From the course: Foundations of Video: The Art of Editing
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Exploring the collaborative recutting process
From the course: Foundations of Video: The Art of Editing
Exploring the collaborative recutting process
Norman: There are a series of recuts on any project. They are often named for the person who was joined into the editing process. Usually the editor is doing a cut of the project while the shooting is still going on so the director isn't a real active part of it. That first cut is often called the editor's cut. After that the director does join the process, so the second edit is often called the director's cut. There may be several director's cuts. Here there are three. At a certain point, the producer will join the team in the editing room and that cut is often called the producer's cut. Now this doesn't mean that the director takes over completely when his or her cut comes, nor does it mean that the producer takes over completely for the producers cut. Film making is a very collaborative process. Good ideas come from many places. The number of films that I've worked on with the director or the producer or me is the only one with good ideas is like, well, never. Different projects…
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