Shadowhunters Edits

[Orencio Suhag]

HOWIEI started editing in the early eighties, and it was just before MTV kicked off. I was in a band in college, and I originally wanted to record music. That was something I loved. I loved our evenings or weekends in the studio playing with the mixer. Back then it was all analog. I knew a little bit about basic electronics, I built my own reverb unit, stuff like that. I was a guitarist.

I got sucked into working at a video rental facility that was just starting out. I had a go with a camera and all sorts of equipment; I was quite good at setting up video projectors. Our main clients were the big advertising agencies in London: JWT, Saatchi and Saatchi, that kind of thing.

That was Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, which obviously opened up lots of doors for me because, although I was rather nervous about doing it, we incorporated a lot of effects and styles that I developed in music videos and commercials. So I got noticed, and suddenly I was cutting features nonstop.

HULLFISH: Do you remember what the transition was like for you from music videos to narrative work? What were some of the things that you learned, or needed to learn, when you switched over to narrative?

Ultimately, I probably end up with very much the same thing. I often find that when I go back and compare edits, if I re-started fresh and approached a scene a different way, the ins-and-outs would only be a frame or two off from what I had originally.

HOWIE: My two episodes introduced two new characters, and we juggled those scenes a lot. We tried introducing the characters at different points within my block. We also had some pickup shoots with a few scenes for some of the early episodes to help flesh out characters, and also to help with some of the story in my episodes. Yes, it did change. Not dramatically, but in one of my episodes I really had to work with a board full of scene stills because we juggled it completely. If you look at the scene order compared to the script, it was like someone had shuffled the cards.

They guaranteed that they did. That was before COVID-19 hit, so I was very fortunate to be working on Shadow and Bone right through to the end of the year. I loved working with Eric and Ted, the visual effects supervisor, and everyone on the team. I think 21 Laps were very good on this as well, that was our production company.

Stephen Hullfish is an internationally respected producer and editor, and has written six books about the professional scene in Hollywood. He has edited seven feature films, including "Courageous" and "War Room", as well as "The Oprah Winfrey Show". Steve has also worked with industry leaders like Avid, Adobe, Blackmagic, Fujifilm, and Tektronix on technical and creative projects, and produces bespoke training for companies like the NHL, MLS, NBCSports, and Turner Networks.

New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh delivers a smoldering story with Secrets at Midnight , as the scent of Bastien Smith's elusive lover ignites a possessiveness in him that's as feral as it is ecstatic. And now that he's found his mate, he'll do anything to keep her.

In #1 New York Times bestselling author Ilona Andrews' novella, Magic Steals, when people start going missing, shapeshifting tigress Dali Harimau and jaguar shifter Jim Shrapshire must uncover the truth about the mysterious creatures responsible.

It's seer Makenna Frazier's first day on the job at Supernatural Protection and Investigations, and her first assignment is more than she bargained for when bodyguard duty for a leprechaun prince's bachelor party goes every which way but right in national bestselling author Lisa Shearin's Lucky Charms.

Why you should read it: I have always loved anthologies because you get little tastes from your favorite authors, and some you haven't read before. This one was a winner because Ilona Andrews and Nalini Singh and Meljean Brook/Milla Vane. I hadn't read Lisa Shearin, but I enjoyed all of the leprechaun shenanigans. Nalini's story with Bastien had my heart beating, and I love almost everything in her Psy-Changeling series. Ilona Andrews' Magic Steals is perfect for Jim and Dali fans, and The Beast of Blackmoor (Milla Vane) was just so good I want more in this world, please! If you're a fan of anthologies, you have to pick this up. You get paranormal, barbarians, magic, snark and shifters. All four authors won't disappoint, and it's a great way to see more into the series you love.

Nalini: I'm currently working on the next book in my Psy-Changeling series. Shards of Hope features two lethal Psy soldiers and a story unlike any other in the series. You can see the amazing cover here.

Milla: Hahahaha, god. This is the hardest question ever. It's not one line, and it's probably not epic, but it's one of my favorite exchanges in the story. The hero, Kavik, has the heroine tied up and she's trying to goad him into letting her ... um, please him. Because she needs to tame him, but he's determined never to be tamed.

Fans of The Mortal Instruments and The Infernal Devices can get to know warlock Magnus Bane like never before in this collection of New York Times bestselling tales, in print for the first time with an exclusive new story and illustrated material.

