How To Edit With Silence, From TV Editor Chris McC

May 9, 2017, 07:12 AM

https://blog.frame.io/2017/05/08/edit-with-silence...

There’s a rhythm to filmmaking – in many ways, every TV show and every film is like a song, with winding solos and swelling climaxes. Many great directors and writers have their own, personal song – a stamp of their style that is clearly witnessed in every frame of every piece that they make. Words and visuals are, of course, a huge part of creating this. But equally important are the moments between the words. The beats. The silences.