How ‘Yellowjackets’ Used Radiohead and an Ensemble Cast to Keep Things ‘Simple’ in the Edit Booth
thewrap.comThis story about the editors of “Yellowjackets” first ran in the Drama Series issue of TheWrap’s awards magazine.The opening theme to “Yellowjackets” goes, “keep simple, nothing tired,” and this mantra could not apply more to the people who might actually be the true heroes behind the Showtime hit: the tireless editing team.
The drama’s second season about a group of women grappling with the aftermath of a crash landing in the wilderness in their youth has pushed the envelope even further (cults!
cannibalism!) and introduced more characters (including Elijah Wood’s wealthy amateur sleuth). But for two of the prominent editors on the show, Kevin D.
Ross and Jeff Israel, it was just another day at the office, conveniently located in their own residences.“We all work from home, so we have to keep contact in with each other constantly,” Israel said. “They’re writing the episodes as often as we’re cutting them, especially the early ones, and we don’t always know where everything is going each season.
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