Her Name Was Moviola
A Love Letter to 35mm Film Editing
Join us on Wednesday, May 21, for a fascinating documentary on the history of sound editing. The Moviola is an analogue editing machine the size of a refrigerator with two pedals: one for advancing, the other for rewinding film. It included a small screen and speaker for sound.
It may look ungainly to people used to editing videos on their phones, but the Moviola was an engineering miracle of efficiency and portability. It was passionately loved and admired by filmmakers, and was in use in basically the same form for most of cinema’s existence, from its invention in 1922 until the 21st century.
Her Name Was Moviola is a 2024 English documentary film written by Walter Murch, produced and directed by Howard Berry.
Everyone who has watched the film trailer wants to see this film!
The film is presented in partnership with Video Approach, Max Lux Media and the SD Premiere Pro Users group.
WHEN:
Wednesday, May 21
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Networking, Step and Repeat
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm: Feature Presentation - “Her Name Was Moviola”
WHERE:
UltraStar Hazard Center
7510 Hazard Center Dr Ste 100, San Diego, CA
COST:
SDMP members: Free
San Diego Premiere Pro Users Group members: Free with the discount code
Students: Free with pre-registration and valid student ID
Non-members and Guests: $10
About the Film
Walter Murch is one of the most famous names in film and sound editing. He has worked as film and sound editor on many acclaimed films including American Graffiti (1973), The Godfather: Part II (1974), The Conversation (1974), Julia (1976), Apocalypse Now (1979), for which he won an Oscar, The English Patient (1996), which won him a double Oscar in both film and sound editing, The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), Cold Mountain (2003). Murch also directed Return to Oz (1985) at Elstree Studios and helped work on the restoration of Orson Welles’s classic Touch of Evil (1998).
Howard Berry has been Head of Post Production at the University of Hertfordshire’s School of Creative Arts since 2007, where he has taught digital film editing to well over 1000 students. A recipient of both the University’s Tutor of the Year and Inspirational Lecturer of the Year awards, Howard was also a finalist at the 2021 Broadcast Tech Innovation Awards for the remote post-production editing workflow he co-designed with EditShare. He has worked as a VFX editor on numerous films including Scott Pilgrim vs The World, Green Zone, Sherlock Holmes and Kick-Ass, and relished the opportunity to use a Steenbeck while assisting VFX on The Dark Knight and Hellboy II.
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