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American Cinema Editors
AbbreviationACE
FormationOctober 26, 1950;73 years ago(1950-10-26)
FoundersWarren Lowand Jack Ogilvie[1]
TypeProfessional Organization
PurposeAdvancing the art and science of film editing.
HeadquartersHollywood,California
Official language
English
Key people
Kevin Tent- President
Main organ
Board
Websiteamericancinemaeditors.org

Founded in 1950,American Cinema Editors(ACE) is an honorary society offilm editorswho are voted in based on the qualities of professional achievements, their education of others, and their dedication to editing. Members use thepost-nominal letters"ACE".[1]The organization's "Eddie Awards" are routinely covered in trade magazines such asThe Hollywood ReporterandVariety.[2][3]The society is not anindustry union,such as theI.A.T.S.E.(specifically theMotion Picture Editors Guildor MPEG), to which an editor might also belong. The current president of ACE isKevin Tent,who was elected in 2020.[4]

Membership[edit]

Eligibility for active membership is based on the following:

  • Nomination or win of an ACE Eddie award and/or
  • Desire to be a member
  • Sponsorship by at least two active members
  • Minimum of 72 months' (6 years) editing experience on features and/or television
  • Interview by the Membership Committee
  • Approval by the Board of Directors
  • Acceptance by the general membership

Members use the postnominal "ACE" as part of their signatures, as well as onmotion picture credits.Until 2014, the acronym was separated by dots "A.C.E.", but this was dropped in order to conform with the more modern format used by other industry organizations, such as theAmerican Society of Cinematographers.[5]The society publishes its current membership on its website.[6]

Board of directors[edit]

As of March 2024,the board of directors consists of:[7]

Officers

Board of directors

Associate Board

Eddie Awards[edit]

American Cinema Editors Eddie Awards
Current:American Cinema Editors Awards 2024
Eddies statuette, introduced in 1965
Awarded forExcellence in film editing
CountryUnited States
Presented byAmerican Cinema Editors
First awardedMarch 14, 1951;73 years ago(1951-03-14)
Websiteamericancinemaeditors.org/eddie-awards/

Beginning on March 14, 1951, the ACE held an annual dinner to honor the film editingAcademy Awardnominees - and the award was dubbed theAcademy Nominees Awards Dinnerfor its first eleven years.[8][9]When theNational Academy of Television Arts and Sciences(NATAS) created a film editing category, the ACE invited them to the dinner as well. The first dinner was hosted by filmmakerGeorge MurphywhileFrank Caprahanded the awards. The first dinner also included over two hundred guests - including film editors, stars, and producers.[10][11]

Since the12th American Cinema Editors Awardsin 1962, the ACE began giving its own awards and renamed the event toAmerican Cinema Editors Awards Dinner.In addition to handing out awards to film editors, they also began handing awards to television editors.[12]The "Eddies" name and the statuette were introduced at the15th American Cinema Editors Awardsin 1965.[9][12]The awards and nominations are typically covered inentertainment industrynewspapers and journals such asVarietyandThe Hollywood Reporter.[13][14]

As of 2024, the ACE presents 16 categories for film and television alongside special ones, these have gone through several name changes to make distinctions between genre, running time and commercial/non-commercial television productions depending on the category. The list below shows the categories under their current names respectively.

Current Awards[edit]

Film[edit]

Television[edit]

Special Awards[edit]

  • The ACE Student Editing Competition winner
  • Career Achievement Awards(1988–present)
  • The ACE Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award (1967–present)

Former Awards[edit]

Film[edit]

  • Best Edited Special (1962–1964)
  • Best Performance by an Actor in a Film Debut (1965)
  • Best Performance by an Actress in a Film Debut (1965)
  • Outstanding Picture of the Year (1965–1966)
  • Best Director in a Motion Picture (1966)
  • Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture (1966)
  • Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture (1966)

Television[edit]

Magazine[edit]

Main article:CinemaEditor

Since 1951, the ACE has published the quarterly magazineCinemaEditor.It began as an in-house publication, but grew to 5,000 subscribers in 1963. In the early 1990s the magazine collapsed into a four-page newsletter. In 1994, Jack Tucker was appointed as editor and transformed the publication into today's magazine. Walter Fernandez Jr. leads the magazine's team, with publications committee chairEdgar Burcksen.

ACE Student Editing Competition[edit]

The American Cinema Editors also holds an annual student competition, awarding one student editor for editing a set of videodailiesfor a dramatic scene.[15]Three finalists are guests at the annual ACE Eddie Awards in February. Applications are accepted through October and cost US$125. The competition is limited to the first 100 students only.

