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EPISODE · Aug 14, 2025 · 1H 5M

HACKS

from Art of the Cut · host Steve Hullfish, ACE

Today on Art of the Cut I’m speaking with Emmy-nominated editor, Susan Vaill, ACE, who’s joined by her assistant editor, Stephanie Goldstein to discuss editing the HBO series, Hacks.  Susan edited 70 episodes of Grey’s Anatomy and also directed three episodes. She won an ACE Eddie for editing Hacks, and this is her second Emmy nomination for the show. She’s also edited Abbott Elementary, The Time Traveler’s Wife, Space Force, and This is Us.Stephanie has been an assistant editor on Gotham, Brooklyn 9-9, and Single Parents. She was bumped up to the editor’s chair on that show for 2 episodes.On this episode, we talk about how an editor transitions to directing, understanding the process of notes and revisions, and - since this episode of Hacks is nominatead for an EMmy, how do you judge editing?

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Today on Art of the Cut I’m speaking with Emmy-nominated editor, Susan Vaill, ACE, who’s joined by her assistant editor, Stephanie Goldstein to discuss editing the HBO series, Hacks.  Susan edited 70 episodes of Grey’s Anatomy and also directed three episodes. She won an ACE Eddie for editing Hacks, and this is her second Emmy nomination for the show. She’s also edited Abbott Elementary, The Time Traveler’s Wife, Space Force, and This is Us.Stephanie has been an assistant editor on Gotham, Brooklyn 9-9, and Single Parents. She was bumped up to the editor’s chair on that show for 2 episodes.On this episode, we talk about how an editor transitions to directing, understanding the process of notes and revisions, and - since this episode of Hacks is nominatead for an EMmy, how do you judge editing?

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