How Max Joseph Turned a Boring Interview into a Timeless Edit

i would pay money to see the cut by cut for the rest of this documentary edit

How did you use FCP7 on a new macbook ?!

Classic Final Cut.

The first time I heard about piece was at school of motion podcast, as an interview with Estelle Caswell. It was recognized greatly by other creatives about how great yet simple that was❤

love this videos, thank you

Whenever I think about people who really inspire me - not in a "spiritual" or "esoteric" sense - but in a very practical and pragmatic way - Max Joseph is in my all time top three. His editing choices are so deliberate and the way he explains both the why and the how is simply magnificent. His ability to talk about this video even so long after it has been made shows that nothing is random, but informed by things that inspired him (like clockwork orange) and simply bold choices (like copying Baldessari's style).
Thanks for yet another great piece.

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The GOAT

Thank you so much for this: having Max explaining how they made the video. I have been looking at Baldessari's work during undergrad. The first time i watched the video was out of any context(it being an interview and a commission work by the museum). I was working on an essay on Baldessari's art therefore stumbled on this video then with my VPN on and off throughout the process, it left me sitting there shocked. It was so good that I thought it was by Baldessari himself, cuz it just like speaking in his 'native language' while in an elevated style. Nowadays most of the interviews have been carefully designed with the Q&A choreographed even rehearsed, just to make sure that it projects an ideal image. It is always hard to capture the essence out of an artist interview since their chosen language is there, either painting, visual, performance, or music, rather than spoken language. But these guys did it.

This is the best one, thank you!

I need Max to do an online film-editing course. Absolutely fascinating

Using Final Cut Pro 7 in 2025 is wild

it's crazy he still has the project file with everything online even after 12 years!

AHHHH MY FAVOURITE VIDEO OF MY FAVOURITE ARTIST ON MY FAVOURITE CHANNEL

Thank you MAX!

One of my favorite creators. Who has inspired so many more. Appreciate this video in so many ways.

This is one of Max's videos that I go back to every time I need inspiration. I loved seeing his timeline and hearing everything that went into it. The tracing paper on the screen to align the photos is brilliant!

Wasn't he in a great skit in Tim Robinson's I Think You Should Leave Now show? I recognized him immediately.

online film school but cooler

Can’t support zlos and people that support zlos. Sorry not sorry

Really good 👍

When are you goiung to make a moive MAAX ???

Max 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥♥️♥️♥️♥️

This was so great, thanks

Incredible simplicity

Max really committed himself to never make boring art again. All his work from the past decade, especially his Happiness series are proof. Jack, keep giving us more Max. I am fascinated how he expresses his ideas and narrates stories. Maybe a breaking down on storytelling and how to write video essays by Max Joseph?

I'm sitting here, trying to figure out why I like this video so much... I mean, I really do love and appreciate this channel; but sometimes there are videos that focus so much on the technology and exact methodology... and this does a certain amount of that, but this one hits so much harder than the techie ones. I dunno, maybe it's how much it speaks to the strategy and the influences that fed it? I mean, it literally has me thinking of a new way for me to tackle a 3 hour interview I've had on my hard drive for 5 years; that I've never really edited... and it's making me EXCITED to tackle that project a-new; youknowwhatimean? Thanks @maxjosephdirector‬ and @digspaghetti

Next I want his Books video

Brilliant!

I loved this video! thank you for teaching us!

Gotta love Max, always generous and insightful.

Watched that baldessari video half a dozen plus times. it is so good! kudos to max for coming back in after mentioning in his last spaghetti video!

So much inspiration packed into these 20 minutes — from John Baldessari’s art to Max Joseph’s super distinct editing style. Thanks for the video Digital Spaghetti team!

Thank you Max! You’re hands down one of my biggest inspirations!

His video about libraries and books is amazing 👍

Stoked to watch this one!!