Editing for the Screen

Combining essays and interviews with editors from film and television, this collection explores the business side of editing. Over 30 industry professionals dispel myths about the industry and provide practical advice on the business of film and TV editing.

John Rosenberg is a member of the Motion Picture Editors Guild (MPEG) and American Cinema Editors (ACE). He teaches the aesthetics of motion picture editing at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts. He is the author of THE FINAL REWRITE: How to View Your Screenplay with a Film Editor’s Eye and the popular guide to modern film editing, THE HEALTHY EDIT: Creative Editing Techniques for Perfecting Your Movie, now in its 2nd edition. For over forty years, he has worked in the motion picture industry as a film editor on nearly three dozen feature films, as well as a producer and production executive for several independent studios. He has collaborated with such talents as Jack Nicholson, Colin Firth, Ice-T, Ellen Barkin, Sam Elliott, Kelly McGillis and companies including 20th Century, Lorimar, Orion, New Line and Artisan. His films have appeared in international and domestic festivals, with multiple Official Selections in the Sundance Film Festival.