This post was written by Michelle Gallina and originally appeared on the Adobe Blog on March 8th, 2024.Nominated for Best Documentary at the 2024 Academy Awards on March 10, the film takes an unflinching look at gender violence in India and one resilient family’s fight to have their day in court.Notably, the film started as a different story before evolving into its final form, meaning the editors had to get scrappy to shift with the new storyline. Editor Mike Munn says the team had to set aside around two-thirds of the material they’d been editing, which is no easy feat. Adobe Premiere Pro helped them stay organized and on top of things — read on below as Munn and postproduction coordinator/assistant editor Pranay Nichani share insights into their workflow and collaboration, as well as tips for documentary editors (like staying tapped into new technology and utilizing tools like Text-Based Editing)!How and where did you first learn to edit?Munn: I actually started editing when I was about 14 years old. Whenever there was an English or History assignment in high school, I would ask if I could include a film component. I would shoot short films on Super 8 film and then edit on a viewer, splicing and glueing the pieces together. By the time I was in my final year of film school, I’d gravitated to editing as my niche within the filmmaking process, editing a number of final projects for my classmates.Pranay: I began editing audio while creating mixtapes...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Monday, 11 March, 2024