Norman Hollyn is a long-time film, television and music editor (HEATHERS, THE COTTON CLUB, and Oliver Stone’s WILD PALMS) who is a Professor and Head of the Editing Track at the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts. He is also the author of 'THE FILM EDITING ROOM HANDBOOK' and 'THE LEAN FORWARD MOMENT', a book about shaping stories across all filmmaking crafts. He is the co-writer, co-host and co-producer of '2 REEL GUYS' and a member of AMPAS, A.C.E., Motion Picture Editors Guild, METal and the Editors Advisory Group. He is currently editing a documentary about architecture, called OFF THE GRID, that was shot in Shanghai in 2010, and a narrative feature film.