Responsible for cutting and editing film footage until it meets a director's approval. Rearranges and splices scenes that have already been shot, determines if scenes need to be reshot, and inserts music, sound, or optical effects.
Primary Responsibilities
Edit film until it meets director's specifications.
Watch scenes and determine which will end up on cutting room floor.
Rearrange scenes.
Work with and manipulate raw camera footage, dialogue, sound effects, graphics and special effects.
Determine which camera angles to use.
Insert music, sound, or optical effects.
Use nonlinear digital editing systems to edit clips.
Work with work prints to organize the scenes and transitions that make up a film.
Create edit decision lists to correspond to the edge numbers.
Edit film for commercials, station identification, and public service messages on television films and tapes.
Check films for damage.
Purge damaged or old tapes.
Work on feature films, television programs, music videos, corporate training videos or advertisements.
Reorder and tweak the content to ensure the logical sequencing and smooth running of the film/video.