NEW YORK CITY - Creative editorial company Cut+Run (https://cutandrun.com) has promoted James Donahue to its roster of talent. Based in New York, Donahue’s instincts as a filmmaker and musician shape the comedic pacing and emotional arcs of his edits. He hails from North Carolina, and studied film at Virginia Tech, where he discovered that his understanding of rhythm and timing as a guitarist and bass player could be applied as the driving force behind his cuts.
He began his post production career as an intern at Lost Planet, and also served as an assistant editor at the Whitehouse, and as a promos editor for HBO. He was most recently a senior assistant Cut+Run NY.
“Cut+Run’s large body of impressive work obviously played a part,” says Donahue of his attraction to the studio. “Working with the editors there has been a massive source of inspiration — Gary Knight has championed me from very early on in my career and Frank Effron and Rob Ryang have such sharp comedic instincts. I’ve been evolving as an artist non-stop since I started with them, and I look forward to this next chapter of my career with them.”