Oscars
Multiple Hats
History Of Editing
Walter's Wisdom
100

Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, this story is about a washed-up father reuniting with his daughter and won best editing at the 2026 Oscars.

One Battle After Another (2025)

100

This 2025 film was written, directed, and edited by Josh Safdie

Marty Supreme

100

This editing software, which was released in 2004, was originally just for color correction, but subsequent updates have added tabs such as Fairlight and Fusion, adding more options for sound and VFX.

DaVinci Resolve

100

Walter Murch was a guest at this SCAD EDITORS CLUB 2 years event made for student editors to network and hear from professional editors

The Cut

200

This sci-fi hit was famously saved in the edit by the director's brilliant wife, winning her an Oscar

Star Wars

200

This Chinese filmmaker wrote, directed, and edited her critically acclaimed film 'Hamnet' (2025)

ChloƩ Zhao

200

Originally released in 1999 this freeware editing software was developed by Apple to be a user-friendly creative tool for their products

IMovie

200

Walter Murch was the first person ever to be credited as a Sound Designer for his work on this Francis Ford Coppola film.

Apocalypse now

300

This recent winning Editor was also the Director of a film about a stripper who speaks Russian

Sean Baker

300

This Japanese Director edited almost all 30 of the films he made across his 6-decade-long career, often uncredited

Akira Kurosawa

300

What decade was the switch from film to digital editing

1990s

300

In 1992, Walter Murch published this book, often considered the essential literary source on film editing. In 2001, it was updated to reflect changes in digital editing 

In the Blink of an Eye

400

These 2 films were edited by a duo of Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall, who worked with director David Fincher to win best editing 2 years in a row.

The Social Network, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

400

This filmmaker wrote, directed, produced, and edited his hit 1997 film that was the first to reach a billion-dollar mark at the box office.

James Camron

400

This was the first machine for motion picture editing invented by Iwan Serrurier in 1924

Moviola

400
In Walter's rule of 6, this is the most important factor to consider when making a cut 

Emotion

500

She is the most nominated editor of all time, with 9 total nominations

Thelma Schoonmaker

500

This Director duo edits many of their own projects under the name Roderick Jaynes

The Coan Brother

500

What year was the Oscar category for best Editing added?

1934

500

This 1950s TV series editing style was criticized by Walter Murch for only cutting to whoever was speaking

Dragnet

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