27-4032.00Apprenticeship

Film & Video Editors

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.

Career Cluster:Arts, Entertainment, & Design
Job Family:Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media
Job Zone:Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
Industry:Information
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Technology Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud softwareAdobe IllustratorAdobe PhotoshopAJAXAdobe After EffectsExtensible markup language XMLHypertext markup language HTMLJavaScriptMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareMicrosoft PowerPointCascading style sheets CSSMicrosoft WordTikTok

Key Tasks

  • Organize and string together raw footage into a continuous whole according to scripts or the instructions of directors and producers.
  • 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.
  • Review footage sequence by sequence to become familiar with it before assembling it into a final product.
  • Set up and operate computer editing systems, electronic titling systems, video switching equipment, and digital video effects units to produce a final product.
  • Trim film segments to specified lengths and reassemble segments in sequences that present stories with maximum effect.
  • Review assembled films or edited videotapes on screens or monitors to determine if corrections are necessary.
  • Determine the specific audio and visual effects and music necessary to complete films.
  • Cut shot sequences to different angles at specific points in scenes, making each individual cut as fluid and seamless as possible.
  • Mark frames where a particular shot or piece of sound is to begin or end.
  • Verify key numbers and time codes on materials.
  • 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.
  • Program computerized graphic effects.
  • Record needed sounds or obtain them from sound effects libraries.
  • Conduct film screenings for directors and members of production staffs.
  • Discuss the sound requirements of pictures with sound effects editors.
  • Study scripts to become familiar with production concepts and requirements.
  • Piece sounds together to develop film soundtracks.
  • Confer with producers and directors concerning layout or editing approaches needed to increase dramatic or entertainment value of productions.
  • Supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in film editing, assembling, and recording activities.
  • Develop post-production models for films.
  • Collaborate with music editors to select appropriate passages of music and develop production scores.
  • Write scripts.

Skills

Active Listening
69%
Critical Thinking
63%
Reading Comprehension
60%
Speaking
56%
Active Learning
56%
Complex Problem Solving
56%
Time Management
53%
Writing
53%
Judgment and Decision Making
53%
Coordination
50%
Monitoring
50%
Social Perceptiveness
47%
Persuasion
44%
Systems Analysis
44%
Systems Evaluation
41%
Learning Strategies
41%
Service Orientation
38%
Negotiation
38%
Quality Control Analysis
38%
Instructing
35%
Management of Personnel Resources
31%
Operations Monitoring
31%
Operations Analysis
28%
Mathematics
22%
Operation and Control
22%
Troubleshooting
22%
Equipment Selection
19%
Technology Design
19%
Management of Material Resources
16%
Management of Financial Resources
16%
Programming
13%
Repairing
10%
Equipment Maintenance
10%
Installation
0%
Science
0%

Knowledge

Communications and Media
99%
English Language
90%
Computers and Electronics
88%
Telecommunications
78%
Fine Arts
76%
Production and Processing
68%
Customer and Personal Service
61%
Engineering and Technology
59%
Administration and Management
57%
Administrative
56%
Design
56%
Sales and Marketing
55%
Education and Training
52%
Law and Government
45%
History and Archeology
42%
Personnel and Human Resources
38%
Geography
33%
Foreign Language
33%
Mathematics
31%
Transportation
31%
Economics and Accounting
29%
Public Safety and Security
25%
Philosophy and Theology
22%
Sociology and Anthropology
19%
Mechanical
18%
Medicine and Dentistry
18%
Psychology
17%
Physics
8%
Therapy and Counseling
8%
Food Production
5%
Building and Construction
5%
Biology
3%
Chemistry
3%

