Ted Lasso is the guy we would want coaching us in the editing bay. Ted Lasso’s two main editors, Melissa McCoy and A.J. Catoline, have an incredibly important job to do. Not only do they have to make the pace of the episode match Ted's wit and the soccer game's excitement, but they also have to know when to hold for emotion. Sure, that sounds like the average day in the life of an editor, but on a show like Ted Lasso, there are so many nuanced beats within the story, and the editing has to be perfect for them to hit. And it has been. So how do they do it? “It’s really finding the perfect pitch of comedy and feeling,” McCoy told Gold Derby in a recent interview. Catoline added, “It’s a show where comedy and pathos meet and it’s about finding that balance. There’s so much more to Ted, we need to take time with the moments.” Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Thursday, 17 June, 2021