Artists in Residence
The Artist-in-Residence Program is a core component of Manhattan Edit Workshop's Six Week Art of Editing Course. Top film editors join the class to screen and discuss their work, while students share their edits for comments and critique.
Our Resident Artists include some of the best in the business: Alan Heim (All That Jazz*, Network*), David Salter (Finding Nemo*, Toy Story 2), Andrew Mondshein (What's Eating Gilbert Grape?, Sixth Sense), John Gilroy (Michael Clayton*, Tumbleweeds), Stephen Rotter (The Right Stuff*, Enchanted, The World According to Garp), Curtiss Clayton (My Own Private Idaho, The Assasination of Jesse James), Carol Littleton (E.T.*, Grand Canyon), Christopher Tellefsen (Capote*, The People vs. Larry Flint), Lee Percy (Reversal of Fortune*, Boys Don't Cry*), Tom Haneke (American Dream*, He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin'*), Keith Reamer (I Shot Andy Warhol, Suffering Man's Charity), Meg Reticker (30 Rock, The Wire, Big Love), Jean Tsien (Travis, Scottsboro: An American Tragedy, Shut Up & Sing), Michael Berenbaum (Before Night Falls, Sex and The City), Bill Pankow (Drumline, The Untouchables*) Larry Silk (Marjoe*, Wildman Blues), Kate Sanford (The Wire, Sex and The City), Bobbie O'Steen (Tess, "The Invisible Cut: How Editors Make Movie Magic") and Norman Hollyn (Heathers, "The Film Editing Room Handbook").
*Academy Award winner
Click a name below for a full Artist in Residence bio.
Allan Title
Allan began his career seeking to create audio and visual media both entertaining and compelling. After earning an engineering degree at Tufts University he started producing and engineering urban music in New York City. Five years later Allan had earned several platinum and gold records and had worked with legends of rap and R&B including Third Bass, Run DMC and Mary J. Blige.
In 1996, he moved to film and video editing and quickly found himself bringing his musical talents to bear visually by editing videos for bands like 311 and Jane's Addiction. Allan then turned his attention to documentary and edited the featur Nuyorican Dream, which was featured in the Sundance Film Festival of 2000. He went on to edit features and long-form documentary programming for HBO, PBS, A&E, TLC, Bravo and NBC.
Since 2003, Allan has expanded into the producer's role, guiding shows like A&E's Family Plots and Dog the Bounty Hunter through both production and post-production.
EditFest NY 2010 "Cutting Yourself Out of a Corner" Part V - Allan Title from Manhattan Edit Workshop on Vimeo.