In this quick episode, Piotr uses learning to ride his electric unicycle BACKWARDS as an analogy to discuss with Ricky the way we learn editing. The words intentionally, incidentally, experimentally and accidentally are thrown around, but what it boils down to is that being a good editor isn't something you learn in a book; It's something that comes with years of doing it repeatedly; finding out new things along the way by accident or experimentation. Also, in this episode we hear about Ricky's house-moving whoas, his trip to Copenhagen and watching Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation. Plus, Piotr mentions the Polish Netflix series, 1670.

Can you ride a unicycle backwards?

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Here are links to a few of the things mentioned in this episode:

Electric unicycle - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_unicycle

Intentional vs Incidental Editing - https://typeset.io/questions/what-are-the-differences-between-incidental-and-intentional-901555hj2s

Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation - https://boxd.it/5rI4

1670 - https://www.netflix.com/de-en/title/81553471

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Episode 15 is all about Erwann and Piotr’s gear. They talk about what equipment they use in their home suites and even what they bring to onsite jobs. Erwann loves his mouse and so does Piotr! They run through their headphones, speakers, mics, keyboards, monitors and even touch on control surfaces, stream decks, kitchen timers and something about a new foot pedal contraption. To be clear - fancy equipment or even a lot of equipment do not prove that you are a good editor. All the gear the guys have now, they’ve accrued overtime and are comfortable with and that’s what makes the difference. Also, Piotr mentions Parkinson’s Law in regards to time management and they share the stand-out movies from their week - Piotr - Kramer vs Kramer; Erwann - “Infestation”

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Here are links to most of the gear mentioned in the episode (not sponsors):

Elgato USB-C Stream Deck - https://amzn.to/3zNL3Md

Elgato Stream Deck Pedal - https://amzn.to/3LvBqnK

Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro X LE On-Ear Headphones - https://amzn.to/466Pg9P

Logitech MX Master 3 Advanced Wireless Mouse - https://amzn.to/3Y6xrFK

Kali Audio Studio Monitors - https://www.kaliaudio.com/product-line-up#Studio-Monitors

Digital Kitchen Timer - https://amzn.to/3Sbnhjs

Tangent Element work panel - https://www.tangentwave.co.uk/product/element/

Røde PodMic microphone - https://amzn.to/4cIQoTj

Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 USB Audio Interface - https://amzn.to/46b6aEf

Parkinson's Law - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkinson%27s_law

Kramer vs Kramer - https://boxd.it/h0w

Vermines (Infested) https://boxd.it/Egl4

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Piotr, Ricky & Erwann talk about movies that inspire them in their work as editors as well as the ones that made them fall in love with editing in the first place.

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Here are the links to most things mentioned in the episode:

The Killer (1989): https://letterboxd.com/film/the-killer/

The Big Short (2015): https://letterboxd.com/film/the-big-short/

The Limey (1999): https://letterboxd.com/film/the-limey/

The Graduate (1967): https://letterboxd.com/film/the-graduate/

Requiem for a Dream (2000): https://letterboxd.com/film/requiem-for-a-dream/

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017): https://letterboxd.com/film/three-billboards-outside-ebbing-missouri/

Whiplash (2014): https://letterboxd.com/film/whiplash-2014/

The Godfather (1972): https://letterboxd.com/film/the-godfather/

Gran Turismo (2023): https://letterboxd.com/film/gran-turismo/

Sexy Beast (2000): https://letterboxd.com/film/sexy-beast/

Yellow Ticket (Piotr's short): https://www.cuttothepoint.com/yellow-ticket-film

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Piotr, Ricky & Erwann prove that editors can read in episode 13. The dudes talk about the list of books they use for reference and inspiration in their work. Titles such as Art of The Cut by Steve Hullfish, In The Blink of an Eye by Walter Murch and Paul Hirsch’s A Long Time Ago in a Cutting Room Far Far Away - just to name a few. Ricky stumbles through a Prowler edit update; Piotr’s working on a Yellow Ticket behind-the-scenes video and Erwann shares a challenge in the series he’s cutting. And per usual they end on their watch-lists from the week: Ricky - Roadrunner & Telemarketers; Erwann - La Samouraï and Frankenstein; Piotr - The Zone of Interest & Your Honor.

