#6 - WALTER MURCH

Half the Picture’s guest this episode is the legendary Walter Murch — Academy Award-winning editor and sound designer behind such cinematic milestones as The Godfather Trilogy, The Conversation and Apocalypse Now! Walter joined us for a wide-ranging conversation that delved deep into his groundbreaking work with directors including Francis Ford Coppola, his pioneering approach to film editing and sound, and his thoughts on the evolving nature of cutting in the modern age. He also spoke candidly about his directorial debut ‘Return to Oz’, his new projects ‘Suddenly Something Clicked’ and ‘Her Name was Moviola’ as well as offered sage advice for aspiring editors. For all this and more, watch on! #WalterMurch #apocalypsenow #thegodfather #HalfthePicture Make sure you SUBSCRIBE to the channel so you don’t miss any of Billy’s interviews! Note: This interview was recorded on October 30th 2024. Full Episodes: / @halfthepicturepodcast Listen to the podcast online... Listen to the podcast online... APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7btEvvp... Follow us online! Half the Picture Instagram: / halfthepicpod Billy on Instagram: / billybarnel. . Billy on Twitter: https://x.com/billybarnell?s=21&t=3QY... Timecodes 0:00 - Intro 01:10 - Mixing The Godfather 05:34 - Editing The Conversation 10:04 - Gene Hackman 17:05 - Apocalypse Now 23:04 - Robert Duvall & Blinking 26:22 - Return to Oz 34:56 - Pitching Return to Oz to Disney 37:24 - The Wizard of Oz & Thomas Edison 41:02 - Male & Female Editors 46:55 - 21st Century Editing 50:42 - Fred Zinnemann & Cutting Julia 56:19 - Suddenly Something Clicked 01:00:13 - Her Name Was Moviola 01:06:03 - Advice to Aspiring Editors 01:11:06 - Editing and AI 01:15:34 - Outro 'WALTER MURCH talks The Godfather, Apocalypse Now & Suddenly Something Clicked' is a non-profit project intended for educational purposes only. No copyright laws were intended to be broken. All rights to any material used remain courtesy of their respective owners.