Tina Hirsch (born 1943)—also known as Bettina Kugel Hirsch, Bettina Hirsch, and Bettina Kugel—is an American

film editor Film editing is both a creative and a technical part of the post-production process of filmmaking. The term is derived from the traditional process of working with film which increasingly involves the use of digital technology. The film edit ...

and an adjunct professor of editing at the

University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in C ...

.
USC School of Cinematic Arts Directory Profile Tina Hirsch began to edit films in the late 1960s, serving as an assistant editor on '' Woodstock (film), Woodstock'' (1970) and ''

Hi, Mom! ''Hi, Mom!'' is a 1970 American black comedy film written and directed by Brian De Palma, and is one of Robert De Niro's first films. De Niro reprises his role of Jon Rubin from ''Greetings'' (1968). In this film, Rubin is a fledgling "adult film ...

'' (1970). She edited several films for

New World Pictures New World Pictures (also known as New World Entertainment and New World Communications Group, Inc.) was an American independent production, distribution, and (in its final years as an autonomous entity) multimedia company. It was founded in 197 ...

including ''

Death Race 2000 ''Death Race 2000'' is a 1975 American science fiction action film produced by Roger Corman, directed by Paul Bartel, and starring David Carradine. The film takes place in a dystopian American society in the year 2000, where the murderous Transco ...

'' (1975) and ''

Eat My Dust ''Eat My Dust!'' is a 1976 action film from New World Pictures starring Ron Howard. Plot When the clean-cut but rebellious son of a small-town sheriff steals the race car of a professional driver, the sheriff forms a motorized posse to recover th ...

'' (1976). She advanced to editing major studio films, including the sequels ''

More American Graffiti ''More American Graffiti'' is a 1979 American coming-of-age comedy film written and directed by Bill L. Norton, produced by Howard Kazanjian. It is the sequel to the 1973 film ''American Graffiti''. Whereas the first film followed a group of frien ...

'' (1979) and '' Airplane II: The Sequel'' (1982). In the '80s, she was a regular editor for New World Pictures alumnus

Joe Dante Joseph James Dante Jr. (; born November 28, 1946) is an American film director, producer, editor and actor. His films—notably ''Gremlins'' (1984) alongside its sequel, '' Gremlins 2: The New Batch'' (1990)—often mix 1950s-style B movies wit ...

's films, including the ''

It's a Good Life "It's a ''Good'' Life" is a short story by American writer Jerome Bixby, written in 1953. In 1970, the Science Fiction Writers of America selected it for '' The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One'', as one of the 20 best short stories in ...

'' sequence in '' Twilight Zone: The Movie'' (1983) as well as ''

Gremlins ''Gremlins'' is a 1984 American black comedy horror film directed by Joe Dante, written by Chris Columbus, and starring Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Hoyt Axton, Polly Holliday, and Frances Lee McCain, with Howie Mandel providing the voice of ...

'' (1984) and ''

Explorers Exploration refers to the historical practice of discovering remote lands. It is studied by geographers and historians. Two major eras of exploration occurred in human history: one of convergence, and one of divergence. The first, covering most ...

'' (1985). Hirsch would later direct '' Munchies'' (1987) for New World's founder

Roger Corman Roger William Corman (born April 5, 1926) is an American film director, producer, and actor. He has been called "The Pope of Pop Cinema" and is known as a trailblazer in the world of independent film. Many of Corman's films are based on works t ...

, one of the many low-budget movies that were imitative of Dante's ''Gremlins.'' Hirsch edited episodes of the television series ''

The West Wing ''The West Wing'' is an American serial (radio and television), serial political drama television series created by Aaron Sorkin that was originally broadcast on NBC from September 22, 1999, to May 14, 2006. The series is set primarily in the ...

'' (''

A Proportional Response "A Proportional Response" is the third episode of the first season of ''The West Wing'', an American serial television drama. The episode aired on October 6, 1999 on NBC. The episode centers around the continuation of a storyline introduced in th ...

'', 1999, and ''

What Kind of Day Has It Been "What Kind of Day Has It Been" is the 22nd episode of ''The West Wing'', the season finale of the show's first season. It originally aired on NBC on May 17, 2000. Events circle around the attempted rescue of a US fighter pilot in Iraq, and the pre ...

'', 2000), for which she was nominated for an

Emmy The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the calendar year, each with the ...

for "Outstanding Single Camera Picture Editing for a Series" and for which she also won an Eddie award from the American Cinema Editors. In 2005, she was nominated for a second Emmy for editing the television miniseries ''

Back When We Were Grownups ''Back When We Were Grownups'' is a 2001 novel written by Anne Tyler in memory of her husband, who died in 1997. Plot Tyler's 15th novel, like most of her work, is set in Baltimore, Maryland. It opens with the sentence, "Once upon a time, there w ...

'' (2004). She has been elected to membership in the

American Cinema Editors Founded in 1950, American Cinema Editors (ACE) is an honorary society of film editors that are voted in based on the qualities of professional achievements, their education of others, and their dedication to editing. Members use the post-nominal ...

, and she was the first female president of the honorary society.McNary, Dave (2000)
"ACE taps 'Wings' Hirsch new prexy: First woman to top editors' org"
''Variety'' August 16, 2000; online version retrieved July 7, 2008. Hirsch currently serves on the board of ACE, and has done so for more than two decades.
American Cinema Editors Official website Since 2003, Hirsch has spent her time working as adjunct professor of editing at USC film school.

References

External links

* *Kowalski, Eileen (2001)
"Tina Hirsch"
''Variety'' November 14, 2001; online version retrieved July 7, 2008. 1943 births Living people American film editors American Cinema Editors American women film editors 21st-century American women {{US-film-editor-stub