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Episode Synopsis
Editor, William Goldenberg ACE AIR editor William Goldenberg ACE ("Billy" to his friends) re-joins The Rough Cut to discuss his new film with director Ben Affleck. A highly accomplished editor, Billy has been nominated for an Oscar® a total of five times for THE INSIDER, SEABISCUIT, THE IMITATION GAME, ZERO DARK THIRTY and ARGO. The latter two nominations came on the same year, with Billy ultimately winning for ARGO, directed by Ben Affleck. Goldenberg and Affleck also worked together on LIVE BY NIGHT and GONE BABY GONE. Written by Alex Convery and directed by Ben Affleck, AIR tells the story of Nike executive Sonny Vaccaro (Matt Damon) and his quest to establish Nike in the world of basketball by signing a young phenom named Michael Jordan. The only way Vacarro can get any attention from a reluctant Jordan is to win over Michael's mother, Deloris (Viola Davis). The film also stars Chris Tucker, Jason Bateman, Chris Messina, Marlon Wayans and Ben Affleck as Nike head honcho, Phil Knight. Editing AIR In our discussion with AIR editor William Goldenberg ACE, we talk about: Working, or not, with Michael Jordan Cutting in the office when the office is on set Needle drops, needle drops and more needle drops Scoring a film without a composer Creating tension and interest when the audience already knows the outcome A dozen roses from Richard Pryor The Credits Visit ExtremeMusic for all your production audio needs Sign up for a super low cost monthly or annual subscription to Avid Media Composer Hear Billy's interview on cutting NEWS OF THE WORLD Subscribe to The Rough Cut podcast and never miss an episode Visit The Rough Cut on YouTube
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