Rise of the Assistants - Ep 4 - a podcast by Matt Feury

Asst. Editors - Francesca Castro, Art O'Leary ACE, Irene Chun, Daniel Morfesis, Christina Mar

For those that aspire to careers in film and tv editing, this panel (originally recorded for ACE EditFest 2021) offers plenty of great advice and lots of interesting origin stories from five assistant editors who have worked on some of the most acclaimed films and television shows.

FRANCESCA CASTRO

Life Sentence, Whiskey Cavalier, Ted Lasso

ART O'LEARY ACE

The Next Iron Chef, Forever Young, Deadliest Catch

IRENE CHUN

Eastsiders, Minari, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

DANIEL MORFESIS

If Beale Street Could Talk, Zola, The Underground Railroad

CHRISTINA MAR

Trumbo, Molly's Game, Eternals

Building Careers in Film and TV Editing

In our discussion with these amazing assistant editors, we talk about:

• Taking ownership of your mistakes
• What happens in the cutting room stays in the cutting room
• The importance of being genuine and having a good attitude
• How anyone can be a mentor

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