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Abilities

Near Vision
72%
Oral Comprehension
72%
Oral Expression
69%
Information Ordering
69%
Visualization
66%
Fluency of Ideas
66%
Written Comprehension
66%
Speech Clarity
63%
Originality
63%
Written Expression
60%
Deductive Reasoning
60%
Category Flexibility
60%
Speech Recognition
60%
Selective Attention
60%
Problem Sensitivity
56%
Perceptual Speed
53%
Visual Color Discrimination
53%
Flexibility of Closure
53%
Inductive Reasoning
53%
Far Vision
47%
Finger Dexterity
47%
Control Precision
41%
Time Sharing
38%
Speed of Closure
38%
Arm-Hand Steadiness
35%
Manual Dexterity
35%
Hearing Sensitivity
31%
Auditory Attention
31%
Memorization
31%
Mathematical Reasoning
25%
Number Facility
25%
Depth Perception
16%
Trunk Strength
16%
Wrist-Finger Speed
16%
Reaction Time
10%
Rate Control
10%
Extent Flexibility
6%
Sound Localization
3%
Multilimb Coordination
3%
Night Vision
0%
Stamina
0%
Static Strength
0%
Explosive Strength
0%
Peripheral Vision
0%
Spatial Orientation
0%
Speed of Limb Movement
0%
Gross Body Equilibrium
0%
Dynamic Strength
0%
Glare Sensitivity
0%
Dynamic Flexibility
0%
Response Orientation
0%
Gross Body Coordination
0%

Work Activities

Working with Computers
97%
Thinking Creatively
93%
Getting Information
90%
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
87%
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
82%
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
78%
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
77%
Documenting/Recording Information
77%
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
76%
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
74%
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
69%
Processing Information
67%
Developing Objectives and Strategies
65%
Analyzing Data or Information
65%
Communicating with People Outside the Organization
64%
Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
62%
Scheduling Work and Activities
61%
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
60%
Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People
60%
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
60%
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
57%
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
57%
Developing and Building Teams
52%
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
51%
Providing Consultation and Advice to Others
50%
Selling or Influencing Others
50%
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
49%
Training and Teaching Others
48%
Coaching and Developing Others
45%
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
45%
Assisting and Caring for Others
40%
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
39%
Controlling Machines and Processes
38%
Handling and Moving Objects
37%
Performing Administrative Activities
35%
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
34%
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
34%
Staffing Organizational Units
31%
Performing General Physical Activities
29%
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
15%
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
15%

Work Context

E-Mail

How frequently does your job require you to use E-mail?

100%

Indoors, Environmentally Controlled

How often does this job require working indoors in an environmentally controlled environment (like a warehouse with air conditioning)?

100%

Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams

How frequently does your job require face-to-face discussions with individuals and within teams?

97%

Time Pressure

How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?

93%

Spend Time Sitting

How much does this job require sitting?

89%

Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team

How important is it to work with or contribute to a work group or team in this job?

88%

Telephone Conversations

How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?

87%

Importance of Being Exact or Accurate

How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?

86%

Contact With Others

How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?

78%

Freedom to Make Decisions

How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?

77%

Duration of Typical Work Week

Number of hours typically worked in one week.

69%

Level of Competition

To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures?

65%

Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals

How much freedom does the worker have in determining the tasks, priorities, or goals of the job?

60%

Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities

How important is it to coordinate or lead others (not as a supervisor or team leader) in accomplishing work activities in this job?

59%

Physical Proximity

To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks physically close to other people?

54%

Written Letters and Memos

How frequently does your job require written letters and memos?

53%

Deal With External Customers or the Public in General

How important is it to deal with external customers (as in retail sales) or the public in general (as in police work) in this job?

50%

Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls

How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?

48%

Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable

How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable?

47%

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results

What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer?

45%

Frequency of Decision Making

How often is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization?

44%

Importance of Repeating Same Tasks

How important are continuous, repetitive, physical activities (like key entry) or mental activities (like checking entries in a ledger) to performing this job?

44%

Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers

How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?

43%

Conflict Situations

How frequently are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job?

42%

Consequence of Error

How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not easily correctable?

39%

Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People

How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements?

38%

Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions

How much does this job require making repetitive motions?

