Behind the Scenes

Editing and pacing defines a project. How a project is edited defines the style of the work. When known in advance it defines how a piece will be covered (shot). Often times there is not enough footage and it's the editor's job to make what was shot work.

It is an editor's job to make sure the project flows correctly. It is all about the rhythm of the piece. The project has to breathe and seem natural. When cutting dialogue, it's important to make it sound coherent, even if what is being cut together is from two different sentences, which often times it is. If a sequence is cut to music, it's about how to make it work so the music and the editing seem like they couldn't exist without one another.

Coming from a music background Andrew knows rhythm, and can hear as well as see what works. Too many times, editors get caught up with the visual and forget about the aural. A good editor knows how to make both what is seen and what is heard make sense.