Film and Video Editors

Come with a positive and passionate attitude regarding the film industry! Being excited about the industry, even if you lack formal experience, is vital to revealing to a potential employer that the field excites you and elicits creativity. The interview was relatively laid-back, similar to the a...

The environment was relatively laid-back and the entire staff was exceptionally friendly and welcoming! The employees want to teach the interns, so keeping an open-mind regarding the entire film industry is vital, as you will experience days on set or days improving your skills in whatever field ...

We were all still working out of a small office room, so it can be a little tight for space. Yet whenever you have questions, it makes it easy to just lean over and ask somebody. The environment was also very open and relaxed, where everyone's opinions were heard when it came to making decisions....

We were all still working out of a small office room, so it can be a little tight for space. Yet whenever you have questions, it makes it easy to just lean over and ask somebody. The environment was also very open and relaxed, where everyone's opinions were heard when it came to making decisions....

PureWow prefers editors who are fluent in Adobe Premiere / After Effects and Final Cut as they have work created in both editing softwares. PW Editors also act as producers and directors – Show your willingness to have creative input and ideas! The biggest attribute necessary for PW is to be hard...

I graduated as a Video Editor and felt like one. The technical practice and interpersonal skills gained at Columbia helped me land interviews, internships, and full time positions. Knowing how to work with directors and incorporate their perspective, while still adding your creative input is a ve...

Since positions are remote, you typically log in to the portal and start work on your tasks as you have time. When I interned at Seattle Web Search, I was usually given a set number of articles to read and turn into short videos with an online video creator. The videos were for the company's clie...

Review your resume and key talking points. When I was interviewed, I was asked mostly basics, like strengths and weaknesses, past experience, where you see yourself in five years, etc. More specific questions are asked regarding experience with editing, such as if you've ever used Adobe Premier P...

After a recording day, there will be takes to edit down into one video, following a script that is providedAfter those are complete start on the animation editing for whichever video is next in the queue and has it's graphics completed.

Editing is like slow cooking; you have gathered all of your footage (ingredients) and now it needs to get ready for public consumption. So, you gut it, clean it, color correct it, add audio,The atmosphere is often Much more relaxed than being on set. There is less safety to worry about, just ensu...

PureWow prefers editors who are fluent in Adobe Premiere / After Effects and Final Cut as they have work created in both editing softwares. PW Editors also act as producers and directors – Show your willingness to have creative input and ideas! The biggest attribute necessary for PW is to be hard...

I graduated as a Video Editor and felt like one. The technical practice and interpersonal skills gained at Columbia helped me land interviews, internships, and full time positions. Knowing how to work with directors and incorporate their perspective, while still adding your creative input is a ve...

Editing is like slow cooking; you have gathered all of your footage (ingredients) and now it needs to get ready for public consumption. So, you gut it, clean it, color correct it, add audio,The atmosphere is often Much more relaxed than being on set. There is less safety to worry about, just ensu...

The skills that one needs to have as an editor, are essentially being patient, being communicative and being caring (of course we need to be good at editing, know our editing programs and being professional at our work ethic. Those are bottom line). I see those traits are skills because they are ...