Lessons from the Top Film Editors

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  @ThisGuyEdits · 8 years ago (edited) · pinned

  Want to learn editing with real film dailies? Check out <a href="https://thegotoeditor.com/">https://thegotoeditor.com</a><br>Steve&apos;s Book: &quot;Art of the Cut&quot;: <a href="http://thisguyedits.com/artofthecut">http://thisguyedits.com/artofthecut</a>

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  @bigpiratelive · 8 years ago

  I don&apos;t do any editing, nor do I plan to! But watching this channel really helps you to appreciate films more, thanks!

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  @Lomaxxx53 · 8 years ago

  Hearing him say that learning through Youtube works really keeps my hopes up.

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  @sstteevveenn77 · 6 years ago

  Can’t believe I watched this for free

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  @brandon87281 · 7 years ago

  Great video. One criticism: it&apos;s not clear to me who the two people speaking throughout the video are.

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  @arturodeleon6904 · 7 years ago

  Great video! Here&apos;s a breakdown of what I took from each lesson,<br><br><br>1. Know when NOT to cut. Be present and keep your ego in check.<br>2. Edit to what YOU want. The director will come later and make changes.<br>3. Trust the process, your changes will be addressed if the film requires.<br>4. Be a collaborator. <br>5. Editing is a process of REVISION. You&apos;ll need to go back and edit what you edit.<br>6. Organization = editing. Compartmentalize the smaller chunks.<br>7. How do you make it as an editor? JUST START EDITING. Cut what you can, as often as possible.<br>8. Ask yourself, how does your scene affect the overall story? Make adjustments to keep it cohesive.<br>9. Use reaction shots wisely. Usually it&apos;s more interesting to show who&apos;s listening rather than who&apos;s speaking.<br>10. Study the why during editing. Make choices intuitively but know the analytical reason why you cut it that way in the first place.

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  @Vetlestr · 8 years ago

  &quot;You gotta keep your ego in check.&quot;<br>&quot;Houston, we got a problem.&quot;<br><br>Thanks for this both informative, fantastic and sometimes hilarious edit. You da man.

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  @andrewedgar3935 · 4 years ago

  The added vfx in Arrival to make the dream sequence work was genius! It’s such a mundane scene but then the addition of the alien makes it so trippy and surreal.

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  @MUENTERMEDIA · 7 years ago

  &quot;the invisible performer in the editing room&quot;... I love it!

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  @OpenMind3000 · 6 years ago

  Nice video.<br>Damn that Mindhunter scene is brilliant

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  @MrBumbo90 · 6 years ago

  The mindhunter scene really made me understand the importance of reaction shots and their effects on emotion. Quality content.

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  @ToastedSynapseGaming · 8 years ago (edited)

  I think another important part for any person in this industry (including editors) is to always have an answer to the question of &quot;WHY?&quot;. If somebody asks why did you cut there or why you shot like that, you shouldn&apos;t answer &quot;because I felt that was needed&quot;, you should always have a clear (sometimes analytical answer) explaining WHY. Always be prepared to have answers to that question as you start your day and you&apos;ll do fine.

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