DP/30 Industry Legends: editor Michael Kahn

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13 жыл бұрын

Michael Kahn celebrates his 75th birthday with three new films coming out this year coming out of his cutting room. Associated with Steven Spielberg since the started working together on Close Encounters of the Third Kind in 1976, Kahn has taken home 3 Oscars and a parade of other awards an nominations. He & Spielberg are known as the last converts to digital editing and just this last year Kahn gave up his Moviola for an Avid as Spielberg directed his first digital movie, The Adventures of Tintin. Kahn is receiving a lifetime achievement award from the Association of Cinema Editors this year.

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@Chequimorena 11 жыл бұрын

I love this guy. He's proof that you can be successful, talented, established in Hollywood, and still be a nice guy.

@jonathanlimjun6238 Ай бұрын

He's almost always edits films directed by Steven Spielberg.

@sohaminyoh 7 жыл бұрын

Don't be fooled by his modesty. He is extremely skilled. Look at the Omaha Beach scene in Saving Private Ryan. It's extremely difficult to edit something in a way that it is chaotic while being coherent.

@guileniam 3 жыл бұрын

Obvs he's one of the best in the business

@kthx1138 Жыл бұрын

It's a matter of finding priority in the story and characters. In Private Ryan, the priority was following Tom Hanks' character up that beach and getting into his head psychologically, as he sees the horrors happening all around him and yet knows he has to do something if he wants himself and his men to survive.

@jonathanlimjun6238 Ай бұрын

He's edits with both an upright Moviola (on most Steven Spielberg films) and digital Avid.

@donluki96 6 ай бұрын

The questions are so great and lovely and respectful at the same time. Its like a grandson asking a grandfather questions out of curiosity. Thank you for all these interviews!

@CaptainScumbag 13 жыл бұрын

DP/30 has the best interviews I have ever seen. The talks with these filmmakers are so incredibly lucid, I get goosebumps every time I watch one.

@cLeodnine 9 жыл бұрын

What an utterly awesome person. Thank you for sharing this.

@pappycabbage 11 жыл бұрын

Fantastic. A hero of mine. I've watched this video a few times now. I still finish with a big smile on my face. Thank you.

@dp30 11 жыл бұрын

Oh, how I love people who think that interviewees just happen to give a great interview... in spite of the interviewer. There are cases of that at junkets, for 3 minutes. Not for 40 minutes. I may be "distracting," but I got a great guy, who is not very verbose, to give an interview I am very happy with and am thrilled to have gotten.

@dkthg 6 жыл бұрын

Who is this interviewer?? Please mute his mic he's distracting! Great stuff though!

@JasonPerryman 3 жыл бұрын

I was watching this and said to myself "Good interviewer", he had a good rapport and respect for this man as well as good knowledge but also understanding of him. Great results and answers he got from Michael Kahn.

@Ajax-322 7 жыл бұрын

So _that's_ how an editor thinks and feels.

@bobbillings 10 жыл бұрын

This man is a legend, master of his craft. brought up from the old school having spent years and years learning his craft well before he went on to work with some of the greatest movies of all time.

@proman84 12 жыл бұрын

Michael Kahn has just been nominated most deservingly by the American Cinema Editors Guild for his work on both 'Tintin' and 'War Horse'. How amazing it is the work he discusses here recognized. Total respect.

@jogopet 3 жыл бұрын

I love this interview and I'm so grateful you filmed it. I watched it at the beginning of my editing career, and have revisited it since. So much insight to be found here. Great advice.

@christian522 7 жыл бұрын

This is my favorite channel to find amazing individuals who work on such great stuff. Your style of interviewing is amazing, you really get the most awesome information of what makes them "tick". How their work comes out of their spirit and passion. Keep it up!

@longtimenoviddy 2 жыл бұрын

13:30 a balm of usable wisdom, "I see all that film up there - it doesn't matter - I just work cut by cut"

@kthx1138 Жыл бұрын

One of my favorite Mike Kahn scenes is Roy taking a shower with his clothes on in Close Encounters. "You cry baby you cry baby YOU CRY BABY!" the son causing the door opening and closing back and forth is itself a cutting device.

@aldoreyvalderrama 8 жыл бұрын

How can anyone down vote this video?

