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How did he get into editing?

  • Basically was tired of being poor.
  • No college or film school education, only completed one year of high school.
  • Was a rock climbing instructor.
  • Friends who were assistant editors were the ones who told him to do it.

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Good Partner

He worked with Marc Webb in '500 Days of Summer', which caused him to get the job to edit 'The Amazing Spider-Man' because Webb really liked the way they worked together.

On their connection:

FILMMAKER: Were there elements of (500) Days that Marc was hoping you’d provide some continuity with, or was it just the two of you guys both doing something radically different?

BELL: Well, obviously it’s quite a different movie than (500) Days. I can’t speak for Marc, but I think he would agree with me on this: whether you’re on a small movie or a huge movie, it’s all about the characters — being able to identify with them, how they connect with one another and what their journey is.

  • First job: apprentice for Norman Hollyn who was doing a low budget movie for Roger Corman.
  • Worked 14 hours a day, 7 days a week for 6 months for free.
  • He was hired by Norman again to do another film that was paid after that.

Editing

For 'Little Manhattan' he used GenArts' Sapphire Plug-in during the editing stage to create effects within FCP (used creative tool- Blur Motion- to develope the unique look of a 'post card') as well as the finishing stage of the film.

-Saved him hours because he didn't have to create a complex matte from scratch.

-Integrated right into FCP.

Style

Examples

"Versatile"--

Snappy and frenetic or smooth and invisible, whatever fits the movie best.

Films

Abrupt VS Continuous

Assistant Editor for films (80s): Heathers, Lord of the Flies, Misery, A Few Good men.

Editor: Little Manhattan, The Story of Us, Water for Elephants, (500) Days of Summer, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Mockingjay Part 1 and 2 (post-production)

5 nominations

1 win

San Diego Film Critics Society Award for best editing

Alan Edward Bell

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