Video Explains the Challenges of Editing an Animated Film

Editing live action films is certainly a skill, and I don’t want to make it sound like an easy job, but the basic functions of an editor’s job are fairly straightforward: organize shots in the best order you can to tell a story. As this video from the Royal Ocean Film Society reveals, the job description isn’t quite the same thing for animated movies — it’s a lot more involved than simply taking pre-existing footage and molding it into a final product. If you’re someone who hasn’t really considered what it’s like to edit an animated feature, this video should prove to be enlightening, and will hopefully give you a larger appreciation for all of the storytellers who work on animated movies.

Here's a question you may never have thought about before: what does an animation editor actually do? If scenes are just written and then animated, is their role any more than just connecting clips together? On the contrary, the role of an animation editor is actually one of the most important roles in shaping the film being made. Let's dive in and explore the job. For educational purposes only. Interviews- The Cutting Room: Ken Schretzmann- see podcast on iTunes Moviola: John Venzon- http://bit.ly/2il5Biv Westminster Town Hall: Pete Docter- http://bit.ly/2iRdZd4 DP/30: Lee Unkrich- http://bit.ly/2hYM8rH Manhattan Edit Workshop: Andrew Weisblum- http://bit.ly/2iKJk0A Sources/Further Reading- DisneyWar by James B. Stewart- http://amzn.to/2hZzDqO Cut and Drawn: An Animated Evening With Editors by Michael Kunkes- http://bit.ly/2i1u9zi Perspectives on Editing: An Animated Conversation by Michael Kunkes- http://bit.ly/2iZxDkk You can follow me through: Twitter- twitter.com/andymsaladino YouTube- youtube.com/c/theroyaloceanfilmsociety Official Website- theroyaloceanfilmsociety.com/

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