Craig Alpert

Craig Alpert is an American film editor who has edited two dozen films since 2006. He and fellow editors were nominated for the American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited [Feature Film – Comedy] for Deadpool 2 and Borat Subsequent Moviefilm. In his career, Alpert has often edited comedy films.

Background

Alpert was born on August 16, 1973 in Pasadena, California and grew up in Irvine, California. He went to school at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. He also had internships in Industrial Light & Magic's editorial department and in Miramax's postproduction department. His first editing job, while still in college, was working as an assistant editor for the film Toy Story 2. He later worked as additional editor for the films Meet the Fockers and The 40-Year-Old Virgin. His first films as editor were Borat and Knocked Up.
He edited predominantly comedy films for nearly a decade. For Pitch Perfect 2, he applied his comedy experience but had to learn to edit for musical, particularly a cappella, performances.
For director James Gunn, he was an additional editor for the film The [Suicide Squad (film)|The Suicide Squad], and he later worked with Gunn on Superman, collaborating with editor William Hoy.