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In this episode of Final Final Locked, the Australian Screen Editors’ podcast host Cindy Clarkson is joined by online editor Marnie Edgar and VFX editor Belinda Fithie⁠ to discuss their work on Memoir of a Snail, the acclaimed stop-motion animated feature written and directed by Adam Elliot. Together, they explore the film’s post-production process and share insights from their careers, highlighting the craft, creativity and collaboration behind animated films.

In this special episode of Final Final Locked, Dr Karen Pearlman ASE sits down with Oscar-nominated editor Mark Warner ASE, whose remarkable career includes Driving Miss Daisy, Rocky III, The Running Man, Big Trouble in Little China, Mao’s Last Dancer and many more. Originally recorded for the ASE’s 2025 Annual General Meeting, their conversation is now available to enjoy again, or for the first time.

In this episode of Final Final Locked, ASC members Rachel Grierson-Johns, John Rosser and Simon Wright reflect on editing the first American season of Love on the Spectrum and the surreal experience of travelling to Los Angeles to accept an Emmy Award for their work. Along the way, they discuss building editing careers across different countries, navigating international productions, and the opportunities and challenges of working abroad.

Sean Lahiff ASE and Regg Skwarko chat with David Scarborough ASE about (among other things) working on a project as both Director and Editor; in particular discussing Sean’s Directorial Debut, the Horror Feature, “Carnifex”.

This episode has been contributed by the Victorian arm of the Australian Screen Editors Guild. Guest host Cindy Clarkson is joined by veteran editor Dave Redmond and editor/assistant editor Christine Dax to discuss their work and collaboration on the Stan drama Scrublands. To find out more about the Australian Screen Editors Guild check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Paula Grusovin discusses her editing career from “holding and cutting actual film” as an assistant on George Miller’s Babe to recently editing the documentary film Love of an Icon, a behind-the-scenes look at the iconic Aussie classic Crocodile Dundee told from the point of view of TV star and director Delvene Delaney.

New Final_Final_Locked host Matt Dale speaks with Tamara Meek, the new business manager of the ASE, about getting the gig, negotiating your rate and building a career through relationships. To find out more about the Australian Screen Editors Guild check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

This episode has been contributed by the Victorian arm of the Australian Screen Editors Guild. Guest host Cindy Clarkson speaks with editors Paul Murphy and editor and filmmaker Jeremy Workman about their collaboration on the documentary feature film, "Secret Mall Apartment." To find out more about the Australian Screen Editors Guild check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

This episode has been contributed by the Victorian arm of the Australian Screen Editors Guild. Guest host Cindy Clarkson speaks with Editor Patrick McCabe and Composer & Sound Designer Lachlan Harris about their amazing collaboration on the feature film Flathead.  To find out more about the Australian Screen Editors Guild check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

This episode has been contributed by the Victorian arm of the Australian Screen Editors Guild. Guest host Cindy Clarkson sits down with Editors Daniela Raulli and Adam Wright to discuss their collaboration on The Test: A New Era For Australia's Team. To find out more about the Australian Screen Editors Guild check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

This episode has been contributed by the Queensland arm of the Australian Screen Editors Guild. Guest host Stewart Tyrell joins ABC News and Current Affairs Editors, Roger Carter ASE and Rebecca Richardson (nee Murphy) to discuss their craft, editing within the fast paced National Broadcaster. To find out more about the Australian Screen Editors Guild check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

In this episode of Final_Final_Locked, our host Sally Fryer ASE chats with Annabelle Johnson and Phoenix Chisholm. They discuss their co-editing experience on Heartbreak High. Phoenix transitioned from Assistant Editor to Additional Editor on Season 1, then was approached to co-Edit episodes with Annabelle on Season 2. They shed light on how this came about. To find out more about the Australian Screen Editors Guild check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠.

This episode has been contributed by the Victorian arm of the Australian Screen Editors Guild. Guest host Cindy Clarkson deep dives into the world of Assistant Editing with Veronica Buhagiar. To find out more about the Australian Screen Editors Guild check out our ⁠⁠website⁠⁠.

The first episode of Season 2 has been contributed by the Western Australian arm of the Australian Screen Editors Guild. Guest host Nick Dunlop chats with legendary editor Edward McQueen Mason ASE about his role in Australian New Wave Cinema. To find out more about the Australian Screen Editors Guild check out our ⁠website⁠.

This bonus episode of Final_Final_Locked was recorded at a live Q&A for Because We Have Each Other. Editor Rob Buttery moderates this conversation between Director Sari Braithwaite and Editor Patrick McCabe. To find out more about the Australian Screen Editors Guild check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.