The Editor: Crash Course Film Production #12
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Date: 2022-04-04
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Matt
I-ve been a professional editor for about 12 years, working mostly in TV, and I have to say that this is a really great and well explained video about what this kind of work is like. It-s a fun job, and I consider myself very lucky!
Something worth adding is that when I tell people about what I do, people are often surprised about how much an editor also does the sound design, sound mixing, and chooses music (if the music isn-t being scored, the editor often cuts with temp music. Not to mention basic graphic design, color correction, and working with and understanding visual effects workflows.
Another thing worth adding is that even though the director is a major creative force during the edit, the editor also has to deal with lots of other cooks in the kitchen. This includes producers and execs who work for the studio or network (or whoever is paying for the production. These notes can often work against a lot of the creative choices that have already been carried out in the rough/fine cut stages. It can be a very frustrating process. So another major task for an editor is to find creative ways to carry out network/studio notes while maintaining the integrity of the film/show.
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I-ve been a professional editor for about 12 years, working mostly in TV, and I have to say that this is a really great and well explained video about what this kind of work is like. It-s a fun job, and I consider myself very lucky!
Something worth adding is that when I tell people about what I do, people are often surprised about how much an editor also does the sound design, sound mixing, and chooses music (if the music isn-t being scored, the editor often cuts with temp music. Not to mention basic graphic design, color correction, and working with and understanding visual effects workflows.
Another thing worth adding is that even though the director is a major creative force during the edit, the editor also has to deal with lots of other cooks in the kitchen. This includes producers and execs who work for the studio or network (or whoever is paying for the production. These notes can often work against a lot of the creative choices that have already been carried out in the rough/fine cut stages. It can be a very frustrating process. So another major task for an editor is to find creative ways to carry out network/studio notes while maintaining the integrity of the film/show.
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Darmus
To me, editing is an omnipresent task that an artist have to perform be it anything from editing a research paper to editing a big budget film. In terms of filmmaking, editing sounds more like the name of a monster because how over the course of history, great pieces of art were edit out just because they were a little to sharp. After this video, I found how important an editor is. I came to know their value as what they can do to enhance the film. For example, the editor, Dylan Tichenor, Paul Thomar Anderson and co. would drink Vodka and eat Steak to edit. Their objective was to get into the mind of Daniel Plainview. A thing I found about editing is that how the studio heads have an army of their own when the filmmaker's army cross the boss. Usually, people are unaware of the editors and then there are some puppets who would destroy everything. Take alien 3. It's the best when it comes to neutering a great movie. All I would say, is, appreciate them.
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To me, editing is an omnipresent task that an artist have to perform be it anything from editing a research paper to editing a big budget film. In terms of filmmaking, editing sounds more like the name of a monster because how over the course of history, great pieces of art were edit out just because they were a little to sharp. After this video, I found how important an editor is. I came to know their value as what they can do to enhance the film. For example, the editor, Dylan Tichenor, Paul Thomar Anderson and co. would drink Vodka and eat Steak to edit. Their objective was to get into the mind of Daniel Plainview. A thing I found about editing is that how the studio heads have an army of their own when the filmmaker's army cross the boss. Usually, people are unaware of the editors and then there are some puppets who would destroy everything. Take alien 3. It's the best when it comes to neutering a great movie. All I would say, is, appreciate them.
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Jon
it's funny watching an educational video and a company my dad used to work for pops up, avid sports was his division, same concept just for sports film editing so he was dealing with NBA and NFL teams and they would use their technology for film sessions during practice and such. We would get tickets from his work a few times a year and once I got to go to the NBA finals the year the Celtics won so that was pretty amazing
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it's funny watching an educational video and a company my dad used to work for pops up, avid sports was his division, same concept just for sports film editing so he was dealing with NBA and NFL teams and they would use their technology for film sessions during practice and such. We would get tickets from his work a few times a year and once I got to go to the NBA finals the year the Celtics won so that was pretty amazing
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Jim
I've been an editor for decades. Started on Flatbed and was the first gen Avid User back in '93. This is a great job of explaining the critical role of editing. You should add something about the very critical sound editing process bc THAT is so overlooked by the public but so significant. Also the role of editor in documentary films is more like a director/writer as well. but great job.
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I've been an editor for decades. Started on Flatbed and was the first gen Avid User back in '93. This is a great job of explaining the critical role of editing. You should add something about the very critical sound editing process bc THAT is so overlooked by the public but so significant. Also the role of editor in documentary films is more like a director/writer as well. but great job.
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Brechelt
Editors don't integrate special effects. Special effects are done ON SET. What you're looking to say is VISUAL effects, which is done in the computer, after production. (ie. Real explosion with pyro, firetrucks, and people protecting their eyebrows vs. Houdini, Maya, or other Dynamics software.
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Editors don't integrate special effects. Special effects are done ON SET. What you're looking to say is VISUAL effects, which is done in the computer, after production. (ie. Real explosion with pyro, firetrucks, and people protecting their eyebrows vs. Houdini, Maya, or other Dynamics software.
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FaZe
Ahhh! How did I miss this episode? I've been waiting for it for sooo long. I want to become an editor some day - Thank you so much CrashCourse! I've learned so much throughout this whole course
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Ahhh! How did I miss this episode? I've been waiting for it for sooo long. I want to become an editor some day - Thank you so much CrashCourse! I've learned so much throughout this whole course
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Siani
I do this 5 days a week in my mass media class for our news show. No matter how much I get taken for granted, I love editing! It's more work than outsiders think, but you do what you enjoy.
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I do this 5 days a week in my mass media class for our news show. No matter how much I get taken for granted, I love editing! It's more work than outsiders think, but you do what you enjoy.
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Cris
Ok so if I was looking for colleges for editing (movies) bc that-s what I want to do what would the career job be called so that I-m not applying for a different job in film making
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Ok so if I was looking for colleges for editing (movies) bc that-s what I want to do what would the career job be called so that I-m not applying for a different job in film making
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education
I'm taking an editing class right now, and you did a really good job of summing-up what I think the professor's been trying to say all semester, but hasn't quite made clear!
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I'm taking an editing class right now, and you did a really good job of summing-up what I think the professor's been trying to say all semester, but hasn't quite made clear!
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Nathan
Eisenstein often did everything, directing, editing, filming and went out in the streets to recruits random people as he didn't like to employ professional actors.
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Eisenstein often did everything, directing, editing, filming and went out in the streets to recruits random people as he didn't like to employ professional actors.
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