Editing exercises[edit]

The ACE Store is the source of thedailiesused at most film schools today, primarily foreditingexercises.[16]One scene that many film students must edit is from "Buffalo Man," a1958 episodeof the TV seriesGunsmoke.The educational film with this footage is calledFilm Editing: Interpretation and Value,and is available only to instructors of film editing classes, though it can be found online as well.[17]The film includes three different edits of theGunsmokescene, as well as the scene's original dailies.[18][16]Another film, "Basic Principles of Film Editing", was produced byLeon Barsha.Using clips from the movie,Baby Face Nelson,the film demonstrates how the use of various angles would enhance the film's story.[16][19]

References[edit]

  1. ^ab"About American Cinema Editors".American Cinema Editors.Retrieved2019-04-20.The society was the original idea of two Paramount Studio film editors,Warren Lowand Jack Ogilvie, who arranged for an historic meeting of representative editors to discuss starting the organization. It was held at the Masquers Club in Hollywood on October 26, 1950 and, besides Low and Ogilvie, was attended by George Amy, Folmar Blangsted, James Clark, Frank Gross, Richard Heermance, William Hornbeck, Fred Knudtson, William Lyon, Fredrick Smith, Richard Van Enger and Hugh Winn.
  2. ^Giardina, Carolyn (January 7, 2019)."'Bohemian Rhapsody,' 'BlacKkKlansman' Among Editors' Eddies Nominees ".The Hollywood Reporter.
  3. ^Tapley, Christopher (January 7, 2019)."'Bohemian Rhapsody,' 'Crazy Rich Asians,' 'Escape at Dannemora' Among ACE Editing Nominees ".Variety.
  4. ^Giardina, Carolyn (2020-12-05)."ACE Board of Directors".The Hollywood Reporter.Retrieved2021-01-18.
  5. ^"American Cinema Editors (ACE) Streamlines Its Acronym".American Cinema Editors. 2014-06-12. Archived from the original on 2015-07-17.Retrieved2021-01-18.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^"ACE Member Directory".American Cinema Editors.Retrieved2021-01-18.
  7. ^"ACE Board of Directors".American Cinema Editors. Archived fromthe originalon March 4, 2024.RetrievedMarch 25,2024.
  8. ^Smith, Fredrick Y., ed. (July 1961). "A.C.E. Celendar of Events".ACE First Decade Anniversary Book.Hollywood, California: American Cinema Editors, Inc. pp. 47–55.
  9. ^ab"17th Annual" Eddie "Awards Honor Film Editing Achievements".Hollywood Studio Magazine.1(12): 7. April 1967.RetrievedMarch 26,2024.
  10. ^"Film Editors Hold First Annual Dinner".Los Angeles Evening Citizen News.March 15, 1951. p. 25.RetrievedMarch 25,2024.
  11. ^Ogilvie, Jack (July 1961). "The Origin of the A.C.E.s". In Smith, Fredrick Y. (ed.).ACE First Decade Anniversary Book.Hollywood, California: American Cinema Editors, Inc. pp. 43–45.The first annual Awards Dinner honoring the Nominees for Film Editing Award of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was held in the Crystal Room of the Beverly Hills Hotel on March 14, 1951.
  12. ^abOgilvie, Jack W. (1971). "A.C.E. Calendar of Events". In Smith, Fredrick Y. (ed.).ACE Second Decade Anniversary Book.American Cinema Editors, Inc. pp. 39–45.
  13. ^Giardina, Carolyn (February 7, 2014)."'Captain Phillips,' 'American Hustle' Win American Cinema Editors Awards ".The Hollywood Reporter.RetrievedSeptember 16,2018.
  14. ^Weisman, Jon (January 1, 2013)."American Cinema Editors announce noms".Variety.RetrievedSeptember 16,2018.
  15. ^"ACE Student Editing Competition".American Cinema Editors.Retrieved2018-09-16.
  16. ^abcSmith, Fredrick Y., ed. (July 1961). "A.C.E.'s Motion Pictures on Film Editing".ACE First Decade Anniversary Book.American Cinema Editors, Inc. p. 73.
  17. ^FILM EDITING INTERPRETATION AND VALUES GUNSMOKE,retrieved2023-10-15
  18. ^Film Editing: Interpretation and Value(film). American Cinema Editors, Inc. 1959.RetrievedJanuary 23,2019.
  19. ^Films for Film Study.Pennsylvania State University. 1982. p. 2.RetrievedMarch 26,2024.

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