@cameronschmucker 13 жыл бұрын

"I never get bored.. Don't forget you have in your hands the power to influence people sitting in seats that they payed for.. We're putting something out there that millions of people are reacting to.. That makes me feel pretty damn good!" @18 minutes

@Nocturnes1984 9 жыл бұрын

True master in his art!

@ThomasLuca 7 жыл бұрын

Thank You for sharing DP/30 really love this, Michael's one of my favorite Editors.

@TheJohnWhites 11 жыл бұрын

I think the interviewer is great and engages the interviewees in ways that most interviewers don't, which makes it more interesting and the interviewee is more open, the Mickey Rourke episode comes to mind which was incredible. Anyway, keep this up because this is an Awesome resource of knowledge.

@nikhilsahane 12 жыл бұрын

'being an editor is my life' Love this guy! No wonder he's greatest...

@kthx1138 Жыл бұрын

Temple of Doom has a lot of great Mike Kahn editing moments too: The Indian holy man explaining to Indy, Shorty and Willie the evil that has entered his village, the spike chamber and Indy's head almost getting ground up in the rock crusher intercut with Shorty and the Maharaja's trembling hands reaching for the voodoo doll!

@jadilan82 11 жыл бұрын

Awesome interview! I'm working on a cut and Michael's humble words really eased my nerves. I really hope to be in his shoes one day.

@nateph4 13 жыл бұрын

Amazing, and awesome interview and profile material. I love these kinds of people.

@amoibe 12 жыл бұрын

Completely on point and brilliant, this video is a blessing

@Bobby_Hall 11 жыл бұрын

Great interview! Michael Kahn is very talented and it's a pleasure listening to him!

@jonathanlimjun6238 2 жыл бұрын

Yes 👍

@userman9301 7 жыл бұрын

Best editor of all time

@SteVin89 13 жыл бұрын

This is awesome and very inspiring! Thank you for doing this!

@usmantvvlogs6852 2 жыл бұрын

This is very valuable video for editors.

@TheFilmmakingFandomStation 7 жыл бұрын

Mike is one of my biggest inspirations in MY Film Editing Career!

@guileniam 3 жыл бұрын

I dig his voice

@zoltan902 13 жыл бұрын

Wow..... Fascinating. Especially the insights he provides on Tintin and War Horse.

@DuduFilm 8 жыл бұрын

Great interview !

@kthx1138 Жыл бұрын

Another favorite Mike Kahn scene for me is Jurassic Park, when Lex the computer hacker realizes the door locks are controlled by a Lumix system which she's familiar with. Cutting back and forth between her clicking on files trying to figure out which file locks the control room doors to Grant and Ellie trying to keep the raptor from breaking in is unbearable tension!

@doubledown1138 11 жыл бұрын

Amazing interview. Great insight.

@brandonsent6896 7 жыл бұрын

LEGENDARY. A MASTER OF HIS CRAFT.

@shamanhealer6039 5 жыл бұрын

very nice, thanks so much for the insight

@synthfluence 11 жыл бұрын

I thought you asked great questions! And the little bit of absurdism in his recognition of having $150 million projects at his fingertips was particularly fun. I got the sense of someone who has remained a bit of a bohemian despite the pedigree of his projects.

@sun131089 2 жыл бұрын

This interview is a gift

@davidrubio9753 2 жыл бұрын

He's been with Steven Spielberg since 1977. 45 or so years. So he must be doing something right.

@MarkMash17 8 жыл бұрын

fantastic questions and great answers

@user-mp6od3vd7e 9 жыл бұрын

What an inspiring and encouraging person!

@francasanova 13 жыл бұрын

Great Interview! Congratulations from Spain. Fran Casanova.

@proman84 13 жыл бұрын

Kahn is the greatest editor ever!

@userman9301 7 жыл бұрын

proman84 indeed

@emdiuenmaxi 13 жыл бұрын

Legend editor!

@Paperbagman555 12 жыл бұрын

No way. He's one of the most renowned film editors of all time... he'd probably be getting at least 200k+ a year. Of all the crew roles in post-production (apart from producer/director), picture editors are always paid the most.

@tokeburns 2 жыл бұрын

Very good Interview. It's inspiring to me to listen to the old time cutters and their Hollywood traditions. I have to say though it is a little disappointing how He states that his assistant basically does most of the manual work for him after a rough assembly. Someone like Walter Murch describes into great detail of every single step he takes to make changes on Adobe Premiere, so it's very easy to tell he actually does the hard work himself.

