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Career as Film Editors
Film editing is a post production technical part of film making. Film editors review the rough draft of a film and edit it using specialized equipment and techniques which involves extensive use of digital technology to prepare the best possible film for viewers.
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Film editors
- Work closely with the director and producer during the entire process of filming
- Confer with the producer to understand the scope and nature of the project to work with ad film, documentary or feature film
- Consult the director regarding the story-line, screenplay and presentation
- Advise the best way to film the script making suggestions for the settings, backdrop and scene, and the positioning of cameras etc.
- Screen the unedited film and decide the final portions which should be clipped or redone
- Check the film value in terms of quality, relationship to other parts, and the dramatic content
- Edit the film on the computer and other devices
- Prepare the final edited film and view it for opinion with the film director to finalize the sequence and timing for the different segments of the film
- May specialise to work for news and documentary films, feature films, ad films etc.
Employment Opportunities
- Ad agencies
- Animation studios
- Film studios
- Government film production divisions
- TV studios
Recruiting Companies
Aamir Khan Productions 
Balaji Telefilms 
PVR Pictures - Alivenow - Bangalore
- Aptech Ltd - Mumbai
- Gemini Film Circuit
- Red Chilli Entertainment
- The Associated Broadcasting Company Ltd (ABCL)
- Yash Raj Films
How do I get there?
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Std XII
Stream: Any
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Graduation
Any discipline
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Certification
PG cert Film&Video editing
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Goal
Film Editor
Asian Academy of Film and Television
Chitrabani, St. Xavier’s College
Satyajit Ray Film and T.V. InstituteFeatured Institutes in India
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