instance_of american cinema editors
The International ___MASK57___ of Theatrical ___MASK84___ Employees or IATSE , ( full name : International ___MASK57___ of Theatrical ___MASK84___ Employees , Moving Picture Technicians , Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States , Its Territories and Canada ) is a labor union representing over 130 , 000 technicians , artisans and craftspersons in the ___MASK7___ industry , including live theatre , ___MASK5___ picture and television production , and trade shows . It was awarded Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre in 1993 . Post - ___MASK73___ , or postproduction , is part of the process of ___MASK29___ , video ___MASK73___ , and photography . It occurs in the making of ___MASK5___ pictures , television programs , radio programs , advertising , audio recordings , photography , and digital art . It is a term for all stages of ___MASK73___ occurring after shooting or recording individual program segments . Founded in 1950 , American Cinema Editors ( ACE ) is an honorary ___MASK43___ of film editors that are voted in based on the qualities of ___MASK87___ achievements , their education of others , and their dedication to editing . The ___MASK43___ is not to be confused with an industry union , such as the I . A . T . S . E . ( specifically the ___MASK5___ Picture Editors Guild or MPEG ) to which an editor might belong . The current President of ACE is Alan Heim . A ___MASK4___ is a group of merchants who control the practice of their ___MASK31___ in a particular town . The earliest types of ___MASK4___ were formed as confraternities of tradesmen . They were organized in a manner something between a ___MASK76___ , trade union , a cartel , and a secret society . They often depended on grants of letters patent by a monarch or other authority to enforce the flow of trade to their self - employed members , and to retain ownership of tools and the supply of materials . The ___MASK5___ Picture Editors Guild ( MPEG ) is the guild that represents freelance and staff ___MASK5___ picture film and television editors and other post - production professionals and story analysts throughout the United States . The ___MASK5___ Picture Editors Guild ( Union Local 700 ) is a part of the 500 affiliated local unions of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees ( IATSE ), a national labor organization with 104 , 000 - plus members . There are more than 6 , 000 members of the Editors Guild .