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Bobbie O'Steen

  • Authored "Making the Cut at Pixar" an authoritative media-rich eBook about the editor's pioneering role in computer animation which will be published in 2021.
  • Her book "The Invisible Cut" deconstructs the editing process as well as classic movie scenes from such films as Rear Window and The French Connection through a cut-by-cut analysis.
  • Wrote "Cut to the Chase," based on interviews with her late husband and colleague, legendary film editor Sam O'Steen, filled with stories from the cutting room and behind the scenes on such landmark films as The Graduate and Chinatown.
  • Has taught at the American Film Institute, NYU Tisch School of the Arts, The New School, and John Hopkins University.
  • Has written for such publications as CinemaEditor Magazine, which named her "Film Editing's Greatest Champion.".
  • Created a class series at Manhattan Edit Workshop, "Making the Cut," where she explores the art and technique of the editing process, based on her interviews with over seventy editors.
  • Hosts an ongoing event series, "Inside the Cutting Room," one-on-one panels honoring master editors through screening and discussion at American Cinema Editors' EditFest as well as at NYU, Emerson College, UCLA, NY Institute of Technology and the 92nd St Y.
  • Contributed commentary and discussion that focus on editing for The Criterion Collection's DVD/Blu-Ray releases of such classic films as A Hard Day's Night, In Cold Blood, and The Graduate.

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