Chapter 1: The Hub of the Wheel: The Setup
How did the editor move to the center of production?
Chapter 2: “Story, Story, Story…”: Edi-Storial
How does a film editor help write a story? The essential exchange between editor and story artists.
Chapter 3: Conducting a Concerto: Sound
How does an animation editor “build” a performance in sound?
Chapter 4: Edit First, Shoot Later: Layout
Where is the editor when the set is virtual? The editor’s role in layout and camera.
Chapter 5: Cutting Jell-O: Workplace Challenges
What are the human challenges in the course of a production marathon? How did editors come to be known as a tribe of “Warrior-People?”
Chapter 6: Out of the Galápagos: Editors and Technology Adapt
What is progress? Perspective on the role of technology in the editor’s creative process.