Top directors reveal how female film editors shaped their. As a result, the cutting room is where some of films greatest female artists were able to make their biggest contributions. With margaret sixel in the spotlight for her amazing work on mad max. An editor may refer to a person who is skilled and trained at correcting the flaws in a particular piece of work. Still, theres a slew of famous and shouldbefamous female editors, or rather, famous film edits that were usually made by a woman whos. This is not only a problem in hollywood but everywhere in the world.
I think the perception prevailed that editing was like sewing it was more akin to womens work. List of famous editors with their biographies that include trivia, interesting facts, timeline and life history. Gender equality and female representation in hollywood has been widely discussed and analysed for decades in the malecentric world of filmmaking. You could just as easily ask why are so many great film editors men. Check out this biography to know about her childhood, family, personal life, career, and achievements. Famous film editors list of the top wellknown film editors.
Highlighting the best female film editors of our era from margaret booth, sally menke to thelma schoonmaker for womens history month. Women directors have been largely absent from the best director. Bauchens was the first woman to be nominated for the academy award for best editing. Everything you need to know about the history of female. Film editing is a behemoth of a task, especially when it comes to documentaries. Our 2019 ranking is comprised of more ceos, more promotions, and more competition than ever. Movies 9 female film editors you can thank for your favorite action flicks from mad max to star trek, these women set the pace for your favorite pulsepounding movies. Rashida jones is an american actress, producer, writer, and singer, also known as the younger daughter of musician quincy jones. When the motion pictures editors guild released its list of seventyfive best edited films in 2012, four of the top eight titles were edited by. Two top editors, who worked on two of the only 17 films of the 100 top grossing movies of 2014 that had a credited female editor, told mtv news about the challenges they face. Kim roberts, kate amend and other female film editors. On the other hand, a full third of the movies were cut by female editors. Take a look at the academy award for editing and it reveals a fairly even spl. Remember, this is a list based on personal opinion.
But, to be a good film editor, he said, you need to select. In 2016s top 250 films, women accounted for only 7% of all directors, down from 9% in 2015 which is. Workingclass women who wanted to work in the film industry were often given roles as cutters in early hollywood days. There are prejudice and difficulties akin to them, common stories of declined financing help and even production interruptions due to certain chosen.
Because of the handson nature of film editing, early hollywood considered it women s work, like sewing. Martin scorsese, jason reitman reveal how female film editors. Griffiths films to barbara mcleans seven academy award nominations for best film editing, making her the first person in oscar history to hold. List of famous film editors, with photos, bios, and other information when available. But making a film takes a crew of multiple moving parts and women have been making their mark and excelling in various integral roles of the moving making magic. For an early example of this, we highly recommend the work of editor margaret booth. The history of female editors everything you need to. Titanic 1997 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Top directors reveal how female film editors shaped their movies.
Arzner, more famous as a film director, began her career in the film industry by typing scripts for the famous playerslasky corporation, which. The british beauty shocked critics and film fans when she took on the role of an action heroine in. Great male directorfemale film editor partnerships and select. Fury road, we highlight a few great female film editors who are kicking.
As film editing began to take life as a desired artistic. A look back at the invaluable contributions to motion pictures of female film editors, past and present, which have been largely cut out of the history books. List of famous editors biographies, timelines, trivia. Skillshare 2 month free trial for the first 500 people. The 25 best films directed by female film directors. One of the areas in film where the gender gap is most striking is the directors chair. Studies show that half of all film school graduates are women, yet only 5% of them are working hollywood directors. This list of notable film editors is ordered by their level of prominence. Our panel of critics picks out the film makers who are leading the way. Women film pioneers project is a scholarly resource exploring women s global involvement at all levels of film production during the silent film era. To expand upon anthonys answer here the question itself is drawing a slightly false conclusion. In the last five years, women accounted for just 3% of the cinematographers among the 250 top grossing films. She continued working with him until his death in 1959. Female editors of note women in film and video of washington, dc.
The academy award for best film editing is one of the annual awards of the academy of motion picture arts and sciences ampas. Nominations for this award are closely correlated with the academy award for best picture. A great number of research assistants, scholars, translators. This includes the most prominent film editors, living and dead, both in america and abroad. An editor may work in several fields, such as written publications or collectively called print media, visual media and. Rashida jones biography facts, childhood, family life. For 33 consecutive years, 1981 to 20, every best picture winner had also been nominated for the film editing oscar, and about two thirds of the best picture winners have also.