Directed by Oscar Boyson, the film balances dark comedy with emotional depth to paint a nuanced picture of two individuals from a vastly divided America.Editors Nate DeYoung and Erin DeWitt collaborated closely on this thought-provoking narrative, leveraging Productions in Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Frame.io to ensure their joint workflow was seamless. Because the film takes place across New York and Texas and toggles between the POV of two very different main characters, having two editorial perspectives on the project was key to crafting a cohesive, impactful storyline, while also making room for experimentation with structure along the way.Read on to learn more about DeWitt and DeYoung’s creative process on this film below.Tell me a little bit about yourself and the various projects you work on.Nate DeYoung: I’ve been a freelance commercial editor and animator for about 20 years. “Our Hero, Balthazar’s” director, Oscar Boyson, and I have worked together for more than a decade, mostly on short docs and commercials. Along the way, we stumbled into the very talented Erin and have made some of my favorite projects together.Erin DeWitt: I’m so grateful to have been stumbled into by Nate and Oscar! Some of my early experiences were working on projects with them and I’ve been lucky enough to work on seven features to date, mostly fiction but a few hybrid projects too as well as several shorts.How and where did you first learn to edit?DeWitt: I was able to join a film the Safdie brothers were making about...
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