Fred Raskin is no stranger to the “fast and furious” world of editing. Setting the pace, helping find the tone of a film, slicing and dicing digital celluloid is an art form and Fred Raskin is indeed one of the most accomplished artisans in the editing world today.
On December 8, 2015, I sat down with Fred Raskin for not only a hometown stroll down memory lane (he’s from King of Prussia, PA), but to talk about one of the greatest challenges and achievements of his career – editing both the 70mm Ultra Panavision version and multiplex version of Quentin Tarantino’s THE HATEFUL EIGHT. Take a look and a listen. . .