Job Description for Offline Editor
- Experience Required: 3-4 Years
- Job Location: Mumbai
DESCRIPTION:
As a film/video editor, you’ll manage material such as camera footage, dialogue, sound effects, graphics and special effects to produce a final film or video product. This is a key role in the post-production process and your skills can determine the quality and delivery of the finished result. You’ll usually work closely with the director to achieve the desired end result.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Proven work experience as a Video Editor
- Solid experience with digital technology and editing software packages (e.g., Avid Media Composer, Premiere and Final Cut)
- Demonstrable video editing ability with a strong portfolio
- Thorough knowledge of timing, motivation and continuity
- Creative mind and storytelling skills
- Extraordinary attention to detail and outstanding organizational skills
- Excellent communication skills and experience interfacing with clients
- Ability to effectively communicate ongoing project status with producers and senior artists
- Ability to collaborate with creatives to solve production challenges and deliver the highest quality of work
- Ability to work with creative teams to improve creative ideas and executions
- Ability to cultivate and maintain strong relationships with creatives and producers
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Work to a brief, and maybe an outline of footage and/or a shot list, script, or screenplay
- Assemble raw footage, with camera shots, either recorded or transferred onto video tape in preparation for inputting into the computer
- Input uncut rushes and sound, and synchronise and store them into files on the computer
- Digitally cut files to put together the sequence of the film and decide what’s usable
- Create a ‘rough cut’ (or assembly edit) of the programme/film and determine the exact cutting for the next and final stages and also create the final cut
- Reorder and fine-tune the content to ensure the logical sequencing and smooth running of the film/video.
- Suggest or select music
- Manipulate and edit film pieces in a way that is invisible to the audience
- Take a brief to grasp production team’s needs and specifications
- Review shooting script and raw material to create a shot decision list based on scenes’ value and contribution to continuity
- Trim footage segments and put together the sequence of the film
- Ensure logical sequencing and smooth running
- Consult with stakeholders from production to post-production process
- Continuously discover and implement new editing technologies and industry’s best practices to maximize efficiency