As an up-and-coming editor, working on low-budget projects is normal when you’re first starting out and getting your fingers wet on some cuts. Once you get a little experience under your belt, there comes a time when you have to start advocating for yourself so that you can get paid more. The “something is better than nothing mindset” can only serve you for so long, before you start to burn out. In today’s episode, No Film School’s GG Hawkins and editor Sofi Marshall discuss:Falling in love with editing in high school What the indie film scene is like in New YorkHow to editors can make themselves more visible and less excludedWhat it’s like to watch a Sundance premiere of a film you worked onLanding the editing role on I Saw the TV GlowWhat it was like to work on two different films at the same timeSofi’s favorite tools in Adobe PremiereCutting the entire film remotely Taking on too many low-budget projects at the start of her careerKnowing when to ask for more paySubscribe to the No Film School Podcast on:Apple PodcastsSpotifyGoogleGet your question answered on the podcast by emailing podcast@nofilmschool.com.Listen to more episodes of the No Film School podcast right here:This episode of The No Film School Podcast was produced by GG Hawkins....
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Monday, 15 July, 2024