PNYA_EA Teas_29June22 – FESCH.TV

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This Post Break podcast explores the relationship between the editor and their assistant, how they work together, and how each role supports the other. We hear from two editors and their assistant editor teams: Katie Ennis and her assistant, Julie Kreinik, plus Shelly Westerman and her assistant, Payton Koch.

Katie Ennis – Filmaker
Katie is a NYC-based filmmaker and member of the Motion Picture Editors’ Guild. As a narrative editor, her work has screened on prime-time television, major streaming outlets, and various prestigious film festivals. Past credits include DEXTER: NEW BLOOD, THE AMERICANS, CITY ON A HILL, and the independent films SISTER AIMEE (2019 Sundance) and LOST HOLIDAY (2019 Slamdance). Katie is currently working on UP HERE, a musical comedy for Hulu by writer Steven Levenson and director Thomas Kail, with music from Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez. Katie began her career in the production department as a set PA on big-budget films and TV shows such as MILDRED PIERCE, KNIGHT AND DAY, BOARDWALK EMPIRE, and GOSSIP GIRL. She is a passionate storyteller, who deeply understands and values the collaborative process of filmmaking from development to post. Katie holds a BS in Film and Television Production from Boston University.

Julie Kreinik – Assistant Editor
Julie Kreinik is a Brooklyn-based Assistant Editor and has been working in the film and television industry since 2016, following a career as an art historian. She has assisted Katie Ennis for the past 4 years on union scripted series such as DEXTER: NEW BLOOD, CITY ON A HILL, and SWEETBITTER. Julie and Katie currently work together on the new Hulu musical comedy series UP HERE.

Shelly Westerman – Independent Entertainment Professional 
Shelly’s work in feature films includes Nora Ephron’s You’ve Got Mail and Julie & Julia as well as independent favorites Velvet Goldmine and Jesus’ Son. She ventured into television with HBO’s acclaimed series The Wire. Her work with prolific showrunner Ryan Murphy garnered her an Emmy nomination for American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace. Other Murphy projects include Feud, American Horror Story, Pose, The Politician and Ratched. As Editor and Producer, she completed the Netflix series Halston, starring Ewan McGregor as the renowned fashion designer. She’s currently finishing Season 2 of Hulu’s Only Murders In The Building.

Payton Koch – Editor/Assistant Editor
Koch graduated from Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts in 2018 with a BFA in Film Production emphasizing in Film Editing. He started his professional career as a Post-Production Assistant on Ryan Murphy’s American Horror Story. He was quickly promoted to Assistant Editor on other Murphy projects such as The Politician, Ratched, American Crime Story and The Boys in the Band. He is currently wrapping up Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building and getting his first Editor credit on two episodes.

Moderator:
Jamie Kirkpatrick – Film Editor
In his two decades in the industry Jamie Kirkpatrick has built up a diverse filmography, including Dave Chappelle’s Block Party, Lost in Translation, The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete (one of Michelle Obama’s favorite films – Google it.) and the critically acclaimed indie hit, My Friend Dahmer. Recent editing credits include We Summon the Darkness, critically-acclaimed Critical Thinking, directed by and starring John Leguizamo, and the Venice Film Festival stand-out western Old Henry.