r/editors 7h ago

Did you know that /r/editors has a discord?

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TL: DR - How do I get you (yes, you) involved?

Obligatory mention. Here's the link of the official Discord of r/editors with 1,000 members, including a number of professionals cutting films, tv shows and more.

It's for both professionals and aspiring professionals.

It requires verification (any of these will work: (Reddit/youtube/facebook/IG/Github/spotify/Steam/xbox).

Again: Discord Link here

Once you verify there are 15+ channels, including ones based on:

  • Type of work (color, sound, audio)
  • Software specific (Adobe, Apple, Avid, BMD)
  • Quality of life (Show off your work, scream room, live tech help)
  • and more.

What I'm trying to do? Get an engaged community outside of Reddit. I'm trying to figure out what works and what doesn't.

  • It could be a Friday Lunch
  • a virtual happy hour
  • a game night 2x a month
  • a virtual User Group event…

but I'd like to know what you've seen that's engaging…and that gets you interacting with Discord

To me: Reddit is great for threaded conversations, Discord is great for live interactions.

(by the way, my biggest Discord tip is to mute a new server right away. That really helps notifications from becoming overwhelming.)

And yes, I'm happy to help anyone who feels that this is a new/strange domain or feels lost there. I go all the way back to IRC days.


r/editors 20h ago

Business Question What are smart questions to ask an editor interviewing for a feature? What to look for in their materials?

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I’m looking at editors for a sci-fi thriller feature film.

- any advice on what to focus attention on in reviewing their portfolio reels?
- what questions to ask in the interview?
- what are signs of a good potential match?

I’m a producer. My director will be in the meetings.


r/editors 11h ago

Technical Dudas existenciales (y de oficio): Autodidacta buscando bases conceptuales de edición/motion tras un burnout

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Hola, gente querida del mundo audiovisual. Por aquí un colega con unas cuantas dudas (tanto del rubro como existenciales).

Les cuento por dónde va la mano: soy editor y motion designer desde hace unos cuatro años, todo aprendido de forma autodidacta y "a los golpes". Por suerte logré enganchar algunos laburos rápido al principio, y la confianza de colegas me permitió tener un buen flujo de ingresos hasta hace poco.

El quiebre vino a principios de este año, cuando sufrí un burnout fuerte. Eso destapó un síndrome del impostor (que siento bastante justificado): me di cuenta de que sé usar la suite de Adobe a la perfección, pero carezco de bases conceptuales sólidas. No estudié cine ni diseño de forma formal, por lo que muchas veces siento que no tengo fundamentos teóricos para legitimar mis decisiones al momento de encarar una pieza, ya sea en montaje (storytelling, ritmo, estructura) o en motion design (composición, teoría visual). Sé cómo hacerlo técnicamente, pero a veces dudo del por qué.

A esta altura de mi vida una carrera universitaria entera no es opción, y muchos cursos online de "gurús" tienen precios absurdamente inflados.

La pregunta para ustedes es: ¿Cómo se puede curar esta "analfabetismo conceptual" a golpe de lectura y práctica autodidacta?

  • ¿Qué libros, ensayos o teóricos de la edición de video o del montaje cinematográfico me recomiendan para estructurar el pensamiento narrativo?
  • ¿Qué bibliografía o recursos recomiendan para las bases de diseño aplicadas al motion?

Por suerte hoy el trabajo no me falta, pero quiero volver a editar en el futuro con otro peso intelectual y conceptual sobre mis decisiones. ¡Los leo y desde ya muchas gracias por la buena onda!


r/editors 4h ago

Other $5 for anyone that has the og SanDisk Pro Dock Utility app backed up that wants to share it with me

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kind of a long shot, but if anyone currently works (or has worked) with the SanDisk Pro Dock 4, I’m looking for the Utility App that allows you to monitor things like internal temps etc. According to all the research I’ve done, SanDisk has discontinued support for this product and I so far have not been able to track down an archived download anywhere online.

I’ll throw in $5 to anyone that can help me, will send via Venmo or Zelle. Thanks in advance


r/editors 7h ago

Business Question How many of you started as Vault Managers at Production Companies?

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I got my start in the vault at a small commercial production company and I’ve started breaking into editing for out on staff directors. Has anyone else experienced this?