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The Indian Media &
Entertainment industry tells a compelling
story with great investment and growth potential.
It is now poised to overtake the mad rush
for Management and IT sectors. Today, the
number of aspirants who wish to make a career
in films and the television sector, especially
in the field of Editing , is at an all time
high. The scope of Editing is ever-widening
in this era of technological explosion as
a Editor’s horizons are constantly
expanding, certainly requiring one to be
technically sound and well trained.
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It is the Editor
who puts together a film or the programme.
Wading through the footage of tapes
shot by the crew, an Editor arranges
it in sequences to make a coherent,
crisp programme or film. The fact
remains that only half of the film
is made in the pre-production and
production stage. The rest is made
by the editor at his editing table.
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He works in close co-ordination
with the Producer-Director to edit a programme/
film to give its final, finished form. Editing
is a crucial job which goes far beyond matching
visuals and sound in accordance with the
script. It brings across the labour and
effort of the entire team. A good editor
can make a critical difference to a programme’s
final presentation. It is the editor who
adds the music and works on sophisticated
machinery to add special effects to make
the programme complete and arranges footage
for maximum impact on the viewers.
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Film and video editors
often specialize in certain areas of television
or film. They may edit short commercials,
music videos, or instructional films. They
may do bigger projects such as feature length
movies or documentaries. The type of project
determines how much work editors will have.
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Film editors need extensive
academic and professional experience. A
few years of training before making enough
connections, building up a significant body
of work, and being able to start your own
editing service is more than common. Interpersonal
skills and endurance are key to success
in the career.
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Beginning with inRs. 6000
to inRs 12000 a budding Editor can move
in to the multifigure bracket within months.
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