Film and Video Editors

<ul><li>Organize and string together raw footage into a continuous whole according to scripts or the instructions of directors and producers.</li><li>Review assembled films or edited videotapes on screens or monitors to determine if corrections are necessary.</li><li>Trim film segments to specified lengths and reassemble segments in sequences that present stories with maximum effect.</li><li>Determine the specific audio and visual effects and music necessary to complete films.</li><li>Cut shot sequences to different angles at specific points in scenes, making each individual cut as fluid and seamless as possible.</li><li>Edit films and videotapes to insert music, dialogue, and sound effects, to arrange films into sequences, and to correct errors, using editing equipment.</li><li>Select and combine the most effective shots of each scene to form a logical and smoothly running story.</li><li>Set up and operate computer editing systems, electronic titling systems, video switching equipment, and digital video effects units to produce a final product.</li><li>Mark frames where a particular shot or piece of sound is to begin or end.</li><li>Verify key numbers and time codes on materials.</li><li>Record needed sounds or obtain them from sound effects libraries.</li><li>Review footage sequence by sequence to become familiar with it before assembling it into a final product.</li><li>Confer with producers and directors concerning layout or editing approaches needed to increase dramatic or entertainment value of productions.</li></ul>