Lisa Lassek

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Lisa Lassek
Born (1976-08-24) August 24, 1976 (age 45)
OccupationFilm editor

Lisa Lassek is an American film and television editor. In addition to her editing career, her credits include her role as an associate producer for the television series Firefly . She edited episodes for the sixth season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer , served as an assistant editor for Angel , and has edited various episodes of Firefly. [1] Lassek is a frequent collaborator of Joss Whedon, having edited his first feature-length film Serenity and the Marvel Cinematic Universe films, The Avengers and Avengers: Age of Ultron (which she co-edited with Jeffrey Ford). She has also collaborated with Drew Goddard, having edited his films The Cabin in the Woods and Bad Times at the El Royale .

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Lassek is a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and is an alumna of Vassar College and Boston University. [2]

Filmography

Film

YearFilmDirectorOther notes
2005 Serenity Joss Whedon
2012 The Cabin in the Woods Drew Goddard
The Avengers Joss Whedonwith Jeffrey Ford
2015 Avengers: Age of Ultron with Jeffrey Ford
2017 The Circle James Ponsoldt
2018 12 Strong Nicolai Fuglsig
Bad Times at the El Royale Drew Goddard

Television

YearTitleOther notes
1997 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Editor from 2001-2003
1999 Angel Assistant Editor from 1999-2004
2002 Firefly Editor
2003 Tru Calling Editor
Wonderfalls Editor
2006 Blade: The Series Editor for Episode "Pilot"
2007 Pushing Daisies Editor from 2007-2009
2008 Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog Editor
2009 Community Editor
2016 The OA Editor
2021 The Nevers Editor

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