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Name: Gregg
Hometown: Philadelphia
Occupation: Editor
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What attracted you to the Entertainment Industry, and what was your first job or big break in the business?
Loud movies as a little kid attracted me. My first job was for a children's television workshop. I was 18.
What is the biggest challenge you faced trying to break into the industry, and how did you overcome it?
When I "broke in" it was the late '70s and there were few, if any, big challenges. I suppose that if there was a challenge, it was that I had to move from my college town of Amherst, Mass. to NYC.
What advice can you give those trying to break into the "industry?"
Do what you want to do. If you want to be a writer, write. If you want to be an actor, act.
Please describe your job for those who might not know what an Editor is.
It's alchemy.
Can you share any tricks of the trade that help you work faster/cheaper/better?
Follow your instincts.
Please illustrate the way the performance of your position can help or hurt a movie. Name a movie that you've seen (or worked on) that we could view and understand the difference between a good job and a bad job.
A well-cut film has a special inertia. You will want to keep watching it. You will be enthralled. A well-cut film with a good script is "Out of Sight." A not so well-cut film with a good script is "Lone Star."
Are you a writer, and if so, how many screenplays have you written?
No.
What's the best lesson you've learned in regards to working in Hollywood?
Keep your foot out of your mouth and do you job well.
What advice would you give to writers on how to craft a script that addresses practical production issues?
Forget practical production issues. Just write the script.
What advice would you give a director on how to make production easier?
Know what you want (in the end).
List your top 5 favorite films
- In the Garden of the Finzi-Continis
- A Clockwork Orange
- Elaboration
- 8 1/2
- 400 Blows
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