393. Making TOP GUN: MAVERICK with editor Eddie Hamilton

<p>Eddie Hamilton is one of the greatest filmmakers working in mass entertainment today. A genius editor whose resume stretches from the KINGSMAN franchise to X-MEN: FIRST CLASS and the two best MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE films (Rogue Nation and Fallout), he spent two years working on what has become the cinematic event of 2022 - TOP GUN: MAVERICK. Today, Eddie takes us a journey through the film, using the expertly chosen needle drops - from Hank Williams to T Rex to Lady Gaga - to explore the relentless rigour and refinement that goes into creating a truly epic piece of cinema.</p> <p>Topics covered include:</p> <p>Striking the perfect balance between 80s nostalgia and creating a new timeless classic.</p> <p>Why specially written songs by Kenny Loggins, One Republic and Post Malone, and even a still unreleased Rolling Stones song, didn’t make the finished film.</p> <p>Creating a modern version of the original film’s opening sequence, down to the fonts in the title cards.</p> <p>The long theatrical run and incredible box office success of the film.</p> <p>A never before revealed Tom Cruise musical cameo.</p> <p>Feeding the internet’s appetite for Miles Teller thirst traps.</p> <p>How Eddie and his teamed rescued the pivotal F-18 training montage, turning it from something they were embarrassed to watch to a highlight of the film with only three days to go.</p> <p>A mini-masterclass on how to construct epic climactic action sequences from dozens of hours of raw footage, like the aerial dogfight in Top Gun: Maverick and the helicopter chase in Mission: Impossible - Fallout.</p> <p>The importance of inserts and cutaway shots to build emotional stakes and maintain story clarity for the audience.</p> <p>How Lady Gaga delivered the iconic power ballad the film had to have, and how they weaved the song into the film in big and subtle ways. </p> <p>This is a spoiler-filled conversation - we literally go from the opening credits through to the ending credits - so if you are the one person on earth who is yet to see this film, p