Tina Hirsch

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Tina Hirsch
Born1943
OccupationFilm editor

Tina Hirsch (born 1943)—also known as Bettina Kugel Hirsch, Bettina Hirsch, and Bettina Kugel—is an American film editor and an adjunct professor of editing at the University of Southern California. [1]

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Tina Hirsch began to edit films in the late 1960s, serving as an assistant editor on Woodstock (1970) and Hi, Mom! (1970). She edited several films for New World Pictures including Death Race 2000 (1975) and Eat My Dust! (1976). She advanced to editing major studio films, including the sequels More American Graffiti (1979) and Airplane II: The Sequel (1982). In the '80s, she was a regular editor for New World Pictures alumnus Joe Dante's films, including the "It's a Good Life" sequence in Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) as well as Gremlins (1984) and Explorers (1985). Hirsch would later direct Munchies (1987) for New World's founder Roger Corman, one of the many low-budget movies that were imitative of Dante's Gremlins. [2]

Hirsch edited episodes of the television series The West Wing ("A Proportional Response", 1999, and "What Kind of Day Has It Been", 2000), for which she was nominated for an Emmy for "Outstanding Single Camera Picture Editing for a Series" and for which she also won an Eddie Award from the American Cinema Editors. In 2005, she was nominated for a second Emmy for editing the television miniseries Back When We Were Grownups (2004).

She has been elected to membership in the American Cinema Editors, and she was the first female president of the honorary society. [3] Hirsch currently serves on the board of ACE, and has done so for more than two decades. [4]

Since 2003, Hirsch has spent her time working as an adjunct professor of editing at USC film school.[ citation needed ]

Selected filmography

Editor
YearFilmDirectorNotes
1969Utterly Without Redeeming Social ValueCharles Hirsch
1974 Macon County Line Richard Compton First collaboration with Richard Compton
Big Bad Mama Steve Carver
1975 Death Race 2000 Paul Bartel
1976 Eat My Dust! Charles B. Griffith
1977 The Ransom Richard ComptonSecond collaboration with Richard Compton
1978 The Driver Walter Hill
1979 More American Graffiti Bill L. Norton
1981 Heartbeeps Allan Arkush First collaboration with Allan Arkush
1982 Airplane II: The Sequel Ken Finkleman
1983 Independence Day Robert Mandel
Twilight Zone: The Movie Joe Dante "It's a Good Life" segment
First collaboration with Joe Dante
1984 Gremlins Second collaboration with Joe Dante
1985 Explorers Third collaboration with Joe Dante
1991 Delirious Tom Mankiewicz
Mystery Date Jonathan Wacks
1992 Captain Ron Thom Eberhardt
1995 Steal Big Steal Little Andrew Davis
1997 Dante's Peak Roger Donaldson
2006 The Far Side of Jericho Tim Hunter
Editorial department
YearFilmDirectorRoleNotes
1970 Hi, Mom! Brian De Palma Assistant editorSecond collaboration with Brian De Palma
1980 Xanadu Robert Greenwald Co-editor
1988 Caddyshack II Allan ArkushAdditional film editorSecond collaboration with Allan Arkush
1992 Honey, I Blew Up the Kid Randal Kleiser
Actress
YearFilmDirectorRoleNotes
1968 Greetings Brian De PalmaTinaFirst collaboration with Brian De Palma
1970 Hi, Mom! N.I.T. Journal
Director
YearFilm
1987 Munchies
Script and continuity department
YearFilmDirectorRole
1969Utterly Without Redeeming Social ValueCharles HirschScript girl
1975 Switchblade Sisters Jack Hill Script supervisor
Documentaries
Editor
YearFilmDirector
2013Four Decades LaterHerself
2021Emily @ the Edge of ChaosWendy Apple
Editorial department
YearFilmDirectorRole
1970 Woodstock Michael Wadleigh Assistant editor
Director
YearFilm
2013Four Decades Later
Producer
YearFilmDirectorCredit
2013Four Decades LaterHerselfProducer
Shorts
Editor
YearFilmDirector
2009RedemptionBruce McAlester
Editorial department
YearFilmDirectorRole
2014happySADhappy Rachel Feldman Consulting editor
Additional crew
YearFilmDirectorRole
2014Light of the NightDanny RamirezFaculty advisor
Thanks
YearFilmDirectorRole
1991Snowie and the Seven Dorps
  • Vincent Cafarelli
  • Candy Kugel
Thanks
2013SyntheticMatt ZunichSpecial thanks
TV movies
Editor
YearFilmDirector
1978 Just Me and You John Erman
1995 OP Center Lewis Teague
Saved by the Light
1998 Labor of Love Karen Arthur
A Will of Their Own
1999Behind the Mask Tom McLoughlin
2003 Stealing Sinatra Ron Underwood
The One Ron Lagomarsino
2004 Plainsong Richard Pearce
Back When We Were Grownups Ron Underwood
2006 In from the Night Peter Levin
The Year Without a Santa Claus Ron Underwood
The Valley of Light Brent Shields
TV series
Editor
YearTitleNotes
1994 Party of Five 1 episode
1995 OP Center 2 episodes
1998 A Will of Their Own
1999−2001 The West Wing 16 episodes

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References

  1. USC School of Cinematic Arts Directory Profile
  2. Lawrence O'Toole, "NY CLIPS Nell says no to fashion king and Warren's spoon is hot," The Globe and Mail , January 16, 1987, pg. D.6.
  3. McNary, Dave (2000). "ACE taps 'Wings' Hirsch new prexy: First woman to top editors' org", Variety August 16, 2000; online version retrieved July 7, 2008.
  4. American Cinema Editors Official website