Short Hand: A guide to making a short film

On Editing: with Rebecca Lloyd, Mdhamiri Á Nkemi, Renee Zhan & Ami Aripin

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Episode notes

In the tenth and final episode of Short Hand, we’re getting into the edit and calling upon the expertise of film editors Rebecca Lloyd (Cow, The Power, For Love), Mdhamiri Á Nkemi (The Last Tree, Ear for Eye, Femme), Ami Aripin (Strawberry Cheesecake, Exhale) and director and animator Renee Zhan (O Black Hole, Soft Animals) to shed light on their processes.n  

Topics covered include: how editors decide which short film projects to work on, tailoring an editing style to the vision of the director, trusting an emotional response to an edit, eliminating dialogue, the particular challenges of cutting an animated short, intention, efficiency and the value of the editor.

 

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SHOW NOTES & RESOURCES

• 10 Lessons from Top Film Editors 
• Understanding the Power of Film Editing 
• MA in Editing at NFTS 

 

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Short Hand is a BFI NETWORK & Film Hub South East production. Produced by Nicole Davis, with support from Independent Cinema Office. Edited by Graciela Mae Chico.