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'''Debbie Berman''' is a [[South Africa|South African]] film and television editor. She is best known for her editing work on multiple movies in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]], including ''[[Spider-Man: Homecoming]], [[Black Panther (film)|Black Panther]],'' and [[Captain Marvel (film)|''Captain Marvel'']].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/danidiplacido/2019/01/11/black-panther-editor-debbie-berman-talks-cutting-a-cultural-icon/|title='Black Panther' Editor Debbie Berman Talks Cutting A Cultural Icon|last=Placido|first=Dani Di|website=Forbes|language=en|access-date=2019-08-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/captain-marvel-editor-interview-ronan-marvel-studios-secret-cameo-2019-3|title='Captain Marvel' editor describes what makes Marvel Studios a unique place to work, and the funny way she got the job|last=Clark|first=Travis|website=Business Insider|access-date=2019-08-10}}</ref>
'''Debbie Berman''' is a South African film and television editor. She is best known for her editing work on multiple movies in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]], including ''[[Spider-Man: Homecoming]], [[Black Panther (film)|Black Panther]],'' and [[Captain Marvel (film)|''Captain Marvel'']].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/danidiplacido/2019/01/11/black-panther-editor-debbie-berman-talks-cutting-a-cultural-icon/|title='Black Panther' Editor Debbie Berman Talks Cutting A Cultural Icon|last=Placido|first=Dani Di|website=Forbes|language=en|access-date=2019-08-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/captain-marvel-editor-interview-ronan-marvel-studios-secret-cameo-2019-3|title='Captain Marvel' editor describes what makes Marvel Studios a unique place to work, and the funny way she got the job|last=Clark|first=Travis|website=Business Insider|access-date=2019-08-10}}</ref>