@RealPCGamers 12 жыл бұрын

Really nice fella. Nice to see in the movie industry.

@peleserbia 13 жыл бұрын

What an amazing person!

@vanzonhl 13 жыл бұрын

very interesting ! i like these videos very much :)

@SuperClarkeWGriswold 8 жыл бұрын

Can you get one with Mitch Dubin, Spielberg's camera operator? Example of good insightful interview with him to be found on Vimeo.

@skateordie002 8 жыл бұрын

+Jim Jones By God, is he a wonderful camera operator.

@nateph4 13 жыл бұрын

Amazing interview and ripe material for a profile.

@MarkMash17 8 жыл бұрын

Brilliant.

@docstrange2k 13 жыл бұрын

Great insight from Mr. Kahn -- typical know-it-all Interviewer.

@bernieyao 12 жыл бұрын

love his JIVE TALK in the end there

@TheKeithvidz 8 жыл бұрын

wated to see what he looked like saw his name alot in credits

@EuvrardLoubserDigital 9 жыл бұрын

Legend !

@Osmostasis 11 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@charlie10289 11 жыл бұрын

I liked hearing the interviewer I always like hearing the questions and the interest of the one asking questions, out of personal interest and not phony reading off paper questions. I really enjoy this interview but can you post a transcript, because I would really like to use this for my senior paper on Michael kahn.

@MarkMash17 8 жыл бұрын

Great!

@katsura7865 3 жыл бұрын

just watching this for my school coursework...

@GOLDENFLYWARRIOR 13 жыл бұрын

STUDIED FILM IN DALLAS AND EDITING WAS NOT MY GREATEST THRILL. THIS WAS 1985....GUESS IT'S SOMETHING YOU GOTTA WORK IT'S CRAFT TO BE MAGIC. STUDIED PRODUCTION IN SAN MATEO CALIFORNIA IN 1980 AND I KNEW THIS WAS THE ART I DESIRED TO MASTER. SOME ARE SO LUCKY AND BLESSED. IT'S LIKE MAKING CLOSE ENCOUNTERS TO MAKING ART HISTORY. WHAT A LIFE OF CRAFT AND TALENT. STORY MAKING OF PICTURES. THIS GUY HAS SEEN SOME GREAT WORKS OF FILM INDUSTRY. I REALLY LOVE THE OLDER GENERATIONS. TIMES SUCK NOW.

@skillzlikeal 13 жыл бұрын

An inspiration

@ReelGoGetters 7 жыл бұрын

motivational!!

@ULYSSES-31 8 жыл бұрын

Kahn!!!!!

@Bupkiss 12 жыл бұрын

I want to be as good as this guy one day.

@frankejacksonjr2885 3 жыл бұрын

Good interview; however I would have loved to hear more about his approach to editing vs his experiences with the directors. It was cool to know but I would incorporate more questions that forces your interviewees to share how they approach their craft.

@MiesDupuis 12 жыл бұрын

Awesome interview! Remarkable nobody thought of editing those annoying hmhmms out though.. :)

@GamerOfTheRepublic 11 жыл бұрын

"That's the joy of editing. When you cut something hoping to get a reaction and when you do its a kick!" Damm right Kahn.

@guileniam 3 жыл бұрын

Isn't he the greatest living editor in hollywood?

@ppiercejr 12 жыл бұрын

and that goes for all editors not just famous ones.

@bluenetmarketing 7 жыл бұрын

Pretty amazing. And today's kids want everything up front instead of working for it for 40 years. There is no substitute for learning the trade through long term application and effort.

@theempire00 12 жыл бұрын

what a boss

@slantone 12 жыл бұрын

i work in the industry- in post production , and have worked with top editors and know how much michael kahn is paid. his rate is the highest of all editors mind you- and is 50 000 a week. i shit you not. his rate is far and away the highest of all editors though. an oscar winning editor on a big big film would like say avengers, would command somehting like 15 000 - 20 000 a week, and a top edtor without an oscar would commnand a rate of 8000 to 12 000 a week. mind you, there is only one

@somethingaboutthemovies5116 6 жыл бұрын

It's obvious why Spielberg is working with him for over 40 years now.

@slantone 12 жыл бұрын

michael kahn and only he is paid generously as this due to his relationship with spielberg and his ovious talents. walter murch and shoonmaker are up there- though their films dont have the budgets- so they mightnet get as much. i spat out my avid when i heard how much he got paid, but its true. top cinematographers who have multiple oscars on a big film have such rates. alot depends on the budget of the film also though. and of course he dosent work all year- maybe a 12 week film each year now.

