Jay Wade Edwards (born September 12, 1968) is an American

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editor Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, photographic, visual, audible, or cinematic material used by a person or an entity to convey a message or information. The editing process can involve correction, condensation, orga ...

. Jay Edwards started as professional television and film editor in 1991 after receiving a Bachelor's degree from

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. He was a staff editor at Turner Studios before he joined

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Adult Swim Adult Swim (AS; stylized as

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and worked as editor and producer on several series. He edited ''

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Ned Hastings Edward "Ned" Hastings (born August 26, 1966), is an American video editor, producer and voice actor, best known for his work on various Adult Swim shows, most notably "Aqua Teen Hunger Force". He has sometimes been credited as "Edward Hastings" ...

using recycled clips from the original series and reorganized them on the Avid non-linear editor, even animated lips, for a "talk show" style program. He was the senior editor and producer of the animated series, The '' Aqua Teen Hunger Force'' and for the feature '' Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters''. He also directed the live-action '' Assisted Living Dracula'' clip for Season 1's Bus of the Undead and was an occasional voice actor, using his own name. He also edits '' Squidbillies'' and '' Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell'' for Adult Swim. Animation editor Brad Lee Zimmerman said about mentors, "Jay Edwards, Ned Hastings,

Dave Willis Dave Willis (born May 1, 1970) is an American voice actor, writer, animator, producer and musician. He is best known as the co-creator of the Adult Swim animated series ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'' and '' Squidbillies'', the former of which he ...

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Matt Maiellaro Matthew Gerard Maiellaro (born August 17, 1966) is an American filmmaker, musician and voice actor. He is the co-creator and writer of the cult animated Adult Swim Adult Swim (AS; stylized as

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are production cornerstones at Adult Swim and have been since it began." Edwards’s television credits include editing work on Disney's '' Gravity Falls'', '' Wander Over Yonder'', and ''

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''. He has also worked on documentaries for

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and TBS, and numerous promotional campaigns. Edwards’ filmmaking career began when he wrote, directed, and edited three short science fiction films—''Mountain of Terror Day of Dread'' (1998), ''Project: Tiki Puka Puka'' (1999), and ''Esta Noche We Ride!'' (2001)—known collectively as The Monster Trilogy. The Monster Trilogy has been shown at film festivals in

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. Edwards has overseen promotion for the film, which has received positive reviews. Edwards co-produced and edited ''Y’all Come! The Hell Hole Swamp Festival'', a 2002 documentary profiling

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, home of the annual Hell Hole Swamp Festival. The film has screened in ten film festivals, including The Rural Route Film Festival in

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, The Maryland Film Festival, and Detroit Docs, receiving two Best-of awards. The beach-party

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monster movie ''Stomp! Shout! Scream!'', Edwards’s first feature film as writer/director, premiered at the

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in October 2005 to more good reviews. The film has gone on to screen at more than twenty film festivals. Awards include Best Feature Film at the Toofy Film Festival and The

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, and nominations for Best Cinematography and Best Set Design at the

B-Movie Film Festival The Scare-A-Con Film Festival (formerly the B-Movie Film Festival) is an annual film festival held in Syracuse, United States. The festival was founded in 1999 by local filmmaker Ron Bonk to promote the art of B-movie making. It was canceled in it ...

. The movie has been distributed under the title ''Monster Beach Party''. He was selected as a juror for the 2011 Atlanta Film Festival. His anthology web series, ''Kino-Edwards Picture Show'', won Best Web Content at the 2016

Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival The ''Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival'' (commonly abbreviated as "HRIFF") is a film festival with a focus on independent films held annually at L.A. Live / Staples Center and additional cinemas across Hollywood, California. HRIFF gues ...

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