== Life and Career ==
== Life and career ==
She was born in [[Johannesburg]], South Africa.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/film/marvel-s-debbie-berman-is-bringing-interesting-female-characters-to-the-screen-in-movies-people-love-1.850032|title=Marvel’s Debbie Berman is bringing ‘interesting female characters to the screen in movies people love’|website=The National|language=en|access-date=2019-08-10}}</ref> She began editing television shows and movies in South Africa, before moving to [[Vancouver]], Canada.<ref name=":0" /> After editing ''[[Space Chimps]]'' and [[Invictus (film)|''Invictus'']], Bernman moved to [[Los Angeles]], where she was placed on the editing team for ''Spider-Man: Homecoming, Black Panther'', and ''Captain Marvel''.<ref name=":0" /> In ''Spider-Man: Homecoming'', Berman suggested re-shoots for scenes of Liz and Peter interacting to make Liz's character feel more genuine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bustle.com/p/carol-marias-friendship-in-captain-marvel-is-the-heart-of-the-movie-because-of-editor-debbie-berman-16951822|title=Why Carol & Maria’s ‘Captain Marvel’ Friendship Moved You So Much|website=Bustle|language=en|access-date=2019-08-10}}</ref> While working on ''Black Panther'', Berman convinced director [[Ryan Coogler]] to do reshoots on the final battle scene, to include the female Jabari warriors.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.inverse.com/article/52003-black-panther-editor-interview-debbie-berman|title='Black Panther' Editor Debbie Berman Talks Making Marvel's Oscar Contender|last=Plante|first=Corey|website=Inverse|language=en|access-date=2019-08-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/black-panther-editor-explains-why-reshoots-are-a-good-thing/|title=Black Panther's editor explains why its reshoots were a good thing|last=Trenholm|first=Richard|website=CNET|language=en|access-date=2019-08-10}}</ref>
She was born in [[Johannesburg]], South Africa.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/film/marvel-s-debbie-berman-is-bringing-interesting-female-characters-to-the-screen-in-movies-people-love-1.850032|title=Marvel's Debbie Berman is bringing 'interesting female characters to the screen in movies people love'|website=The National|language=en|access-date=2019-08-10}}</ref> She attended High School Victory Park, part of the [[King David Schools, Johannesburg|King David Schools]], and was introduced to video editing.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Debbie Berman|url=https://kdsf.org/dynamic-davidian/debbie-berman/|access-date=2021-03-14|website=King David Schools Foundation|language=en-ZA}}</ref> She would edit films for school events and personal projects.<ref name=":2" /> She began editing television shows and movies in South Africa, before moving to [[Vancouver]], Canada.<ref name=":0" /> After editing ''[[Space Chimps]]'' and [[Invictus (film)|''Invictus'']], Berman moved to [[Los Angeles]], where she was placed on the editing team for ''Spider-Man: Homecoming, Black Panther'', and ''Captain Marvel''.<ref name=":0" />
In ''Spider-Man: Homecoming'', Berman suggested re-shoots for scenes of Liz and Peter interacting to make Liz's character feel more genuine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bustle.com/p/carol-marias-friendship-in-captain-marvel-is-the-heart-of-the-movie-because-of-editor-debbie-berman-16951822|title=Why Carol & Maria's 'Captain Marvel' Friendship Moved You So Much|website=Bustle|language=en|access-date=2019-08-10}}</ref> While working on ''Black Panther'', Berman convinced director [[Ryan Coogler]] to do reshoots on the final battle scene, to include the female Jabari warriors.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.inverse.com/article/52003-black-panther-editor-interview-debbie-berman|title='Black Panther' Editor Debbie Berman Talks Making Marvel's Oscar Contender|last=Plante|first=Corey|website=Inverse|language=en|access-date=2019-08-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/black-panther-editor-explains-why-reshoots-are-a-good-thing/|title=Black Panther's editor explains why its reshoots were a good thing|last=Trenholm|first=Richard|website=CNET|language=en|access-date=2019-08-10}}</ref> She said that the film's style is based on [[James Bond]] and [[The Godfather]] and she began work on the production a few months later than the rest of the crew.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Placido|first=Dani Di|title='Black Panther' Editor Debbie Berman Talks Cutting A Cultural Icon|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/danidiplacido/2019/01/11/black-panther-editor-debbie-berman-talks-cutting-a-cultural-icon/|access-date=2021-03-14|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Debbie Berman Relies on Media Composer to be a creative storyteller|url=https://www.avid.com/customer-stories/debbie-berman|access-date=2021-03-14|website=www.avid.com}}</ref>
In 2018, she was inducted into the [[American Cinema Editors]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://americancinemaeditors.org/ace-directory/ |title=American Cinema Editors {{!}} ACE Directory |website=americancinemaeditors.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171016184721/https://americancinemaeditors.org/ace-directory/ |archive-date=2017-10-16}}</ref> Guild. Her most recent work includes being an editor for [[Love and Monsters (film)|Love and Monsters]], a [[Monster film|monster]] [[adventure film]] released in October 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Debbie Berman|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1651766/|access-date=2021-03-12|website=IMDb}}</ref>

In August 2020, it was announced that she will be making her directorial debut by directing an adaptation of [[Don Handfield]] and Joshua Malkin's graphic novel Unikorn, which was published in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kroll|first=Justin|date=2020-08-24|title=Armory Films Adapting Don Handfield & Joshua Malkin's Graphic Novel 'Unikorn' With Debbie Berman Directing|url=https://deadline.com/2020/08/armory-films-don-handfield-joshua-malkins-graphic-novel-unikorn-debbie-berman-1203022083/|access-date=2021-03-12|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Filmography ==

