The Old Guard

They're many things you can learn from your elders. Their old secrets and lessons are the foundation for many things in the modern age. Today, I want to find that foundation for my own film project. See what they used and what wisdom they have for our upcoming generation.

Trust the Process: An Interview with ‘Master of None’ Editor Jennifer Lilly

I first began with an interview with Jennifer Lily. She covers many questions of how she learned to edit and the processes she uses when editing shows and movies. Her answer for many of these questions were that she "trusted the process" of editing. The product will not look the best in the beginning, it will be choppy and a mess to follow and understand what is going on. But as long as you keep working on the edit, keep chipping off issues and go through the process of the edit, you'll end up with a well edited scene and film. Ms. Lily describes the need to have patience, and trust yourself to make the decisions and changes necessary for a good edit.

Editing Scream (2022): An interview with editor Michel Aller

This interview mainly covers Mr. Aller's experiences editing "Scream (2022)." He talks a lot on making the movie satisfying and enjoyable to watch. He wanted to create something for both the long term fans of the Scream franchise and newcomers who wanted to watch a tense and enjoyable film. He discusses how he created certain scenes and challenges setting certain moods but the main theme is having a mindset of enjoying your work and the product.

CUT/DAILY meets... Editor Rob Ashe

The message from Mr. Ashe's interview here is to not sacrifice your health to this work. It takes time, it may take days at a time to make progress, so it's ok to go home and rest. You should spend time with family and rest well, as that will allow you to create and edit just as well and get the same results as the    2 AM night trip to get the same scene done. He also talks about being open to asking questions and asking if there is another way to say a certain term. Since there are so many different ways to say the same term, different people will say different things to say the same thing. Ask around to see if a term your confused on means something else.

All of these interviews has one central theming. The veterans all say that you should take your time to create your work. If it's because the end product is better, or because you will enjoy the process more, or if it's to preserve your health. They all agree that you should take the time you need and not to rush the editing process.