Film and Video Editors at Acquire4Hire

Job Description

Edit moving images on film, video, or other media. May edit or synchronize soundtracks with images.

Duties

Cut shot sequences to different angles at specific points in scenes, making each individual cut as fluid and seamless as possible.
Study scripts to become familiar with production concepts and requirements.
Edit films and videotapes to insert music, dialogue, and sound effects, to arrange films into sequences, and to correct errors, using editing equipment.
Select and combine the most effective shots of each scene to form a logical and smoothly running story.
Mark frames where a particular shot or piece of sound is to begin or end.
Determine the specific audio and visual effects and music necessary to complete films.
Verify key numbers and time codes on materials.
Organize and string together raw footage into a continuous whole according to scripts or the instructions of directors and producers.
Review assembled films or edited videotapes on screens or monitors to determine if corrections are necessary.
Program computerized graphic effects.
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.
Record needed sounds or obtain them from sound effects libraries.
Confer with producers and directors concerning layout or editing approaches needed to increase dramatic or entertainment value of productions.
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.
Supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in film editing, assembling, and recording activities.
Trim film segments to specified lengths and reassemble segments in sequences that present stories with maximum effect.
Develop post-production models for films.
Piece sounds together to develop film soundtracks.
Conduct film screenings for directors and members of production staffs.
Collaborate with music editors to select appropriate passages of music and develop production scores.
Discuss the sound requirements of pictures with sound effects editors.
Estimate how long audiences watching comedies will laugh at each gag line or situation to space scenes appropriately.

Requirements

Edit audio or video recordings.
Study scripts to determine project requirements.
Edit audio or video recordings.
Edit audio or video recordings.
Determine presentation subjects or content.
Label production materials.
Determine presentation subjects or content.
Verify accuracy of data.
Edit audio or video recordings.
Manage content of broadcasts or presentations.
Create computer-generated graphics or animation.
Manage content of broadcasts or presentations.
Edit audio or video recordings.
Operate communications, transmissions, or broadcasting equipment.
Operate audio recording equipment.
Collaborate with others to determine technical details of productions.
Edit audio or video recordings.
Coordinate activities of production personnel.
Edit audio or video recordings.
Edit audio or video recordings.
Collaborate with others to prepare or perform artistic productions.
Collaborate with others to determine technical details of productions.
Determine technical requirements of productions or projects.

Nice To Haves

Adobe Systems Adobe AfterEffects
Adobe Systems Adobe Creative Cloud
Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
AJAX
Apple Final Cut Pro
Autodesk Maya for Design Visualization
Cascading Style Sheets CSS
Extensible markup language XML
Hypertext markup language HTML
JavaScript
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft PowerPoint
YouTube
Adobe Systems Adobe After Effects
Adobe Systems Adobe Creative Suite
Adobe Systems Adobe Director
Adobe Systems Adobe Flash Player
Adobe Systems Adobe Premiere Pro
Apple DVD Studio Pro
Apple QuickTime
Apple Xsan
Audio patch bays
Autodesk Smoke
Avid Digidesign Pro Tools
Avid Technology
Boris FX Continuum Complete
Brightcove
Desktop computers
Digital video disk DVD recorders
Digital video editing systems
Google Video
Laptop computers
Microsoft Word
Network routers
Personal computers
RSS
Sorenson Media Sorenson Squeeze
Video patch bays
Web browser software
Windows Media Services
YouTube.com

Work Remotely

This is a remote position