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Richard Trombly [email protected] www.richardtrombly.com is an American writer, journalist and filmmaker who has been living in Shanghai since 2003 and has written, directed and produced several short films and written scripts and/or co-produces other films including the upcoming anglo-sino spy film Father John. He is currently producing and directing a Mandarin language film \"The Journey Home" for production in 2012 by Trombly's film company Obscure Productions www.obscure-prod...

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Stanislavski for the Steenbeck

Tuesday, Feb 14, 2012 10:13AM / Standard Entry / Members only

Reblogged from Tales from the Cutting Room Floor:

Acting for the edit ☛ One of the things I love about editing is the sense of being a craftsman. You may not physically handle the material, but the set of rushes for each film feels like it has its own texture. It might be pliant, allowing you to cut it in any way you like; it might be coarse, only fitting together well if you work with the grain; if you’re really unlucky it might be tangled and almost impossible to get your scissors into. I used to think that this texture was down to the director. It’s …

This is a good piece about acting for the editing of the film. Useful for directors and actors alike to think about this. It is not just about “coverage” there are other things that make an editor’s life easy and adds alot of emotional depth to the film.

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Richard Trombly

Richard Trombly is a screenwriter and director currently developing the Chinese-language feature film THE JOURNEY HOME and he is a producer of the international spy film FATHER JOHN. He is from the Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA where he attended the University of Massachusetts and studied film, theater and literature. He was a business journalist and editor for national-level publications including Associated Press and The Hollywood Reporter. He arrived in China in 2003, originally working as an editor for the Shanghai Daily newspaper and since that time has returned to his interests in film and stage. He has appeared in CCTV television shows, TV advertisements, National Geographic films and several movies including THE WHITE COUNTESS, MARCO POLO, THE PAINTED VEIL, MILK and FASHION and others. He has written and directed several short films in Mandarin Chinese and is a professional scriptwriter. He co-founded East West Theater, Shanghai's only locally based English language theater company and produced several shows put on by the troupe. He also is a producer with Shanghai-based Meiwenti Productions where he has sponsored and produced short films from the independent film community. He is was associate producer on China Venture Films productions of Milk and Fashion and Distance Runners. He has most recently produced the the low budget horror film The Ghosts of Old Shanghai by director Eric Heise.

After 20 years of business and journalistic writing and editing experience, Richard has returned to his interest in film.
He is interested in environmental sustainability and space exploration (and exploitation.) He also likes to take long solo bike, canoe or hiking expeditions.
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Occupation: Screenwriter , Director , Film/TV Producer
Age: 45
Gender: Male
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