Occupational Employment Statistics
27-4032 Film and Video Editors
Edit moving images on film, video, or other media. May edit or synchronize soundtracks with images. Excludes “Sound Engineering Technicians”(27-4014).
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Minnesota
| 120 | 28 | $32.06/hr | $22.17/hr | $25.81/hr | $30.15/hr | $38.27/hr | $41.31/hr |
| Manufacturing | N/A | N/A |
| Trade, Transportation and Utilities | N/A | N/A |
| Information | 70 | $28.08/hr |
| Professional and Business Services | 10 | $41.31/hr |
| Leisure and Hospitality | 20 | $30.15/hr |
| Public Administration | N/A | N/A |
- Set up and operate computer editing systems, electronic titling systems, video switching equipment, and digital video effects units to produce a final product.
- Select and combine the most effective shots of each scene to form a logical and smoothly running story.
- Edit films and videotapes to insert music, dialogue, and sound effects, to arrange films into sequences, and to correct errors, using editing equipment.
- Organize and string together raw footage into a continuous whole according to scripts or the instructions of directors and producers.
- Review footage sequence by sequence to become familiar with it before assembling it into a final product.
- Mark frames where a particular shot or piece of sound is to begin or end.
- Trim film segments to specified lengths and reassemble segments in sequences that present stories with maximum effect.
- 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.
- Develop post-production models for films.
- Review assembled films or edited videotapes on screens or monitors to determine if corrections are necessary.