Editors shape the finished film and always find new elements through their cuts that the director might not have known existed. The hidden gems within the footage.
It can be common for a director to work with an editor remotely, during which time they watch the edit of a particular scene or sequence. But what is their process for getting to that moment?
In this behind-the-scenes look of the indie hit Missing, its editors Austin Keeling and Arielle Zakowski breakdown their processes and techniques used to create their edit timeline.