This post was written by Michelle Gallina and originally appeared on the Adobe blog on May 1, 2025.Newsome, who directed the project with Johnny Symons, used performances, immersive visuals, and decolonization workshops to demonstrate how art can foster solidarity, strength, and liberation for marginalized communities.We sat down with the film’s editor, Ash Verwiel, who started out as an intern on the project before quickly taking on the editor role full-time with the help of other interns and wrapping up the project with co-editor J. Christian Jensen. Because so many iterations of the film were created over the years, Productions in Premiere Pro was crucial to helping Verwiel bring everything together and seamlessly collaborate with the team, particularly on the structure and framing of the story as an artist process film.In terms of his advice for other editors, Verwiel keeps it simple: “Find workflows that work for you, excite you, and are easy for you mentally. A lot of energy and passion are required to put in the effort needed for most films.”Read on for an inside look at editing “Assembly.”How did you first get involved with this project?Rashaad Newsome: I first got involved as an intern, my last year of college. I got asked to do some admin work, organize and log footage, which quickly turned into, “Hey, could you cut some clips together?” which turned into scenes…which over the years has turned into “Assembly”!Where were you when you found out you got into SXSW? How did you feel?RN: The...
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