How To Avoid The Cutting Room Floor: An editor's advice for on-camera actors

by Jordan Goldman, A.C.E.

Overview

Go inside the cutting room with Emmy-winning editor Jordan Goldman, A.C.E. (Homeland, 24: Live Another Day, Masters of Sex, The Shield) as he explains the key things professional actors should -- and shouldn't do – to ensure their performance makes it to the screen. He'll show you how and why directors, showrunners, and editors decide whether your performance stays in the show – or gets cut out.
 

Acting for the camera can be challenging. Arm yourself with the best tips and advice you can get, from an insider uniquely positioned to be your guide into a process that few actors ever see or understand.

"Whether you are just starting to break into the film and television industry, or you're already working and want to refine your on-camera technique, "How to Avoid the Cutting Room Floor" is a must read! I wish I'd had a book early in my career that gave me a fraction of the insights and advice that Jordan provides here. Grab this invaluable book by one of the television industry's most talented and respected editors."
- Michael Chiklis, Emmy & Golden Globe winning actor

"In the cutting room we see the same mistakes over and over. Jordan's book is full of useful tips to help you make the cut."
- Alex Gansa, showrunner, Homeland

Product Details

BN ID:	2940151000895
Publisher:	Jordan Goldman, A.C.E.
Publication date:	07/22/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	NOOK Book
Pages:	142
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

From Homeland to Masters of Sex to The Shield, Jordan Goldman, A.C.E. has worked for nearly 20 years in Hollywood's TV and film industry, cutting over 100 episodes of television.  His keen eye for performance and strong sense of story have earned him an Emmy for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series, and an American Cinema Editors Eddie.

Jordan is a member of the Motion Picture Editor's Guild, the American Cinema Editors, the Television Academy, and the Director's Guild of America.

Editorial Reviews

In this informative and entertaining book, Goldman, an Emmy-winning television editor, provides an inside look at his trade. Goldman offers step-by-step instructions for actors on maximizing their time on screen in the final cut. The book is written as an instruction guide for actors on how not to frustrate directors and editors, but Goldman also offers general readers a close look at how a television show is made, with insight into the joys and frustrations of working in a creative industry.

Publishers Weekly - Book Life

In this informative and entertaining book, Goldman, an Emmy-winning television editor, provides an inside look at his trade. Goldman offers step-by-step instructions for actors on maximizing their time on screen in the final cut. The book is written as an instruction guide for actors on how not to frustrate directors and editors, but Goldman also offers general readers a close look at how a television show is made, with insight into the joys and frustrations of working in a creative industry.

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