Editing an American Epic: Inside ‘Train Dreams’ with Dir. Clint Bentley & Editor Parker Laramie

On this episode of the No Movie Faculty Podcast, GG Hawkins dives into the sweeping course of behind Practice Goals, a interval drama tailored from the Dennis Johnson novella. GG is joined by director Clint Bentley and editor Parker Laramie, who focus on the challenges and joys of crafting a movie that spans a long time whereas staying intimate and emotionally resonant. The episode additionally opens with a candid dialog with filmmaker Boris Rodriguez about group and collaboration in unbiased filmmaking, main as much as the discharge of GG’s personal directorial debut, I Actually Love My Husband.On this episode, we focus on:The emotional and technical journey of adapting Practice Goals from a novella right into a function filmHow Clint and Parker’s inventive partnership advanced from Jockey to this formidable interval pieceThe technique of modifying a movie that spans a long time with out dropping narrative momentumHow Parker’s background in documentary formed his strategy to modifying fictionThe worth of grabbing unplanned pictures on set and the way they will find yourself saving key scenesThe philosophical and technical challenges of dealing with notes from producers and stakeholdersThe function of music and rhythm in each writing and modifying the filmClint’s directorial flexibility and willingness to find the film throughout postParker’s favourite hotkey and the logistics of modifying throughout Premiere and AvidReflections on releasing the movie and the viewers’s evolving interpretation of its themesGuests:Subscribe to the No Movie Faculty Podcast on:Get your query answered on the podcast by emailing podcast@nofilmschool.comListen to extra episodes of the No Movie Faculty podcast proper right here: