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Craig McKay, ACE

Craig McKay was born in New York's Hudson Valley; is a feature film editor, story consultant, director, and executive producer.  Recognized with two Academy Award nominations for editing Reds and The Silence of the Lambs, and an Emmy Award for editing the NBC miniseries Holocaust, he has edited more than forty films including Philadelphia, The Manchurian Candidate, Cop Land and Maid in Manhattan.

Editor Craig McKay, ACE, discusses creating anticipation with music in Silence of The Lambs.

Editor Craig McKay, ACE, talks about the process of editing cutting as seen in The Silence of the Lambs.

Editor Craig McKay, ACE, discusses the departure from strict narrative structure as seen in Philadelphia

Editor Craig McKay, ACE talks about working with and learning from legendary editor Dede Allen as they worked on Reds.

Craig McKay, ACE discusses the editing of the documentary film Babies.