Ken Schretzmann

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Ken Schretzmann
OccupationFilm editor

Ken Schretzmann is an American film editor known for animated features such as Cars (2006), Toy Story 3 (2010), The Lorax (2012), and The Secret Life of Pets (2016) as well as The Willoughbys (2020) and Pinocchio (2022). [1]

Schretzmann received a bachelor's degree from Syracuse University in 1982. [2] For about 12 years, Schretzmann worked on several animated features at Pixar Animation Studios. Schretzmann has received the ACE Eddie Award for Best Edited Animated Feature for Toy Story 3 (2010) and for Pinocchio (2022). [3] In an interview, Schretzmann described the substantial differences between editing Pixar's animated feature films and editing a live-action feature. Among others, the animated films at Pixar each involved about 4 years of Schretzmann's work. He said, "‘What took you so long? It’s kind of a backwards process. You edit first then they shoot the film later. It’s a long haul and for about the first two years we’re in the story process.” [4]

Schretzmann has been selected for membership in the American Cinema Editors. [5]

References

  1. Ken Schretzmann at IMDb
  2. "Syracuse University Magazine". Spring 1998. p. 8.
  3. Milligan, Mercedes (March 6, 2023). "Awards Wrap: 'Undone' Wins WGA; 'Pinocchio' & 'Bad Traveling' Score ACE Awards, PETA's Cruelty-Free Honorees". Animation Magazine.
  4. O'Steen, Bobbie (July 6, 2011). "Inside the World of the Pixar Editor: Ken Schretzmann of Toy Story 3 Discusses the Craft - Moviemaker Magazine". Archived from the original on May 11, 2024. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
  5. "ACE Member Directory". 2019-02-04. Archived from the original on 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2019-02-04.

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