About this episode
Today on Art of the Cut we talk with multi-Oscar winning editor Kirk Baxter, ACE about editing Oscar-winning director, Kathryn Bigelow’s film, A House of Dynamite, now playing on Netflix. Kirk’s been on Art of the Cut before to discuss Gone Girl , Mank , and The Killer and the TV series, Mindhunter . His other films include The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo , Social Network , The Curious Case of Benjamin Button , and Zodiac . Today’s discussion is about the traits of a good editor, the advantages of cutting a movie linearly, and the sensitive nature of the editing room. You can read along with this podcast and see clips and exclusive photos and timeline screenshots at BorisFX's blog site: borisfx.com/blog/aotc