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Film and Video Editors: reported tasks and exploration worksheet

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.

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This source lists 22 tasks, including 13 marked Core and 9 marked Supplemental. Labels and dates are retained below. Employers can combine or divide these responsibilities differently; explore the task itself before assuming it belongs in every version of the role.

Task source dates: 08/2020.

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Core · Task 4057 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Organize and string together raw footage into a continuous whole according to scripts or the instructions of directors and producers.

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Core · Task 4052 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Edit films and videotapes to insert music, dialogue, and sound effects, to arrange films into sequences, and to correct errors, using editing equipment.

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Core · Task 4053 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Select and combine the most effective shots of each scene to form a logical and smoothly running story.

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Core · Task 4060 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Review footage sequence by sequence to become familiar with it before assembling it into a final product.

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Core · Task 4061 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

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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Core · Task 4066 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Trim film segments to specified lengths and reassemble segments in sequences that present stories with maximum effect.

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Core · Task 4050 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Cut shot sequences to different angles at specific points in scenes, making each individual cut as fluid and seamless as possible.

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Core · Task 4058 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Review assembled films or edited videotapes on screens or monitors to determine if corrections are necessary.

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Core · Task 4056 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Verify key numbers and time codes on materials.

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Core · Task 4064 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

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.

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Core · Task 4059 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Program computerized graphic effects.

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Core · Task 4051 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Study scripts to become familiar with production concepts and requirements.

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Core · Task 4065 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in film editing, assembling, and recording activities.

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Supplemental · Task 4055 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Determine the specific audio and visual effects and music necessary to complete films.

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Supplemental · Task 4054 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Mark frames where a particular shot or piece of sound is to begin or end.

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Supplemental · Task 4062 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Record needed sounds or obtain them from sound effects libraries.

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Supplemental · Task 4069 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Conduct film screenings for directors and members of production staffs.

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Supplemental · Task 4071 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Discuss the sound requirements of pictures with sound effects editors.

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Supplemental · Task 4068 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Piece sounds together to develop film soundtracks.

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Supplemental · Task 4063 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Confer with producers and directors concerning layout or editing approaches needed to increase dramatic or entertainment value of productions.

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Supplemental · Task 4067 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Develop post-production models for films.

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Supplemental · Task 4070 · 08/2020 · Incumbent

Collaborate with music editors to select appropriate passages of music and develop production scores.

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