Arthur Schneider

In his three-and-a-half-hour interview, Arthur Schneider (1930-2009) reminisces about his early days in television, beginning as an assistant editor at NBC in Hollywood (and later NBC Burbank), where he quickly became a full-fledged editor. He talks about his experiences editing numerous Bob Hope comedy specials and Christmas specials from Vietnam, and the unique editing challenges on those projects. Schneider discusses his development of the groundbreaking editing style on NBC's Laugh-In, and the liberal use of jump cuts. He also recalls many of the editing techniques that were used in the early days of television and explains the various technologies that have changed the face of editing throughout the last half-century. Finally, he touches on the variety programs that he edited throughout the years, including projects with Sonny and Cher and Julie Andrews. Henry Colman conducted the interview in a joint venture with American Cinema Editors (ACE) on July 16, 2001 at Universal Studios in Universal City, CA.