Biography

Tom Ohanian is an Academy Award and Five-Time Emmy award recipient.

He is the author of many textbooks on film and television post-production technologies. These books, such as “Digital Nonlinear Editing” and “Digital Filmmaking” have been translated into multiple languages and used in universities throughout the world. While his work is primarily non-fiction and textbook in focus, he is also the author of a novel on the history of the Armenian culture. Everything is written in long-hand with a Palomino Blackwing Pearl.

His latest book is THE MAKING OF A MOTION PICTURE EDITOR. What does it take to be a motion picture editor? The book features interviews of some of the most decorated editors in motion picture history over the span of 551 films, 360 Academy Awards® and another 785 nominations. Methodically researched over a seven-year period, the book literally covers films from A to Z, from “A Beautiful Mind” to “West Side Story” to “Z”. How did Michael Kahn meet Steven Spielberg? Why did Anne V. Coates almost turn down Lawrence of Arabia? How did Marcia Lucas convince George that “the force” was important? How was JFK edited? What did Oliver Stone say to David Brenner the first time he saw a scene from Born on the Fourth of July? Why was it necessary to change the score of West Side Story during the rumble sequence? These behind-the-scenes accounts of what it took to make some of the most beloved motion pictures is an entertaining and educational read.

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