# Brent White

Brent White is an American film editor with credits on feature films dating from 1993. White has worked on comedy films produced by Judd Apatow, and directed by Apatow, Adam McKay or Paul Feig.

## Editing techniques

White's work as an editor on the films directed by Apatow and McKay is unusual because of the importance of the actors' improvisations. Eric Melin's review of the film Talladega Nights (2006) focuses on this aspect of White's editing,
   the MVP of the movie is most definitely editor Brent White. Just as he did with 2004's Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, White had to choose the best scenes from hours and hours of wildly different takes to fashion together something with a narrative arc that resembles a movie. It can't be easy work, but he had a little more story to work with than he did in the uneven Anchorman. Minor continuity errors be damned, Talladega Nights is one funny film.
The editing of Knocked Up (2007) was described in a feature article by Stephen Rodrick in The New York Times. Rodrick emphasizes the many different versions of the film that were created before deciding on the version that was released, "By the end of last month, when the final edit was done, I had seen five or six versions of Knocked Up. While the arc of the film remained the same, seemingly every line had been traded in and out".

## Personal life

White received his bachelor's degree in film production from the BYU College of Fine Arts and Communications (Brigham Young University) in 1983. White is married and has four children. He lives in the Los Angeles area.

## Selected filmography

Editor :
| Year | Film | Director | Notes |
| 1993 | Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde | John Shepphird | |
| 1995 | Fluke | Carlo Carlei | |
| 1996 | Matilda | Danny DeVito | |
| 1999 | Wildflowers | Melissa Painter | First collaboration with Melissa Painter |
| 2000 | Panic | Henry Bromell | |
| 2002 | The Slaughter Rule | Alex SmithAndrew J. Smith | |
| 2004 | Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy | Adam McKay | First collaboration with Adam McKay |
| 2005 | The 40-Year-Old Virgin | Judd Apatow | First collaboration with Judd Apatow |
| 2006 | Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby | Adam McKay | Second collaboration with Adam McKay |
| 2007 | Knocked Up | Judd Apatow | Second collaboration with Judd Apatow |
| 2008 | Step Brothers | Adam McKay | Third collaboration with Adam McKay |
| 2009 | Funny People | Judd Apatow | Third collaboration with Judd Apatow |
| 2010 | The Other Guys | Adam McKay | Fourth collaboration with Adam McKay |
| 2011 | Arthur | Jason Winer | |
| 2012 | This Is 40 | Judd Apatow | Fourth collaboration with Judd Apatow |
| 2013 | The Heat | Paul Feig | First collaboration with Paul Feig |
| 2013 | Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues | Adam McKay | Fifth collaboration with Adam McKay |
| 2015 | Spy | Paul Feig | Second collaboration with Paul Feig |
| 2016 | Ghostbusters | Paul Feig | Third collaboration with Paul Feig |
| 2018 | A Simple Favor | Paul Feig | Fourth collaboration with Paul Feig |
| 2019 | Booksmart | Olivia Wilde | |
| 2019 | Last Christmas | Paul Feig | Fifth collaboration with Paul Feig |
| 2022 | The School for Good and Evil | Paul Feig | Sixth collaboration with Paul Feig |
| 2023 | No Hard Feelings | Gene Stupnitsky | |
| 2024 | Jackpot! | Paul Feig | Seventh collaboration with Paul Feig |
| 2025 | Another Simple Favor | Paul Feig | Eighth collaboration with Paul Feig |
Editorial department :
| Year | Film | Director | Role | Notes |
| 1988 | The Milagro Beanfield War | Robert Redford | Apprentice editor | First collaboration with Robert Redford |
| 1989 | Glory | Edward Zwick | Assistant editor | |
| 1991 | Virgin High | Richard Gabai | Assistant editor | |
| 1991 | Double Impact | Sheldon Lettich | Additional editing | |
| 1992 | Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot | Roger Spottiswoode | Associate film editor | |
| 1992 | A River Runs Through It | Robert Redford | Additional editor | Second collaboration with Robert Redford |
| 1993 | Flashfire | Elliot Silverstein | Associate film editor | |
| 1995 | Home for the Holidays | Jodie Foster | First assistant editor | |
| 2005 | Steal Me | Melissa Painter | Consulting editor | Second collaboration with Melissa Painter |
| 2008 | The Great Buck Howard | Sean McGinly | Additional editor | |
| 2010 | She's Out of My League | Jim Field Smith | Additional editing | |
Actor :
| Year | Film | Director | Role |
| 2008 | Step Brothers | Adam McKay | Therapy Patient |
Thanks :
| Year | Film | Director | Role |
| 2012 | Ben Banks | Bryce Clark | Very special thanks |
| 2021 | Finch | Miguel Sapochnik | The filmmakers gratefully thank |

### Direct-to-video films

Editor :
| Year | Film | Director |
| 2004 | Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie | Adam McKay |

### Shorts

Thanks :
| Year | Film | Director | Role |
| 2006 | The Showdown | Antony SestitoFulvio Sestito | Special thanks |
| 2014 | The Visitant | Nicholas Peterson | Special thanks |

### TV movies

Editor :
| Year | Film | Director |
| 1996 | Critical Choices | Claudia Weill |
| 1996 | Dojo Kids | Susan Rohrer |
| 1998 | The Patron Saint of Liars | Stephen Gyllenhaal |
| 1998 | Mr. Murder | Dick Lowry |
| 1999 | Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years | Lynne Littman |
Editorial department :
| Year | Film | Director | Role |
| 1990 | Johnny Ryan | Robert L. Collins | Assistant editor |
| 1993 | And the Band Played On | Roger Spottiswoode | Additional editor |

### TV series

Editor :
| Year | Title | Notes |
| 1998 | Mr. Murder | 2 episodes |
| 2000 | Freaks and Geeks | 5 episodes |
| 2001 | All Souls | 1 episode |
| 2002 | Undeclared | 2 episodes |
| 2002 | The Job | 1 episode |
| 2004−05 | Desperate Housewives | 5 episodes |
| 2017 | SMILF | 1 episode |
| 2017 | Future Man | 5 episodes |
| 2020 | Love Life | 1 episode |
| 2021 | The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers | 3 episodes |
Editorial department :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2022 | Welcome to Flatch | Additional editor | 1 episode |

### TV shorts

Editor :
| Year | Film | Director |
| 2003 | Life on Parole | Jon Favreau |

### TV specials

Editor :
| Year | Title |
| 2002 | 74th Academy Awards |