What are you watching/ reading?

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Here are the links from most things mentioned in the episode:

Art of The Cut by Steven Hullfish - https://a.co/d/090tKlq1

Art of the Cut, Vol.2; Pre-order - https://www.routledge.com/Art-of-the-Cut-Conversations-with-Film-and-TV-Editors-Volume-II/Hullfish/p/book/9781032521305

In The Blink of An Eye by Walter Murch - https://a.co/d/03LdiwAQ

A Long Time ago in a cutting Room Far Far Away by Paul Hirsch - https://a.co/d/0ikT1Wcg

The Rise of the Filmtrepreneur by Alex Ferrari - https://filmtrepreneur.com/rise-of-the-filmtrepreneur-book/

Cut to The Chase - Forty-Five Years of Editing America’s Favourite Movies by Sam O’Steen - https://a.co/d/0hfmm7v4

The Conversations: Walter Murch & The Art of Editing Film by Michael Ondaatje - https://a.co/d/0cogRl7v

When The Shooting Stops the Cutting Begins by Ralph Rosenblum & Robert Karen - https://a.co/d/047BpHJ2

How Documentaries Work by Jacob Bricca - https://newbooksnetwork.com/how-documentaries-work

Cut and Drag by Fabrizio Gammardella - https://amzn.eu/d/07RseDvY

The Best Filmmaking Books - Pick the Brains of Masters - https://youtu.be/3pfb-EWhoqs?si=lwVeuGyZvmk_f0UY

(Interview) Walter Murch on His Upcoming Book — Suddenly Something Clicked - https://youtu.be/CzxPYbgYYFY?si=OxjqbBYJ2G_il0TS

Maserati (Band) - https://www.ihaveadagger.net/

Le Samouraï - https://boxd.it/22ZI

Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain - https://boxd.it/22ZI

The Mitchells vs The Machines - https://boxd.it/i7xm

Telemarketer$ - https://www.hbo.com/telemarketers

Frankenstein - https://boxd.it/25Te

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare - https://boxd.it/u5zu

The Zone of Interest - https://boxd.it/gJsA

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Episode 12 - the Writing episode! Ricky is traveling Stateside so Erwann and Piotr talking about writing and how editing IS writing. Erwann shares his enjoyment of writing and the projects he's written and currently writing, including a feature. Piotr discloses that he's working on expanding Yellow Ticket into a feature. They touch on writing within your budget, following your instinct and to never stop writing despite your doubts. Piotr also, talks about why he decided to write a Yellow Tick making-of book. And they finish up the episode with their watchlists; Piotr - Your Honor and Godzilla Minus One; Erwann - Under Paris, The Night Doctor, To Die For and Hit Man.

Your Honor - https://boxd.it/sBBe

Godzilla Minus One - https://boxd.it/zu4c

Under Paris - https://boxd.it/BQFe

The Night Doctor - https://boxd.it/qEu2

To Die For - https://boxd.it/2a5o

Hit Man - https://boxd.it/ANB2

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Episode 11 finds Ricky, Piotr and Erwann start off talking about the trailer Ricky’s cutting for a feature film with no dialogue. To title card or not to title card? Erwann, who’s cut many trailers for French TV and action-films, gives advice and insight on cutting a compelling and honest trailer. The dudes go down a rabbit hole of dishonest trailers, trailers that are better than the films and then, surprisingly, YouTube watch-time. There’s talk of maybe changing the podcast to “Trailer Talk.” Then Erwann leads a conversation about The Go-To-Editor (not a sponsor) and how professional development programs like it and others positively impacted their lives and careers. It’s more than just improving your skills, there’s a community ripe with new friendships and professional connections, People! And surprise! We talk about imposter syndrome! Ricky and Erwann mention how it’s anxiety inducing breaking the ice at meet-ups and talking to editors/ directors you admire. Per-usual, they wrap the episode with watch lists; Ricky - Mad God and Mississippi Burning; Erwann - Rapid Fire, Ghost Busters: Frozen Empire and Bad Boys: Ride or Die and Piotr reads a book: Humiliated and Insulted by Fyodor Dostoevsky.

