Evening Standard - London, June 19th, 2000
FILM editors are those creative men and women who spend their days in a darkened room in front of the box, splicing together reels of film into the seamless footage we see on television and cinema. It's their job to rewind, replay and recut all those frames of Hollywood stars stripping for the camera, and cutting out the less-than- flattering shots. Nice work if you can get it.
But, that's the catch. The broadcast industry may be booming, but it has no problems with skills shortages - which means getting your first break may be difficult. The role of an editor is an artistic one, requiring sk...
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