Art of the Cut host, Steve Hullfish interviews the editors of the HBO TV series, "Winning Time." The series chronicles the building of the LA Lakers Dynasty team, starting with the season Magic Johnson was drafted. The editors for the series are (in alphabetical order) Oscar-nominee Hank Corwin, ACE, Jessica Hernandez, ACE, Max Koepke, Felicia Livingston, and Jeremy Weinstein. Juliana Rodzinski also edited the show, but couldn’t join the call.
Hank Corwin, ACE is an Academy Award nominee, ACE Eddie Winner and BAFTA winning editor. He’s edited or co-edited six films that have been Academy Best Picture nominees, including JFK, The Tree of Life, Moneyball, The Big Short, Vice and Don’t Look Up. Most recently I interviewed him for his Oscar nomination for Best Editing for Don’t Look Up, directed by the Adam McCay, who was also a director on Winning Time.
Jessica Hernandez, ACE has also been a guest on Art of the Cut before for her work on A Black Lady Sketch Show for which she won an Emmy and was nominated for an ACE Eddie. She’s also an editor on the TV series Shining Girls and numerous films and TV series. She’s also won a Peabody Award.
Max Koepke was an additional editor on Mile 22, which we featured on Art of the Cut. He also cut the feature Payback and has worked on numerous videos for bands such as U2, Pearl Jam and Bon Jovi.
Felicia Livingston is a previous Art of the Cut guest, for her work on the TV series All American. Other TV series include The Red Line and The Flash.
Jeremy Weinstein has been an assistant editor on numerous projects, including VICE and steps up to the editor’s chair for Winning Time. He also edited the feature film Binti.