Art of the Cut

Acknowledgments

Many people have been impressed with my ability to land interviews with so many Oscar winners, Oscar nominees and Emmy winners. I have to humbly state that perhaps the most impressive part of writing this book can’t be attributed to me at all. The credit for having the deepest “rolodex” in the business goes to Marianna Montague. Marianna is known by virtually everyone in the post-production business as a consummate “fixer” and is an employee of Avid Technologies as Director of Online Communities and Forums and the Customer Advocate. For most Avid editors, she is the true beating heart of the company. I can’t have you read this book any further without knowing that it was Marianna who provided the contacts for 80% of the interviews ...