How do they match: Film and Video Editors

Edit moving images on film, video, or other media. May work with a producer or director to organize images for final production. May edit or synchronize soundtracks with images.

Determine the specific audio and visual effects and music necessary to complete films.
Edit films and videotapes to insert music, dialogue, and sound effects, to arrange films into sequences, and to correct errors, using editing equipment.
Manipulate plot, score, sound, and graphics to make the parts into a continuous whole, working closely with people in audio, visual, music, optical, or special effects departments.
Review assembled films or edited videotapes on screens or monitors to determine if corrections are necessary.
Set up and operate computer editing systems, electronic titling systems, video switching equipment, and digital video effects units to produce a final product.

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