Tina Hirsch
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. Hirsch began to edit films in the late 1960s, serving as an assistant editor on Woodstock (1970) and Hi, Mom! She edited several films for New World Pictures including Death Race 2000 (1975) and Eat My Dust!
Tina Hirsch
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- Tina Hirsch
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- 1943
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- Film editor
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- United States
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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. 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. Hirsch currently serves on the board of ACE, and has done so for more than two decades. Since 2003, Hirsch has spent her time working as an adjunct professor of editing at USC film school.
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• Name — Tina Hirsch • Born — 1943 • Occupation — Film editor
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Editor • Year — Film — Director — Notes — Other notes • 1969 — Utterly Without Redeeming Social Value — Charles 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 Compton — Second 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 — First collaboration with Joe Dante — "It's a Good Life" segment • 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 • Year — Film — Director — Role — Notes • 1970 — Hi, Mom! — Brian De Palma — Assistant editor — Second collaboration with Brian De Palma • 1980 — Xanadu — Robert Greenwald — Co-editor • 1988 — Caddyshack II — Allan Arkush — Additional film editor — Second collaboration with Allan Arkush • 1992 — Honey, I Blew Up the Kid — Randal Kleiser Actress • Year — Film — Director — Role — Notes • 1968 — Greetings — Brian De Palma — Tina — First collaboration with Brian De Palma • 1970 — Hi, Mom! — N.I.T. Journal Director • Year — Film • 1987 — Munchies Script and continuity department • Year — Film — Director — Role • 1969 — Utterly Without Redeeming Social Value — Charles Hirsch — Script girl • 1975 — Switchblade Sisters — Jack Hill — Script supervisor • Documentaries Editor • Year — Film — Director • 2013 — Four Decades Later — Herself • 2021 — Emily @ the Edge of Chaos — Wendy Apple Editorial department • Year — Film — Director — Role • 1970 — Woodstock — Michael Wadleigh — Assistant editor Director • Year — Film • 2013 — Four Decades Later Producer • Year — Film — Director — Credit • 2013 — Four Decades Later — Herself — Producer • Shorts Editor • Year — Film — Director • 2009 — Redemption — Bruce McAlester Editorial department • Year — Film — Director — Role • 2014 — happySADhappy — Rachel Feldman — Consulting editor Additional crew • Year — Film — Director — Role • 2014 — Light of the Night — Danny Ramirez — Faculty advisor Thanks • Year — Film — Director — Role • 1991 — Snowie and the Seven Dorps — * Vincent Cafarelli * Candy Kugel — Thanks • 2013 — Synthetic — Matt Zunich — Special thanks • TV movies Editor • Year — Film — Director • 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 • 1999 — Behind 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 • Year — Title — Notes • 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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- 1.http://cinema.usc.edu/directories/profile.cfm?id=6535&first=&last=&title=&did=1&referer=%2Fproduction%2Ffaculty.cfm&startpage=1&startrow=31 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.http://americancinemaeditors.org/board-of-directors/ American Cinema Editors Official website
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