Editing Back To The Future with OSCAR Winning Film Editor Arthur Schmidt, ACE

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Editing Back To The Future - To celebrate the 35th Anniversary of its release here's our latest video, an interview with Back to the Future editor Arthur Schmidt, ACE.

Editing some of the most successful and critically acclaimed films of all time, Artie has won the Best Editing OSCAR twice for "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" and "Forrest Gump," the Television Academy’s Emmy Award, has been nominated several times by the British Film Academy, (BAFTA) and in 2009 received the American Cinema Editors, (ACE) Career Achievement Award.

Filled with insights from one the most respected people in the craft, you’ll love hearing from this celebrated editor about his work.

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0:00 - Intro
1:52 - How did you come to edit Back to the Future?
5:18 - What what did you think about the script?
5:58 - How did you approach the editing process?
7:50 - Tell us about working with your co-editor?
10:00 - How did replacing the lead actor affect the editing process?
11:59 - Were there any big scenes deleted from the film?
12:19 - Was the 1st cut pretty close to final running time?
13:15 - Did you preview the film?
15:17 - Did the film change much from 1st to 2nd preview?
15:52 - Working on a great film is an inspiration.
18:05 - Did you have any idea the film would have such cultural impact?
21:45 - BTTF's lasting impact on new filmmakers.

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[daniel_wilkinson]

I'm still trying to wrap my head around editing a full length feature. Scenes are not filmed in order and there are multiple takes. Organization can make or break a project. Film school can only do so much to prepare you for the real work.

[thetangierc]

Thanks Arthur for this insightful interview.

[barelyHuman]

The best edit of BTTF was done by BarelyHuman11