Career Blog Post: Film Editor

A film editor works with clips from feature films, TV shows, and more to create an interesting and aesthetically pleasing production. They use creative planning to assemble these clips but also have to think about the timing and the story of the film. With the aid of music and added images and effects, the film comes together as one to entertain viewers. Colleges with good film editing programs are Yale University, Wesleyan University, Wellesley College, Vassar College, University of California Berkeley, Liberty University, VCU, George Mason, etc. The majors film editors normally study are cinematography, film making, animation, video editing, and various more. Film editors need to be able to give attention to detail, to communicate well, and to be able to tell a story from an entertaining point of view.