Guillermo Lopez Aliaga Miguel Hernández is a professor and researcher in the Art Department of the University. passionate about film editingHe teaches his subject in the Audiovisual Communication Degree. Professor from Alicante too one of the lucky three one you will enjoy support for film research by Luis García Berlangaawarding each year movie academydeveloping a project on film editing, homework regarded as “one of the most” exciting Y important in the process of making a movie and also at the most Unknown“.
The Film Academy chose López Aliaga’s project for the third. Visions and experiences of an invisible trade. A journey from the editing room to Spanish cinemaand another about Alicante filmmaker Cecilia Bartolomé Andrea Gutierrez Bermejoand the third Antonio del Amounder the responsibility Louis Alegre. Chosen from among three 32 offers presented and each will receive financial aid 12.000 € to carry out the investigation in the next process 18 months.
“My idea is to map Spanish cinema out of the editing room”He points out to the man from Alicante and says “assemblers and installers always stayed away from the shooting circusputs the spotlight on the directors and actors and their work is fundamental to the making of any audiovisual work. I want to make this profession visible through the interviews I do and to value the work it does. Announce their vision in this area and review their careers at the same time”.
Guillermo López plans to interview in total 24 professionals Production in Spain, twelve women and twelve men of different generations, “to provide an overview of the profession over time”. like veterans Miguel González Sinde, Julia Juániz, Teresa Font or Anastasi Rinos or like younger professionals Main Phase or Jaume MartiHe is on his list for this project, which he plans to realize, among others, in two books and informative small audio-visual pills.
An artistic and intellectual work
“Editors and editors are real imaginary for movies to work in many situations. It is an incredible artistic and intellectual work.not just technical, because through assembly you are building a narrative and put the pieces of the puzzle together. They say the edit is the final version of the script. It can save a movie or vice versa, that’s why it has such a big responsibility,” explains López Aliaga, adding that the director and editor often form a stable marriage.
The researcher recalls that there were “great duos” in the history of Spanish cinema. Pedro Almadovar and Pepe SalcedoTeresa Font, who edited all her films from the 80s until her death, or Nacho Ruiz Capillas It is customary in the productions of Fernando León de Aranoa.
“A luxury”
The investigation to be made Completed in June 2024The author, who is a member of UMH’s Massiva Research Group and has since 2016 developed the Hall of Frame documentary project to create an archive of key figures, aims to be “a journey through the editing rooms of our cinema”. Spanish in the cinema.
Berlanga scholarship is “a luxury and great gift because I am passionate about research and I learn a lot by doing thisalso affecting teaching I teach,” says López Aliaga, UMH Film School training programis geared towards hands-on teaching by conducting fictional projects where students have the opportunity to work hand in hand with professionals from the film industry.