PERFORMING & PUBLICITY
SINGING
BIG YELLOW JOINT
While editing season one of "Arrested Development", Steven stumbled upon being the writer and singer of the "Big Yellow Joint" song in the "Pier Pressure" episode. The story of how this came about is a fun one.
Early in the editing process, Steven found that the script called for a parody song called "Big Yellow Joint". The only thing that existed at that point were the lyrics on the page, and he needed something to play under the images he was editing. So Steven decided to import the backing track of a song, make up a melody, and sing the song himself, taking his inspiration from "Weird" Al Yankovic. He intended it to be temporary until the composer, David Schwartz, could create an actual song.
Much to Steven's surprise, the executive producer, Mitch Hurwitz, loved what he had done and asked Schwartz to work with Steven's song and have him come in to sing "Big Yellow Joint" in the recording studio. Needless to say, Steven was delighted that his singing and songwriting made it into the episode, and he considers this a career highlight.
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ACTING
Before he started working as a film editor, Steven had a brief career as an actor. He appeared in several TV commercials as well as an episode of “Married With Children.”
ACTING REEL
A clip reel of the various television appearances Steven made in the early 1990s.
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BOYS BOYS BOYS - Comedy Series
After his stint as a professional actor, Steven's passion for the craft continued, as he starred in a series of independently produced short comedies called Boys Boys Boys, which he also wrote, edited and directed. View them on Steven's Directing page or on Vimeo.
Q&A with students at the New York Film Academy (2018)
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Panelist at the SAG-AFTRA Foundation "Editors on Acting: TV Half-Hour Comedy" event; Panel info and Video of the panel (2016)
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Interview on Art of the Cut; on editing Star Trek Beyond (2016)
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Feature article in Below the Line magazine; on directing "Happy Endings" (2012)
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Interview on AVID Rough Cut; on directing Dispatch (VIDEO) (2011)
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Panelist at EditFest LA, presented by ACE at Universal Studios (2011)
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Featured in Top Editors Weigh in on AVID Media Composer 5 (VIDEO) (2010)
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Co-Presenter with Danny Pudi at ACE Eddie Awards (VIDEO) (2010)
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Feature article in Editor's Guild Magazine; on editing "Community" (2009)
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Feature article in MovieMaker magazine; on digital editing (as Steve Bruskin) (1999)
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Feature article in Editor's Guild Magazine; on editing "Shasta McNasty" (as Steve Bruskin) (1999)
Steven is featured in "Art of the Cut", a book of interviews with various Hollywood film and TV editors.