This collection of eleven short stories illuminates the life of the enigmatic Magnus Bane, whose alluring personality, flamboyant style, and sharp wit populate the pages of the #1 New York Times bestselling series, The Mortal Instruments and The Infernal Devices.

Originally released one-by-one as e-only short stories by Cassandra Clare, Maureen Johnson, and Sarah Rees Brennan, this compilation presents all ten together in print for the first time and includes a never-before-seen eleventh tale, as well as new illustrated material.

Why you should read it: Magnus Bane was my favorite character in the books. He was so engrossing, so crazy, so beautiful and mysterious, I wanted more of him. I even liked how he was portrayed in the movie (can I please get a more adult sequel, please please please?) So when the first Bane Chronicles came out, I downloaded it, and the next and the next. I couldn't wait for them all to be together in one book, and the audio versions are awesome. For any Mortal Instruments fan (and obviously Magnus Bane fan), you should pick this up. The cover is gorgeous and all three authors are talented and made me laugh through each of Magnus' adventures.

Sarah: Partly just because Magnus Bane has clearly had a life filled with song and story. He's immortal, he's adventurous, he knows a lot of people and had done a lot of things. One of the first things I suggested when we started talking about Magnus was the running joke in the books of "Magnus was banned from Peru." I wanted to do a story about his adventures in Peru. (Because I am a genius, and Peru through the centuries was not at all tricky to research!)

Magnus is an unusual protagonist for YA fiction and especially for bestseller lists (the most promoted and most read books), and he shouldn't be. He is, I think, the first bisexual guy of color protagonist on the YA and children's bestseller lists. (I have looked for others, I may absolutely be wrong, I do welcome correction.) We really wanted to celebrate that.

Sarah: I love Maureen and Cassie's story The Runaway Queen. Invisible hot air balloons, those two are zany and I love it. Plus they have an eye for historical detail in a way I am desperately jealous of: One day I'll take out their brains through their ears with a wee ice cream scoop. (In a loving way.) The fact they so vividly nailed both '80s New York and revolutionary France is just disgusting to me. Disgusting, I say!

For my solo work, I have a book called Tell the Wind and Fire coming out in spring 2016, based on A Tale of Two Cities but set in a magical modern New York. I am awaiting my second round of edits on that, so it is pretty set, and I am excited for people to meet the characters.

All her life, Barrie Watson has been a virtual prisoner in the house where she lives with her shut-in mother. When her mother dies, Barrie promises to put some mileage on her stiletto heels. But she finds a new kind of prison at her aunt's South Carolina plantation instead--a prison guarded by an ancient spirit who long ago cursed one of the three founding families of Watson Island and gave the others magical gifts that became compulsions.

Stuck with the ghosts of a generations-old feud and hunted by forces she cannot see, Barrie must find a way to break free of the family legacy. With the help of sun-kissed Eight Beaufort, who knows what Barrie wants before she knows herself, the last Watson heir starts to unravel her family's twisted secrets. What she finds is dangerous: a love she never expected, a river that turns to fire at midnight, a gorgeous cousin who isn't what she seems, and very real enemies who want both Eight and Barrie dead.

Why you should read it: This is a true Southern Gothic novel. I personally found it fantastic, considering I've lived all over the South. This is more for those readers looking for the eerie and creepy, the magic and of course the mystery. I liked that Barrie couldn't ignore her gift. So many times characters just pretend they don't have a gift, but the fact that she had to use it drove the mystery and story forward. Let's also talk about Eight for a moment (odd name). I loved him a lot and enjoyed their romance. It wasn't insta love, and the slow buildup was worth the wait. The best part of this book, besides the atmosphere, had to be the characters, both primary and secondary. Even the villains and not-likable characters were just so engrossing. I have to say I've already put the sequel on my TBR shelf.

Martina: I adore settings that become characters in themselves, stories where the setting creates the story and forces the characters out of their comfort zone. Gothics, especially Southern Gothics, always do that beautifully, and I love exploring exotic places through the eyes of someone new who is going to make change happen despite resistance by the usual people who live there. Plus Gothics generally have that element of the paranormal, magic and ghosts and other unusual beasties. Throw in a hot romance? I'm sold.

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