The Cutting Room

Cheryl was a speaker at Soundscapes & Screencraft: Australian Voices in Global Production, hosted by APRA and Sounds Australia at the Australian High Commission in the UK. The aim of the event was to bring together people from across the music and screen sectors to celebrate Australian voices in global productions.

After an introduction by the Australian Deputy High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Elisabeth Bowes, Dom Alessio of Sounds Australia hosted a panel of Australian filmmakers currently in the UK who are working on global productions: writer/director Jennifer Perrott (The Ravens, Dr Who, Gentleman Jack), composer Richard Pike (Romper Stomper, Les Norton, Tucci in Italy), music supervisor Anne Booty (Poor Things, Kinds of Kindness, Bugonia) and Editor Cheryl Potter (The Agency, Star Wars: The Acolyte, The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power).

The role of music in filmmaking was discussed in depth – at what point does music become part of the conversation on a project, how to choose the right commercial tracks, the necessity and difficulties of using temp music, the relationship between directors, composers, Editors and music supervisors, how AI is changing (or not changing) how we work, and much more.

This was the first Soundscapes & Screencraft event to be held (hopefully of many) and some fantastic conversations were had on and off stage.

Photos courtesy of Angus Young

Recently Cheryl spoke at length with filmmaker and podcaster Damien Swaby about her experiences editing on high budget television series and film. Podcast link is below.

Cheryl moderated a spirited discussion with friend and fellow editor Jay Prychidny at Canadian Cinema Editors’ EditCon 2023. She also hosted a breakout room Q&A, fielding many questions about the craft of editing.

Cheryl spoke on a panel about Postproduction alongside Sound Editor Stefanie Ng and VFX artist and animator Jacob Luamanuvae-Su’a produced by the Miramar Creative Centre with the generous support of Wellington UNESCO City of Film.

South Seas Film & Television School in Auckland hosted a panel featuring key post production roles from the Amazon series Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power. Alongside her fellow editors and post production crew, Cheryl spoke on this panel for the students of South Seas Campus about the process of making and finishing this epic fantasy show.

Cheryl spoke with Gordon Purkell of Filmmaker U about her career and all things editing as part of their YouTube series with various industry professionals.

The video is below:

Cheryl was featured in the filmmaker gallery of Sohonet’s Realise Your Vision campaign.

In an in-depth article and video interview, Cheryl discussed the opportunities and difficulties technology and remote working solutions can offer the film industry.

Her article and interview can be accessed here.

Cheryl was recently profiled in Cinema Editor magazine, the print magazine of the American Cinema Editors. The article “The New Normal” covers how a variety of editors are managing their workloads during the ongoing pandemic. Cheryl is featured alongside well known editors Steve Rivkin, Roger Barton and Tim Squyres, among others.

Marta Baidek has been doing a series of interviews with Film and Television professionals on Instagram TV. Her most recent interview is with Cheryl, where they discussed a typical day in the life of an editor, the impact of the pandemic on the industry, what it’s like to be a woman in the cutting room, along with lots of other advice and anecdotes. The Live interview can be viewed via the link below.

Cheryl was recently interviewed by Steve Hullfish for his interview series The Art of the Cut. She and fellow editor Jay Prychidny spoke at length about the process of cutting the TNT series Snowpiercer.

The interview is available both as a podcast and a print interview.