Mohamed El Manasterly is an Emmy Award-winning, bilingual video editor with a diverse professional experience — from documentaries and narratives to commercials and talk shows. Known for mixing editing styles, his fluency in Arabic and English has allowed him to bridge the gap between both cultures, producing films that are understood by a wide audience.El Manasterly moved from Cairo to Los Angeles in 2014 after winning an Emmy for Best Picture Editing for the documentary THE SQUARE, a 2014 Oscar nominee for Best Documentary. His films have won numerous awards at the Sundance Film Festival, Toronto Film Festival, the IDA Awards, Sheffield Film Festival, Dubai Film Festival, DOC NYC, and IDFA.I was honored to hear more about his work in documentaries and how he brings his personal touch to all of the films he works on. Let's dive in. - YouTube www.youtube.com NO FILM SCHOOL: Having worked on three out of the four seasons of Welcome to Wrexham, how has your role as an editor evolved over time? Are there particular editing techniques or approaches that you've refined over the course of the series?Mohamed El Manasterly: I’ve been working on Welcome to Wrexham for nearly four years now. Season one was especially critical—it’s where we established the tone and overall feel of the show, which ultimately became the blueprint for our editing style. That foundation has guided us through the next three seasons.At this point, certain scenes almost cut themselves because we know what fits within the world we’ve built....
Published By: NoFilmSchool - 2 days ago