ABSTRACT
Editors work with different hues of expression, meaning, camera angle, camera movement, shading, emphasis, and perspective. Eventually, all are blended into a final impression. As filming has become more sophisticated and audiences have learned to understand cuts and inserts and reaction shots, the director and editor are able to use that understanding. The tools of the editor, the director, and the cinematographer are the shots, but the editor chooses which ones will provide the clarity and needed rhythm to tell the story. Sometimes the genre or subject matter of the film will help determine the appropriate editing style. Editors and directors tend to form long-term relationships and work together on many projects. Editors often say that they are the “first audience” to see a film. The audience remains uppermost in mind as they go about their task of trying to tell the story in the clearest, most cohesive and visual manner.
