(Career Asssessments, Exploration & Counselling)
Career: Film and Video Editors
Job Description
Edit motion picture soundtracks, film, and video.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
89
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Verify key numbers and time codes on materials. |
88
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Edit films and videotapes to insert music, dialogue, and sound effects, to arrange films into sequences, and to correct errors, using editing equipment. |
87
|
Review footage sequence by sequence to become familiar with it before assembling it into a final product. |
86
|
Select and combine the most effective shots of each scene to form a logical and smoothly running story. |
84
|
Organize and string together raw footage into a continuous whole according to scripts or the instructions of directors and producers. |
83
|
Review assembled films or edited videotapes on screens or monitors to determine if corrections are necessary. |
81
|
Set up and operate computer editing systems, electronic titling systems, video switching equipment, and digital video effects units to produce a final product. |
79
|
Trim film segments to specified lengths, and reassemble segments in sequences that present stories with maximum effect. |
76
|
Record needed sounds, or obtain them from sound effects libraries. |
76
|
Confer with producers and directors concerning layout or editing approaches needed to increase dramatic or entertainment value of productions. |
75
|
Cut shot sequences to different angles at specific points in scenes, making each individual cut as fluid and seamless as possible. |
75
|
Mark frames where a particular shot or piece of sound is to begin or end. |
71
|
Determine the specific audio and visual effects and music necessary to complete films. |
64
|
Study scripts to become familiar with production concepts and requirements. |
63
|
Supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in film editing, assembling, and recording activities. |
61
|
Manipulate plot, score, sound, and graphics to make the parts into a continuous whole, working closely with people in audio, visual, music, optical or special effects departments. |
60
|
Program computerized graphic effects. |
56
|
Piece sounds together to develop film soundtracks. |
53
|
Collaborate with music editors to select appropriate passages of music and develop production scores. |
50
|
Discuss the sound requirements of pictures with sound effects editors. |
45
|
Conduct film screenings for directors and members of production staffs. |
15
|
Estimate how long audiences watching comedies will laugh at each gag line or situation, to space scenes appropriately. |
13
|
Develop post-production models for films. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
69
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Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
69
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Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
66
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Thinking Creatively
|
65
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
60
|
Interacting With Computers
|
59
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
58
|
Getting Information
|
58
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
57
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
54
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
52
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
50
|
Processing Information
|
47
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
44
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
43
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
42
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
42
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
41
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
41
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
39
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
39
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
37
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
36
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
35
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
34
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
33
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
33
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
32
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
32
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
32
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
30
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
29
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
25
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
24
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
23
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
17
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
16
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
14
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
12
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
10
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
8
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
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