When Elliot abruptly disappears after their dangerous dance of longing and attraction, Isabel is forced to confront the haunting aftershocks of their vanished love.Editor Kali Kahn brought this narrative to life in Adobe Premiere Pro, leveraging its intuitive software and flexibility to experiment with story structure and different kinds of media. Notably, Kahn said she couldn’t have edited this project without the Essential Sound Panel, since sound design was so key to creating its unique tone and feel.Check out our full interview with Kahn below for even more insights into her creative process.How and where did you first learn to edit?Kali Kahn: I taught myself how to edit on Premiere Pro back in 2018 by editing my own short films and films for my friends. A lot of editors I know have a similar self-taught origin story with Premiere Pro because it’s such intuitive software. I really feel like it’s the NLE system of the people because it’s one that works for you, not the other way around. How do you begin a project/set up your workspace?KK: I’ll start off by re-reading the script two or three times to metabolize the director’s intentions. I think it was David Lynch who said something like, “My intuition throws the ball and my rationality is the dog that retrieves it.” I feel like that sort of sums up the director/editor relationship. Lucio [Castro], especially, has such rich intuition, so our process involved so much chatting and philosophizing about the themes and emotions in...
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