Editorial: Craft & Tools, Craft v. Tools.
James Haygood
James Haygood, one of the pre- and post-millenial decades' most respected editors, will discuss editing process, the way in which contemporary tools both influence and impede editorial choices, and the possibility of a new workflow that first enables and then depends on a more explicit integration of editorial activity into the broader production effort.
JAMES HAYGOOD (Editor) began working with David Fincher in San Francisco in 1985 when Fincher left ILM to direct music videos. After relocating to Los Angeles in 1989, Haygood continued working on music videos with Fincher and other directors, for such artists as Madonna, Aerosmith, Paula Abdul and The Rolling Stones, receiving two MTV Awards, a Clio Award and numerous other industry accolades.
In 1992, Haygood launched Superior Assembly, a commercial editing company, which created TV spots for clients including Nike, Coke, AT&T and Nissan. He left the company in 2001, and now is a partner at Union Editorial in Los Angeles.
In 1997, he edited his first feature film for Fincher on the action thriller “The Game,” and continued his collaboration with the acclaimed director on the hit films “Fight Club” and “Panic Room.” Haygood then worked as an additional editor on “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”; edited six episodes of the HBO series “Unscripted,” for director George Clooney; cut the independent feature “Lies & Alibis,” for directors Kurt Matilla and Matt Chekowski and in 2006 “The Astronaut Farmer” with Michael & Mark Polish. During 2007 and 2008 he edited "Where The Wild Things Are" along with co-editor Eric Zumbrunnen.
Haygood’s upcoming project is the sequel to the 1982 cult classic “Tron”, set for a 2010 release.