The Women Of RPS Share The Projects That Make Them Proud
Happy Women’s Month from all of us at MakeMake! This month, we're taking a moment to celebrate the women of Rock Paper Scissors, and to appreciate the unique points of view they bring to their best-in-class editing work. We’ve asked Editors Akiko Iwakawa, Alyssa Oh, Anne-Laure Dhooghe, Lauren Dellara, and Zoe Mougin to share the projects that make them proud — read on to see their picks.
Akiko Iwakawa:
“Working on Lenox Hill for Netflix opened my eyes to the world of medicine and the complexity and the humanity of people who work in the field. This particular episode, ‘Pandemic,’ was produced and edited during the first year of lockdown. We experienced so much despair and hope throughout the process, and I am very proud of what we made out of it. The whole series was edited by a team of 3 women (and women assistants), and the synergy and collaboration between all of us was the best I have ever experienced.”
Alyssa Oh:
“A spot that is near and dear to my heart is ‘Our Voices, Our Stories: Amplifying Asian American and Pacific Islander Perspectives’ for Netflix. Growing up in the 90s, I didn’t see many Asians on the covers of magazines or starring in mainstream films. I was so fearful of being seen as the ‘other’ that I really pushed my Korean identity to the side. Since then, there have been so many powerful and outstanding AAPI stories told through film and television, and it’s exciting to see so much more representation on screen.”
Anne-Laure Dhooghe:
“I really like this PSA I worked on for Girls Who Code featuring Lizzo and directed by a female director duo, Saela Davis and Anna Rose Holmer. They made it a point to work with an almost all female crew and the piece itself is a beautiful ode to sisterhood. There is a line in it that sums it all up: 'We may struggle alone but together, we heal.’ This is true all year round, but it’s a beautiful reminder this month as well.”
Lauren Dellara :
“This spot, ‘Juntas Imparables’ for Nike is a special project to me because it was one of my first projects as an editor at RPS, and it helped me find my voice in the room. I really felt confident in my decisions, abilities, and role in the collaborative process. We had a great time and the result was a super fun spot with equal parts action and comedy, I’m still really proud of it!”
Zoe Mougin:
“It's always a collaboration. When you have a spot like ‘Letter’ for Under Armor, with multiple vignettes and celebrity performance, it's important we all agree. There's a little Rick Rubin in my office that says ‘Try it Also,’ and I do. My goal is to make the best work possible.”