=== Film ===

==== As editor ====
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Director
!Notes
|-
|2005
|''Within''
|John A. Curtis, Merlin Ward
|
|-
|2008
|''[[Space Chimps]]''
|[[Kirk DeMicco]]
|
|-
|2009
|''The Zero Sum''
|Raphael Assaf
|Edited with Cheryl Buckman
|-
|2011
|[[Touchback (film)|''Touchback'']]
|[[Don Handfield]]
|Edited with Ryan Eaton
|-
|2012
|''[[Black November]]''
|[[Jeta Amata]]
|
|-
|2012
|''[[The United]]''
|Amin Matalqa
|Unreleased
|-
|2015
|''[[The Final Girls]]''
|[[Todd Strauss-Schulson]]
|
|-
|2017
|''[[Spider-Man: Homecoming]]''
|[[Jon Watts]]
|Edited with Dan Lebental
|-
|2018
|[[Black Panther (film)|''Black Panther'']]
|[[Ryan Coogler]]
|Edited with Michael P. Shawver
|-
|2019
|[[Captain Marvel (film)|''Captain Marvel'']]
|[[Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck|Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck]]
|Edited with Elliot Graham
|-
|2020
|[[Love and Monsters (film)|''Love and Monsters'']]
|[[Michael Matthews (director)|Michael Matthews]]
|Edited with Nancy Richardson
|}
Berman was also credited as part of the editorial departments of ''[[Ripper 2: Letter from Within]]'' (2004), ''Reflection'' (2004), ''Good Session'' (2015), and ''The Jesuit'' (unreleased).<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Debbie Berman|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1651766/awards|access-date=2021-03-12|website=IMDb}}</ref> She was the visual effects editor for [[In the Name of the King: a Dungeon Siege Tale|''In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale'']] (2007) and ''Invictus'' (2009).<ref name=":1" />

=== Television ===

==== As editor ====
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Notes
|-
|2001-02
|''[[Big Brother (South African TV series)|Big Brother South Africa]]''
|
|-
|2003
|''[[Big Brother Africa]]''
|
|-
|2004
|''[[Making the Cut: Last Man Standing|Making the Cut]]''
|
|-
|2009
|''[[Peak Season]]''
|Three episodes
|-
|2010-11
|''[[Haven (TV series)|Haven]]''
|Six episodes)
|-
|2016
|''[[Mad Dogs (American TV series)|Mad Dogs]]''
|Three episodes)
|-
|2016
|''[[Timeless (TV series)|Timeless]]''
|One episode
|}

== Awards and nominations ==
* 2012 recipient of the [[Sally Menke]] Editing Fellowship from the [[Sundance Institute]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Alloway|first=Meredith|title="There is a Misconception that Cutting Action is not an Intellectual Endeavor": Debbie Berman on Editing Black Panther|url=https://filmmakermagazine.com/106672-there-is-a-misconception-that-cutting-action-is-not-an-intellectual-endeavor-debbie-berman-on-editing-black-panther/|access-date=2021-03-14|website=Filmmaker Magazine|date=15 January 2019|language=en-US}}</ref>
*2018 - ''[[Black Panther (film)|Black Panther]]'' (nominated with [[Michael P. Shawver]]) - [[Saturn Awards|Saturn Award]] - "Best Editing"<ref name=":1" />
* 2019 - ''Black Panther'' (nominated with Michael P. Shawver) - [[Alliance of Women Film Journalists]] - "Best Film Editing"<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-12-21|title='The Favourite' leads nominations for Alliance of Women Film Journalists EDA Awards|url=https://oklahoman.com/article/5618324/the-favourite-leads-nominations-for-alliance-of-women-film-journalists-eda-awards/|access-date=2021-05-29|website=Oklahoman.com|language=en-US}}</ref>
* 2019 - ''Black Panther'' (nominated with Michael P. Shawver) - Columbus Film Critics Association - "Best Film Editing"<ref>{{Cite web|title=The 2018 Columbus Film Critics Association (COFCA) Winners|url=https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2018-columbus-film-critics-association-cofca-winners/|access-date=2021-05-29|website=Next Best Picture|language=en}}</ref>


== References ==
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== External Links ==
== External links ==
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Latest revision as of 02:01, 19 December 2023

Debbie Berman
Born (1978-12-28) December 28, 1978 (age 45)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Occupation(s)Television and film editor
Years active2001-present

Debbie Berman is a South African film and television editor. She is best known for her editing work on multiple movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including Spider-Man: Homecoming, Black Panther, and Captain Marvel.[1][2]

Life and career[edit]

She was born in Johannesburg, South Africa.[3] She attended High School Victory Park, part of the King David Schools, and was introduced to video editing.[4] She would edit films for school events and personal projects.[4] She began editing television shows and movies in South Africa, before moving to Vancouver, Canada.[3] After editing Space Chimps and Invictus, Berman moved to Los Angeles, where she was placed on the editing team for Spider-Man: Homecoming, Black Panther, and Captain Marvel.[3]

