How do they match: Film and Video Editors

  • Edit films and videotapes to insert music, dialogue, and sound effects, to arrange films into sequences, and to correct errors, using editing equipment.
  • Review assembled films or edited videotapes on screens or monitors to determine if corrections are necessary.
  • Review footage sequence by sequence to become familiar with it before assembling it into a final product.
  • Set up and operate computer editing systems, electronic titling systems, video switching equipment, and digital video effects units to produce a final product.
  • Supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in film editing, assembling, and recording activities.

  • Operate audio recording equipment.
  • Operate communications, transmissions, or broadcasting equipment.