@cameronschmucker 13 жыл бұрын

at 11.00 he begins to talk about meeting Spielberg and it's very interesting!

@Osmostasis 11 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comments. I don't know whether if that is exactly true and I am aware that you said that you work in the industry but that is really motivating for you to say that. I thought that if you were to get "somehting like 15 000 - 20 000 a week" for a good editor were never a reality. Because I have not done too much research on editors salaries. Thank you

@donsknots6510 3 жыл бұрын

Logistics, it's all logistics.

@slantone 11 жыл бұрын

it depends man- i have no idea - it depends on two things really- the budget of the film- and the resume of the editor. as an editors resume grows- so does their rate. but the budget of the film is also critical if not the critical factor. different editors get different packages, maybe it might be 2000 a week plus per diem of 150 a day plus business class flights if needed and a rental car if editing is done on locale, for a 60 hour week, or it might be 3000 a week flat, but no overtime.depends

@Osmostasis 11 жыл бұрын

Thank you very very much Slantone. Thank you for your reply. Sorry but what exactly do you mean by his "resume" ?

@TechCeoify 13 жыл бұрын

jasedotcom, the answer is - not anytime soon. In the recent DGA tribute to Spielberg (see it here - dga.org/Events/2011/08-august-2011/75th-Spielberg-Event.aspx ), James Cameron asked him the same question and got a hilarious response. I think he truly believes films adds something that digital can't and plans to go back to using a Moviola for Lincoln (War Horse and Tintin were done together and edited on Avid). It's worth noting that Janusz Kaminski is not a fan of digital, either.

@kshitijnikam 13 жыл бұрын

happy birthday SIR, may you live a long life to one day edit my movie.

@J34ND 7 жыл бұрын

Can you enable the subtitles for the non-english speaker please ?

@cimbom-jm5kb 3 жыл бұрын

What editing software is he using?

@slantone 11 жыл бұрын

well lets face it- there are maybe 10 blockbuster films a year- and 10 editors for those films. there aren't many guys commanding those types of numbers.

@CeruleanFilms 13 жыл бұрын

@jasedotcom He won't. CineAlta is 1080p, which is the resolution of high-definition TV. Super 16mm has upwards of 2K. Red might be approaching 35mm in terms of definition but not in terms of native exposure latitude (Red Epic claims >12 stops but it uses HDR to achieve that).

@Osmostasis 11 жыл бұрын

What would you say an editor for say "Sinister" the horror movie earn i.e. salary per week? Because I would like to work my way up someday to work on a blockbuster film

@MicahSMoore 7 жыл бұрын

Editing is my natural high

@MicahSMoore 7 жыл бұрын

I get an adrenaline rush at the end of each cut scene, my mouth waters and I get so excited

@slantone 12 жыл бұрын

the union rate is the bare minimum on a hollywood union film, something like a D grade action film with unknowns. neverthless its a fairly good rate comparitively to other professional editors around the world. Im sure Kahn hasnt been paid union rates since Spielerg was an unknown.

@threecompany5339 12 жыл бұрын

great interview! What a man. Cameraman should be shot, the zooming is just so annoying and pointless

@slantone 12 жыл бұрын

It may seem a lot but if y compare top people in any industry, making two million a year is common, for a surgeon, a banker, an architect, etc, why not an editor.

@slantone 11 жыл бұрын

depends man, on the editors rate based off his resume and the budget of the film. other things too, hours, overtime, per diems, travel, rental cars, alot of factors go into negotiating a deal. some editors are good negotiators and get good rates, above what oher similarly expiericned guys get too. looking at sinisters editors resume, its pretty extensive, so he d command a very good rate- i dont know what he d get but- i could say 4 to 8 g a week and still be way off, no way to tell.

@slantone 11 жыл бұрын

his imdb...if nba players get paid off of their stats, film people get paid off of their imdb...

@sonuanimation4984 4 жыл бұрын

Hi sir I'm in india I have interest in English filem editing Please give me on your knowledge please

@ppiercejr 12 жыл бұрын

@MrPeteoutlaw the union rate for an editor on a feature is $2,899.17 per 5 day week. If he works 45 weeks in a year then its a little more than $130,000. But he may make more, who knows.