The film follows Maron through the ups and downs that led to his career at 60, from when the pandemic halted his thriving stand-up career to the sudden loss of his partner and brilliant filmmaker, Lynn Shelton. Directed by Steven Feinartz, the film strikes a balance of humor and melancholy to highlight Maron as one of the most compelling and complicated voices in comedy.We sat down with editors Derek Boonsta, Natalie Ancona, and Jenn Harper for an inside look at their creative processes and how they used Productions in Adobe Premiere Pro to collaborate on this project over the course of three years.Check out more below, and don’t forget to catch “Are We Good?” at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 14.How and where did you first learn to edit?Derek Boonstra: My first editing experience was in high school in the late 90s, when me and my buddies would film skateboard videos of ourselves on Hi-8 cameras, which we would then edit with two VHS decks hardwired together. Eventually, we evolved to using early versions of Premiere (before the “Pro” was added). I later went to USC Film School’s MFA program, but if we count mediocre skateboarding content cut to punk music, I’ve been at it for almost 30 years.Natalie Ancona: I started editing when I was 13 years old, making spoofs of MTV’s Made and Aphex Twin music videos with my friends. But I’d say I truly learned to edit when I started working in film and found some...
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