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Can More Female Editors Join the Ranks of Oscar Winners?

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Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorThey remain nowhere near as well-represented as their male counterparts in the editing Oscar realm — the best-known is Thelma Schoonmaker with eight Oscar nominations and three wins — but women such as Úna Ní Dhonghaíle (“Belfast”), Pamela Martin (“King Richard”) and Teresa Font (“Parallel Mothers”) are seeking to make their mark in the race.Dhonghaíle was almost finished cutting “Death on the Nile” with Kenneth Branagh when he mentioned “Belfast” to her. “Kenneth shot in a very painterly style.

A lot of the scenes were held and had a depth of field,” Dhonghaíle says. “The mise-en-scene was just as important as the rhythm of the film.”The editor points out there was a simplicity to Branagh’s shooting style and sometimes footage was abundant, but other times, she had only one or two shots to work with.

But, every time, she says, “We interrogated the structure. [Sometimes] we shortened them or even moved them where it could have a more visceral and emotional impact.” “King Richard” editor Martin knew very little about Richard Williams, father to tennis superstars Venus and Serena Williams, but she had cut her fair share of sports movies, such as “Battle of the Sexes” and “The Fighter.” For “King Richard,” director Reinaldo Marcus Green didn’t rely on announcers to drive the emotion of the tennis matches. “I had to look at what tools I had,” says Martin. “I learned from ‘The Fighter’ that when you’re cutting any sporting event, and you have to abbreviate time, you have to decide what story you’re telling in each match.” That meant utilizing Kris Bowers’ score and the film’s sound for quick cutting or reworking scenes until she landed on the right balance of drama.Martin’s biggest challenge was.

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