EPISODE · Feb 15, 2022 · 40 MIN
Creating Subtext in The Power of The Dog
from The No Film School Podcast · host No Film School
The Power of the Dog Editor Peter Sciberras breaks down the process of choosing the right cut, respecting the audience, and creating the slow burn of Bronco Henry… In this episode, we talk about… How cutting music videos led to Peter’s editing career Peter’s approach to getting hired for The Power of the Dog Letting the audience figure things out vs. what you need to tell them Piecing together an interactive story with specific clues The funnest part of an editor’s job and focusing on believability Ongoing conversations to determine which scene should go where and why Finding an artificial way to make details feel organic Final phase of fine tuning and calibration and knowing when a film is done with edits Links to Resources: https://www.nofilmschool.com/money-survey Find No Film School everywhere: On the Web https://nofilmschool.com/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nofilmschool Twitter https://twitter.com/nofilmschool YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/nofilmschool Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nofilmschool Get your questions answered on the podcast by emailing [email protected]! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Power of the Dog Editor Peter Sciberras breaks down the process of choosing the right cut, respecting the audience, and creating the slow burn of Bronco Henry… In this episode, we talk about… How cutting music videos led to Peter’s editing career Peter’s approach to getting hired for The Power of the Dog Letting the audience figure things out vs. what you need to tell them Piecing together an interactive story with specific clues The funnest part of an editor’s job and focusing on believability Ongoing conversations to determine which scene should go where and why Finding an artificial way to make details feel organic Final phase of fine tuning and calibration and knowing when a film is done with edits Links to Resources: https://www.nofilmschool.com/money-survey Find No Film School everywhere: On the Web https://nofilmschool.com/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nofilmschool Twitter https://twitter.com/nofilmschool YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/nofilmschool Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nofilmschool Get your questions answered on the podcast by emailing [email protected]! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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