Role 2:
Editors look through all the raw film footage and use the best clips in order to create one coherent film through the use of well placed cuts and transitions, making sure it aligns with the directors vision. They often manipulate the footage through the use of CGI and colour grading to make the visuals match the story and theme of the film. I’ll be taking inspiration from Paul Machliss, an Australian editor who’s edited ‘Scott Pilgrim vs The World’, ‘Shaun of the Dead’ and many more, often working on films with director Edgar Wright. Machliss has a choppy style which leads to fast paced scenes, and quick transitions which give the films comedic value due to the amount of cuts/transitions he adds. He often adds jump cuts where most wouldn’t deem it necessary, like pouring coffee into a cup, which give his style a unique flare as he doesn’t follow the usual linear pattern that most editors do.
