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Michael Kahn
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Overview
Born
December 8
,
1935
·
New York City, New York, USA
Nickname
Mike
Mini Bio
Michael Kahn was born on December 8, 1935 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an editor and cinematographer, known for
West Side Story (2021)
,
Jurassic Park (1993)
and
Minority Report (2002)
.
Trademarks
Almost always edits films directed by
Steven Spielberg
.
Edits with both an upright Moviola (on most
Steven Spielberg
films) and digital Avid.
Quotes
Scenes play best with 3 reaction shots - no more, no less
Keep fresh by walking away from your edit; you'll come back the next day and see a different scene
Always overlap/duplicate 2-3 frames on match cuts because of eye sensory lag
Don't edit from knowledge - edit from feeling
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