The Art of Editing in the 21st Century: Creativity + Technology
Part One - Runtime: 04:49

• Kristin Petrovich, CEO/Founder of HD EXPO introduces the panel
  
• Ken McGorry, Consulting Editor of POST begins the panel
  
• Ken McGorry asks the question: How does HD affect the creative process of editing?
  
• Craig McKay, ACE discusses editing & HD
  

The Art of Editing in the 21st Century: Creativity + Technology
Part Two - Runtime: 06:10

• John Gilroy, ACE discusses editing & HD
  
• John Gilroy, ACE talks about translating "offline" effects to final delivery
  
• Nonlinear editing is 10 times faster - mental exhaustion versus physical exhaustion
  
• Tim Squyres, ACE discusses editing & HD
  
• With digital, you can try anything which can be good or bad
  
• HD is helpful whether you are shooting in HD or not

The Art of Editing in the 21st Century: Creativity + Technology
Part Three - Runtime: 07:46

• Michael Berenbaum, ACE discusses editing & HD
  
• Are editors that never physically cut on film missing anything?
  
• Reality programming introduces scriptless editing
  
• Assistant used to stand over an editors shoulder and learn
  
• HD means you can make decisions by watching instead of thinking
  
• Do you get more of your creative on the screen because of the speed?
  
• Editors have become orchestrators - sound, effects, timing - not just picture
  

The Art of Editing in the 21st Century: Creativity + Technology
Part Four - Runtime: 08:31

• On a TV show the editor is expected to screen a near finished product for producers
  
• Is it fair to so much is expected from editorial outside the cut?
  
• Sometimes doing the sound really helps the picture edit
  
• The better what you are working on sounds, the better the picture is perceived to be
  
• The expectations are not driven by the people doing the work
  
• Rough cuts are not rough anymore

The Art of Editing in the 21st Century: Creativity + Technology
Part Five - Runtime: 07:51

• Can you think of a great idea that a non-editor proposed that worked?
  
• Rewriting can be a big component of editing
  
• What happens when temp music cannot be in the final picture?
  
• Editors use temp score to start the conversation with the composer
  

The Art of Editing in the 21st Century: Creativity + Technology
Part Six - Runtime: 08:06

• Do composers typically grasp the beats and hits that are needed?
  
• Every technological step forward gets the icing on the cake earlier in the process
  
• Getting more elements in the edit bay helps the creative vision
  
• Editors are movie builders
  
• The final cut is the final draft of the movie
• Q&A
  
  • What platforms should new editors learn?
  • What is ACE?
  • ACE has a student and mentoring program
    

The Art of Editing in the 21st Century: Creativity + Technology
Part Seven - Runtime: 06:09

• Q&A
  
• Where do you get your storytelling inspiration?
  
• What is your favorite film based on the editing?