In Spider-Man: Homecoming, Berman suggested re-shoots for scenes of Liz and Peter interacting to make Liz's character feel more genuine.[5] While working on Black Panther, Berman convinced director Ryan Coogler to do reshoots on the final battle scene, to include the female Jabari warriors.[3][6][7] She said that the film's style is based on James Bond and The Godfather and she began work on the production a few months later than the rest of the crew.[8][9] In 2018, she was inducted into the American Cinema Editors[10] Guild. Her most recent work includes being an editor for Love and Monsters, a monster adventure film released in October 2020.[11]

In August 2020, it was announced that she will be making her directorial debut by directing an adaptation of Don Handfield and Joshua Malkin's graphic novel Unikorn, which was published in 2021.[12]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

As editor[edit]

Year Title Director Notes
2005 Within John A. Curtis, Merlin Ward
2008 Space Chimps Kirk DeMicco
2009 The Zero Sum Raphael Assaf Edited with Cheryl Buckman
2011 Touchback Don Handfield Edited with Ryan Eaton
2012 Black November Jeta Amata
2012 The United Amin Matalqa Unreleased
2015 The Final Girls Todd Strauss-Schulson
2017 Spider-Man: Homecoming Jon Watts Edited with Dan Lebental
2018 Black Panther Ryan Coogler Edited with Michael P. Shawver
2019 Captain Marvel Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck Edited with Elliot Graham
2020 Love and Monsters Michael Matthews Edited with Nancy Richardson

Berman was also credited as part of the editorial departments of Ripper 2: Letter from Within (2004), Reflection (2004), Good Session (2015), and The Jesuit (unreleased).[13] She was the visual effects editor for In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (2007) and Invictus (2009).[13]

Television[edit]

As editor[edit]

Year Title Notes
2001-02 Big Brother South Africa
2003 Big Brother Africa
2004 Making the Cut
2009 Peak Season Three episodes
2010-11 Haven Six episodes)
2016 Mad Dogs Three episodes)
2016 Timeless One episode

Awards and nominations[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Placido, Dani Di. "'Black Panther' Editor Debbie Berman Talks Cutting A Cultural Icon". Forbes. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  2. ^ Clark, Travis. "'Captain Marvel' editor describes what makes Marvel Studios a unique place to work, and the funny way she got the job". Business Insider. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d "Marvel's Debbie Berman is bringing 'interesting female characters to the screen in movies people love'". The National. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Debbie Berman". King David Schools Foundation. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Why Carol & Maria's 'Captain Marvel' Friendship Moved You So Much". Bustle. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  6. ^ Plante, Corey. "'Black Panther' Editor Debbie Berman Talks Making Marvel's Oscar Contender". Inverse. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  7. ^ Trenholm, Richard. "Black Panther's editor explains why its reshoots were a good thing". CNET. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  8. ^ Placido, Dani Di. "'Black Panther' Editor Debbie Berman Talks Cutting A Cultural Icon". Forbes. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Debbie Berman Relies on Media Composer to be a creative storyteller". www.avid.com. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  10. ^ "American Cinema Editors | ACE Directory". americancinemaeditors.org. Archived from the original on 16 October 2017.
  11. ^ "Debbie Berman". IMDb. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  12. ^ Kroll, Justin (24 August 2020). "Armory Films Adapting Don Handfield & Joshua Malkin's Graphic Novel 'Unikorn' With Debbie Berman Directing". Deadline. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  13. ^ a b c "Debbie Berman". IMDb. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  14. ^ Alloway, Meredith (15 January 2019). ""There is a Misconception that Cutting Action is not an Intellectual Endeavor": Debbie Berman on Editing Black Panther". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  15. ^ "'The Favourite' leads nominations for Alliance of Women Film Journalists EDA Awards". Oklahoman.com. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  16. ^ "The 2018 Columbus Film Critics Association (COFCA) Winners". Next Best Picture. Retrieved 29 May 2021.

External links[edit]

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