
The Rough Cut features in-depth interviews with the film and tv industry's top post production professionals on the topics of film editing, video editing, sound design and more. Hosted by @MattFeury.
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 324 | Founded | 7 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Film InterviewsTV & Film | |||

Editor – John Axelrad, ACE The End of Oak Street editor John Axelrad, ACE returns to The Rough Cut to discuss cutting a science-fiction thriller that takes an ordinary suburban family and abruptly removes every familiar rule of the world around them.... more
Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Editors – Nat Sanders, ACE; Harry Yoon, ACE and Gina Sansom Spider-Man: Brand New Day editors Nat Sanders, ACE, Harry Yoon, ACE and Gina Sansom join The Rough Cut to discuss helping director Destin Daniel Cretton take Pete... more
Editor – Payton Koch For Avatar: The Last Airbender editor Payton Koch, this job offered a very different kind of editorial challenge from his Emmy-nominated work on Only Murders in the Building. The series has to move between large-scale action, vis... more
Editor – Greg Ng BACKROOMS editor Greg Ng joins The Rough Cut to discuss cutting a film built around liminal spaces, analog horror, slow-burn tension and the challenge of turning an internet-born phenomenon into a feature-length cinematic experience.... more
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But he needs to easy up on the praise for movies that are panned rightly so.
“The film’s editing lacks snap, making clear the demarcation between when “cut” and “action” were yelled. Sometimes Murphy will have an emotion in one shot that will totally disappear in another, undermining the dialogue’s give-and-go rhythm” NYT review of Beverly Hills Cop: Axle F.
And now “ Bad Sisters”: Hearing about all the work for a just an OK series was a struggle cause.
But he needs to easy up on the praise for movies that are panned rightly so.
“The film’s editing lacks snap, making clear the demarcation between when “cut” and “action” were yelled. Sometimes Murphy will have an emotion in one shot that will totally disappear in another, undermining the dialogue’s give-and-go rhythm” NYT review of Beverly Hills Cop: Axle F.
Love this show and Patrick tuck was really interesting on the show
The host has actually admitted (to the film’s editor!) he watched a German film with English overdubs. God forbid you listen in German and read the subtitles. What a slap in the face. You should be ashamed of yourself. The directors all hate the English overdubs and do what they can to stop it. Just another dumb American who’s never seen more than a handful of foreign films. Would you watch 8 1/2 with English actors overdubbing??
This podcast is so entertaining, so insightful, and just so darn fun. I spend almost as many hours on the road as I do at work. And Matt's brilliant questions spark such great nuggets of conversation from a lot of the fellow editors that I admire and look up to. What a treat this program is, and thank you Matt for bringing this to all of us. AVID rocks and so does this show. Keep the goods coming!
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The emphasis is on post-production craft, with in-depth conversations that peel back how editors, sound designers, and VFX teams shape storytelling in film and television. Guests span indie to blockbuster projects, discussing pacing, editorial strategies, sound design, and collaboration with directors to realize a director's vision. Noteworthy is the focus on practical decision-making in the cutting room, from large-scale collaborations with big teams to intimate, mentor-like dynamics within long-running post houses. Listeners can expect technical insight paired with behind-the-scenes anecdotes, making it especially valuable for editors, post-pro teams, and anyone curious about how top-tier cuts come together under real production pressures... more
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Recent guests on The Rough Cut include:
1. John Axelrad
2. Nat Sanders
3. Gina Sansom
4. Payton Koch
5. Greg Ng
6. Greg O'Brien
7. Isaac Hagy
8. Kyle Reiter
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