31%

In an Enclosed Vehicle or Operate Enclosed Equipment

How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or operate enclosed equipment (like a car)?

30%

Public Speaking

How frequently does your job require public speaking (one speaker with an audience)?

30%

Degree of Automation

How automated is the job?

27%

Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions

How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions?

27%

Spend Time Standing

How much does this job require standing?

21%

Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled

How often does this job require working in an environment that is not environmentally controlled (like a warehouse without air conditioning)?

19%

Spend Time Walking or Running

How much does this job require walking or running?

18%

Health and Safety of Other Workers

How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job?

17%

Outdoors, Under Cover

How often does this job require working outdoors, under cover (like in an open shed)?

17%

Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling

How much does this job require kneeling, crouching, stooping or crawling?

14%

Exposed to Contaminants

How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)?

13%

Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body

How much does this job require bending or twisting your body?

13%

Exposed to Very Hot or Cold Temperatures

How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures?

11%

Exposed to Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions

How often does this job require working in cramped work spaces that requires getting into awkward positions?

9%

Exposed to Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting Conditions

How often does this job require working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions?

7%

Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles

How much does this job require climbing ladders, scaffolds, poles, etc.?

7%

Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets

How often does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hearing protection, hard hats or life-jackets?

6%

Exposed to Hazardous Equipment

How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment?

5%

Exposed to High Places

How often does this job require exposure to high places?

5%

In an Open Vehicle or Operating Equipment

How often does this job require working in an open vehicle or operating equipment (like a tractor)?

5%

Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment

How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.)

5%

Dealing with Violent or Physically Aggressive People

How frequently does this job require the worker to deal with physical aggression of violent individuals?

4%

Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance

How much does this job require keeping or regaining your balance?

4%

Exposed to Disease or Infections

How often does this job require exposure to disease/infections?

2%

Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings

How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings?

2%

Work Schedules

How regular are the work schedules for this job?

2%

Exposed to Hazardous Conditions

How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions?

1%

Exposed to Whole Body Vibration

How often does this job require exposure to whole body vibration (like operating a jackhammer or earth moving equipment)?

1%

Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection

How often does this job require wearing specialized protective or safety equipment such as breathing apparatus, safety harness, full protection suits, or radiation protection?

1%

Exposed to Radiation

How often does this job require exposure to radiation?

0%

Education

Bachelor's degree

65%

Associate's degree

17%

High school diploma or equivalent

16%

Interests

Artistic

Work involves creating original visual artwork, performances, written works, food, or music for a variety of media, or applying artistic principles to the design of various objects and materials. Artistic occupations are often associated with visual arts,

74

Conventional

Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or hum

50

Realistic

Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, t

38

Enterprising

Work involves managing, negotiating, marketing, or selling, typically in a business setting, or leading or advising people in political and legal situations. Enterprising occupations are often associated with business initiatives, sales, marketing/advertis

33

Investigative

Work involves studying and researching non-living objects, living organisms, disease or other forms of impairment, or human behavior. Investigative occupations are often associated with physical, life, medical, or social sciences, and can be found in the f

16

Social

Work involves helping, teaching, advising, assisting, or providing service to others. Social occupations are often associated with social, health care, personal service, teaching/education, or religious activities.

15

Work Styles

Attention to Detail
86%
Innovation
80%
Dependability
74%
Achievement Orientation
68%
Adaptability
57%
Intellectual Curiosity
56%
Perseverance
56%
Cooperation
51%
Integrity
51%
Stress Tolerance
50%
Tolerance for Ambiguity
50%
Self-Control
48%
Self-Confidence
47%
Initiative
39%
Cautiousness
26%
Social Orientation
24%
Optimism
14%
Sincerity
11%
Empathy
7%
Leadership Orientation
5%

Work Values

Independence
72%
Achievement
67%
Recognition
67%
Working Conditions
58%
Relationships
28%
Support
28%

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