Matthew Schmidt
Matthew Schmidt (born December 14, 1974 in Huntington, New York) is an American film editor, best known for working on several Marvel Cinematic Universe movies, such as Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America: Civil War,[1] Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, alongside Jeffrey Ford.[2] “Avengers: Infinity War” is the 19th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and marks the third collaboration for Ford and Schmidt with the Russo brothers directing; the other two film collaborations are “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” and “Captain America: Civil War.”[2]
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Nationality | American |
Occupation | Film editor |
Years active | 1994-Present |
Schmidt first worked with Ford as an assistant editor beginning with the first "Avengers" film, and started sharing the editing credit with Ford beginning with "Captain America: The Winter Soldier."[3] They edited "Avengers: Endgame" and "Avengers: Infinity War" back to back which was a two-year project, and at times, they were editing parts of the film while some scenes were still being shot. More than 900 hours of film was shot between both films, making the editing process a massive undertaking.[4] Both films rank "among the biggest box-office earners of all time."[3]
References
- "Editors Jeff Ford, ACE, and Matthew Schmidt on Captain America: Civil War". Studio Daily.
- "Editors Use Super-Human Skills to Cut 'Avengers: Infinity War' Down to Size". Variety.
- "Inside the editing of 'Avengers: Endgame,' which included drastic changes to Black Widow's big moment and the time-travel scenes". Business Insider Nederland. 2019-05-13. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
- "Avengers Editors Cut Infinity War, Endgame From 900 Hours of Footage". IndieWire. 2019-05-13. Retrieved 2019-09-14.