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I, Tonya is a 2017 American biographical film (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biographical_film) directed by Craig Gillespie (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Gillespie) and written by Steven Rogers (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Rogers_(screenwriter)) . It follows the life of figure skater (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Figure_skating) Tonya Harding (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonya_Harding) and her connection to the 1994 attack (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonya_Harding#Attack_on_Nancy_Kerrigan_and_aftermath) on her rival Nancy Kerrigan (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Kerrigan) . The film states that it is based on "contradictory" and "true" interviews, suggesting they are unreliable narrators (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unreliable_narrator) .
Margot Robbie (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margot_Robbie) (who also produced) stars as Harding, and Allison Janney (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allison_Janney) plays Harding's mother LaVona Golden.
I, Tonya premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_International_Film_Festival) on September 8, 2017, was theatrically released, and grossed $53 million worldwide on an $11 million budget.
At the 90th Academy Awards (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/90th_Academy_Awards) , Janney won for Best Supporting Actress (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress) , while the film also earned nominations for Best Actress (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Actress) for Robbie and Best Editing (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Film_Editing) (for Tatian S. Riegel, ACE).
Each episode my friend Tyler and I will analyze the editing of one iconic movie scene like this one and you can follow along. So turn on the podcast, bring up the youtube clip by clicking the link below (when we tell you) and let's get into it:
I, Tonya - Sleeping Bag Skating Scene (youtu.be/YTpeiTQoWIA)
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We also chat about the newly released video on the This Guy Edits YouTube channel about "WHEN DOES A Film Need Music" and a new approach to brand integration.
I, Tonya is a 2017 American biographical film (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biographical_film) directed by Craig Gillespie (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Gillespie) and written by Steven Rogers (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Rogers_(screenwriter)) . It follows the life of figure skater (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Figure_skating) Tonya Harding (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonya_Harding) and her connection to the 1994 attack (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonya_Harding#Attack_on_Nancy_Kerrigan_and_aftermath) on her rival Nancy Kerrigan (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Kerrigan) . The film states that it is based on "contradictory" and "true" interviews, suggesting they are unreliable narrators (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unreliable_narrator) .
Margot Robbie (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margot_Robbie) (who also produced) stars as Harding, and Allison Janney (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allison_Janney) plays Harding's mother LaVona Golden.
I, Tonya premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_International_Film_Festival) on September 8, 2017, was theatrically released, and grossed $53 million worldwide on an $11 million budget.
At the 90th Academy Awards (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/90th_Academy_Awards) , Janney won for Best Supporting Actress (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress) , while the film also earned nominations for Best Actress (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Actress) for Robbie and Best Editing (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Film_Editing) (for Tatian S. Riegel, ACE).
Each episode my friend Tyler and I will analyze the editing of one iconic movie scene like this one and you can follow along. So turn on the podcast, bring up the youtube clip by clicking the link below (when we tell you) and let's get into it:
I, Tonya - Sleeping Bag Skating Scene (youtu.be/YTpeiTQoWIA)
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We also chat about the newly released video on the This Guy Edits YouTube channel about "WHEN DOES A Film Need Music" and a new approach to brand integration.
