Core

• Cut shot sequences to different angles at specific points in scenes, making each individual cut as fluid and seamless as possible.
• Study scripts to become familiar with production concepts and requirements.
• Edit films and videotapes to insert music, dialogue, and sound effects, to arrange films into sequences, and to correct errors, using editing equipment.
• Select and combine the most effective shots of each scene to form a logical and smoothly running story.
• Verify key numbers and time codes on materials.
• Organize and string together raw footage into a continuous whole according to scripts or the instructions of directors and producers.
• Review assembled films or edited videotapes on screens or monitors to determine if corrections are necessary.
• Program computerized graphic effects.
• Review footage sequence by sequence to become familiar with it before assembling it into a final product.
• Set up and operate computer editing systems, electronic titling systems, video switching equipment, and digital video effects units to produce a final product.
• Manipulate plot, score, sound, and graphics to make the parts into a continuous whole, working closely with people in audio, visual, music, optical, or special effects departments.
• Supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in film editing, assembling, and recording activities.
• Trim film segments to specified lengths and reassemble segments in sequences that present stories with maximum effect.