spiderwort
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Post by spiderwort on Oct 26, 2017 23:36:19 GMT
Not those like John Sayles, who did both simultaneously, but those who first had careers as films editors and then became film directors.
A couple of prominent ones come to mind:
David Lean
Robert Wise
I know there are more.
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Post by politicidal on Oct 26, 2017 23:53:28 GMT
Mark Robson, who edited for Val Lewton for a time.
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Post by politicidal on Oct 26, 2017 23:58:13 GMT
Mark Robson, who edited for Val Lewton for a time. Yes, I thought he became quite a good director, especially with actors. Reviewing his filmography, he sort of reminds me of Robert Wise who tackled a wide range of genres. It's a wonder he isn't mentioned more often. |
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Post by gunshotwound on Oct 27, 2017 0:01:09 GMT
Harold F. Kress directed several movies during his editing career.
Hal Ashby turned to directing.
There are others but I can't think of any more.
EDIT: Some others I thought of
Basil Wrangell - directed "Passing Parade" shorts and others during his editing career. Charles Frend - left editing in the early 1940s and turned to directing. James B. Clark - left editing in the late 1950s and turned to directing. Robert Parrish Christian Nyby Sam O'Steen - directed for television during his editing career. |
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Post by bondfan90 on Oct 27, 2017 0:40:08 GMT
John Glen edited a few Bond films in the 60's and 70's. He directed all the 1980's Bond films. Peter Hunt edited 5 of the Sean Connery Bonds, before directing On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
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Post by ck100 on Oct 27, 2017 2:17:23 GMT
Stuart Baird - Executive Decision, U.S. Marshalls, Star Trek: Nemesis
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Post by teleadm on Oct 27, 2017 17:20:11 GMT
Not exactly following the the thread: Frank Capra in the editing room:   |
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Post by petrolino on Oct 27, 2017 18:37:15 GMT
Yes, I thought he became quite a good director, especially with actors. Reviewing his filmography, he sort of reminds me of Robert Wise who tackled a wide range of genres. It's a wonder he isn't mentioned more often. Jacques Tourneur was also an editor. |
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Post by petrolino on Oct 27, 2017 19:02:37 GMT
Technical editor Dorothy Arzner blazed a trail through early Hollywood for those seeking transition.
Here in the U K, the cutting room has been called the "great training ground" for aspiring directors : in addition to David Lean, you can add industry figures Charles Crichton, Charles Frend, Thorold Dickinson, Ralph Thomas, Terence Fisher, Peter Graham Scott, Seth Holt, Anthony Harvey, Clive Donner, Peter Hunt and John Glen.
Horror cinema has many low budget and independent filmmakers who edit their own films. There's also been a good few who worked at the beginning of their careers as in-house staff editors; for example, Wes Craven, John Carpenter and Joe Dante.
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Post by petrolino on Oct 28, 2017 0:42:55 GMT
Great post, petrolino . Especially love the info about the British editors who became directors. I didn't know that many of those had been editors first. And about Dorothy Arzner: I just wanted clarify that she blazed her trail to directing by being an editor first in Hollywood. (I'm sure you meant it was a path for others, which, of course it was - for men. Arzner was the one female exception in those days, maybe since then; not sure). And after Arzner retired from directing in 1943, there was no other female director in Hollywood until Ida Lupino in 1949 - and Lupino was the only one directing until a handful of women began to direct in Hollywood in the very early 70s. I also wanted to note that several of the great film editors in the early days of Hollywood and later were women. Men found that to be an acceptable job for women to do, and they did it well. Here's an interesting link about female editors from the silent era forward, with connections to Scorsese and others. Anne V. Coates, ( Lawrence of Arabia, as I know you know) will be 92 in December and is still cutting today. Go Anne! Female film editors in Hollywood (inspirations for Scorsese, Spielberg, Arthur Penn, among several others) Hi spiderwort! I learnt everything I know about British editors from the David Lean interview school of serious filmmaking. I think he really knew his stuff when it came to precision editing. The female cutter conundrum has always been fascinating. It's like music to me; without wishing to draw lines, I honestly do believe men and women often play to different rhythms in rock. Scientific tests have proven that women, on the whole, are better at multi-tasking than men. There's so many great female bass players, they set a rhythm like you can't believe. Female drummers astound the kit set-up. Men on the other hand love to play big show-off 20 minute guitar solos while acting like their instrument is an extension of their ego lol. I don't know much about Dorothy Arzner as I've not seen much of her work, but I know she was a great pioneer and a fine director. I didn't realise female directors were so scarce in America before the emergence of Ida Lupino. I'm gonna folow your link ... |
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Post by petrolino on Oct 28, 2017 0:45:19 GMT
Roger Spottiswoode earned a reputation as a fine editor in the 1970s before becoming known as a top director in the 1980s.
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Post by petrolino on Oct 31, 2017 22:24:43 GMT
Don Siegel earned a reputation for making tightly constructed films. He worked as a staff editor and was noted for his montage techniques, picking up skills he'd apply to filming intricate action sequences. John Sturges worked his way up through the editing department too. Both men came from Illinois.
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Post by petrolino on Nov 12, 2017 1:14:42 GMT
Edward Dmytryk was an accomplished editor who became a full-time director.
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