Links to most of what we mentioned in the episode:

The Go-To Editor - https://thegotoeditor.thinkific.com/

The Editing Chef - https://cuttothepoint.thinkific.com/

Every Frame a Painting - https://www.youtube.com/user/everyframeapainting

The Dunning-Kruger Effect - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect

Passengers - https://boxd.it/8lFu

Where The Wild Things Are - https://boxd.it/1K0C

Mad God - https://boxd.it/vVPm

Mississippi Burning - https://boxd.it/28r8

Rapid Fire - https://boxd.it/1QI6

Ghost Busters: Frozen Empire - https://boxd.it/AxYu

Bad Boys: Ride or Die - https://boxd.it/l3Ki

Humiliated and Insulted by Fyodor Dostoevsky - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humiliated_and_Insulted

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Episode 10 - we’re into double digits folks!

Erwann and Ricky fill in Piotr on meeting up in Paris. They go deep on discussing their thoughts about Piotr’s latest Cut to the Point video: “Why Editing Feedback is Key for your Film (Especially if You’re the Director).” The guys go back and forth on whether directors should even edit their own films and how they’ve convinced directors to work with them in the past. Piotr edited the short film he wrote/directed and Erwann asks if, in hindsight, Piotr should’ve had someone else edit it. The guys then touch on their process before diving into the edit. Then they comment how Cate Blanchett was named jury president of the main competition at Camerimage 2024, the film fest that celebrates cinematographers. Did you know she considers herself “middle class?” The dudes riff on that, too. Then they get into movie watch lists - Piotr watches Punch Drunk Love and the Polish film, Sonata (spoiler alert), Ricky is still watching Fallout and Erwann saw The Old Oak and cried. To conclude, Piotr and Erwann talk about American Fiction which Ricky still hasn’t seen. What are you watching?

Here are links to most of the things we mentioned in the episode:

CTTP - Why Editing Feedback is Key for your Film (Especially if You’re the Director) - https://youtu.be/_h2uqNMgsmw?si=gY30Je2gMbtkDOtL

Sean Baker - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0048918/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

Alex Gibney - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0316795/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

Jim Cummings - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3526993/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

Kevin Smith - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003620/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

Charlie Kaufman - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0442109/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

The Old Oak - https://boxd.it/AEng

Sonata - https://letterboxd.com/film/sonata-2021-3/

American Fiction - https://boxd.it/DYHm

The Last Black Man in San Fransisco - https://boxd.it/iWAw

Sound of Metal - https://boxd.it/i7Q4

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In episode 9, Piotr is on vacation leaving Ricky and Erwann to fend for themselves. Ricky talks about currently working on his first narrative feature and Erwann shares his experience cutting promo trailers for a French TV station. They both concur on how by starting to work on their own projects and low/ no budget projects it helped them become better problem solvers. Plus, Erwann and Ricky get into how their career paths haven't followed a straight line and that project constraints are a good thing. Then they wrap it with their watch list from the week: Ricky - Furiosa & Late Night with the Devil; Erwann - Concrete Utopia.

Here are links to things we mentioned in the episode:

Late Night with the Devil (trailer) - https://youtu.be/cvt-mauboTc?si=qG86HUOAhJ5aVYNf

Furiosa (trailer) - https://youtu.be/FVswuip0-co?si=AlPjd-XbA5VDk7B6

Concrete Utopia (trailer) - https://youtu.be/LB7Dtqm4zo8?si=ucbr6hIyVnCnQex7

Tim Biedron (tattoo artist) - https://timbiedron.com/

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