While there's a lot of nuance to Netflix's smash hit Baby Reindeer, one of the most impressive elements was how it balanced pitch black comedy with some extremely heavy subject matter. You might be wondering how such a tightrope walk is pulled off so expertly. In my opinion? It all comes down to the edit. We got to chat with Baby Reindeer editor Peter Oliver on just how exactly he managed to do so. He also enlightens us with some useful insight on starting your editing career that involves some broken wrists, and is generally a very nice and charming guy. Enjoy!Editor's Note: The following quotes from Peter Oliver are edited for length and clarity. Frome Fine Art to the Editing Suite "There was no film school for me, so I did a fine art course and I started as a sculptor. My sculptures got bigger and bigger and bigger, so I filmed them and then the work became more the filming, and then the editing, obviously. So now the editing is the art. So that took over and there was a little edit suite that I never used, and so I pop in there and do some editing and I fell in love with it. So my stuff is less about the film history of it and more about the rhythm of it—the craft of it and the art of it.I'm always looking for rhythm. I still kind of think of myself as a sculptor, but it is a different...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Wednesday, 19 June, 2024