The Last of Us

Editors - Timothy A. Good, ACE and Emily Mendez THE LAST OF US editors Tim Good, ACE and Emily Mendez are the perfect example of mentoring in action.  Paying forward the mentoring he received from editor Norman Buckley, ACE, Tim has always looked for ways he could elevate assistants into the first chair.  Building on her work with Tim on THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY, Emily was more than ready to grab the editorial reins when the time came for THE LAST OF US. THE LAST OF US is set in 2023, twenty years into a pandemic caused by a mass fungal infection which causes its hosts to transform into zombie-like creatures and collapses society.  The series follows Joel (Pedro Pascal), a smuggler tasked with escorting an immune teenager named Ellie (Bella Ramsey) across a post-apocalyptic United States.  The creative force behind the video game on which the series is based is Neil Druckmann.  One of the game’s legion of fans was writer / director Craig Mazin (Chernobyl). The two would go on to successfully pitch HBO on the concept of adapting the game into a series. TIMOTHY GOOD ACE In addition to THE LAST OF US, Tim is known as both an editor and producer for his work on such shows as The Umbrella Academy (2019) and Fringe (2008). EMILY MENDEZ Emily Mendez is known for The Umbrella Academy (2019), The Resident (2018) and Light as a Feather (2018). Editing The Last of Us In our discussion with The Last of Us editors, Tim and Emily, we talk about: How to SUCCESSFULLY adapt a video game into a series Sound design...the assistant's advantage When 1 episode + 1 episode = 1 pilot The benefits of bottle episodes Meaningful mentoring The Credits Visit Extreme Music for all your production audio needs Learn about Avid's new Media Composer for Students program Subscribe to The Rough Cut podcast and never miss an episode Visit The Rough Cut on YouTube