Award in the category of Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy). To hear all the latest interviews with the biggest names in TV and Film Post Production, subscribe to The Rough Cut. Get your own Avid Media Composer and use the same editing tools that bring the Star Wars movies to the big screen! Leave us a message at (781) 334-8369 with suggestions or questions. If I use it in a podcast, I'll send you something cool! TRANSCRIPT>> Matt Feury Okay, ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to the stage editor Bob Ducsay. Bob Ducsay Matt! Nice to be here with you. Matt Feury Okay, so that was a little intense. Reflections? Thoughts? What do you remember most about cutting that sequence there? Bob Ducsay It looks exhausting to do. Matt Feury It felt exhausting. Bob Ducsay I know. But interestingly enough, this particular sequence had challenges that you wouldn't necessarily guess because a lot of the great complexities of the sequence were worked out in prep and in early post production. In this particular case, in early post production. This sequence was pre-visualized, which is sort of a low resolution cartoon that's made of the sequence. But what happens in a sequence like that is you hav
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