BPS 363: Editing for Directors with Gael Chandler

Television editor and author Gael Chandler is on the hot mic
today. Most of you may know by now that I started out in post
as an editor. Anytime I have another editor on it’s like sailors
recalling old battle stories, which are always very entertaining.
It is a whole other world when a director says, ‘CUT!’ to the final
scene and the elves of film production, EDITORS, get to
work. While I am curious to hear Geal’s stories from behind
the scenes, I would like to focus first on her new book, Editing
for Directors: A Guide for Creative Collaboration which was
released in August of 2021. This is her fifth publication
which shares tools and lessons from her expert experience in film
production/editing.

Gael has been nominated twice for the Cable Emmy award for comedy
editing and has taught editing practices and history at Loyola
Marymount University and California State Universities at Long
Beach, Los Angeles, and Northridge.Editing for Directors: A Guide
for Creative Collaboration focuses on how directors should be
working with editors. It guides directors through postproduction,
starting with planning for editing during the shoot and ending with
the completion of their film.

This thorough, well-illustrated book:Describes the artistic,
organizational, and technical skills editors bring to the party;
with tools on what directors should look for when hiring an editor
and the best ways to work with an editor; It further explains how
and why directors should plan for editing before they shoot a
frame. An entire chapter is devoted to relating the history of
editing and cutting tools and how they have affected the language
of cinema and present-day editing while defining and discussing
cutting-room terms, practices, and workflows.Gael filmography
credits her editing on wonderful 90s television shows like Max
Headroom, Deep Dark Secrets, A Mom for Christmas, Family Matters,
and The Very Retail Christmas.

Some of her other books include Film Editing: Great Cuts Every
Filmmaker and Movie Lover Must Know and Cut by Cut: Editing Your
Film or Video.It’s always fun to hear unique stories from seasoned
technicians and the huge technological revolution or evolution
their line of work has had to face as well as their adaptation
processes.

Please enjoy my conversation with Gael Chandler.

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