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Creating Subtext in The Power of The Dog

42 min • 15 februari 2022

The Power of the Dog Editor Peter Sciberras breaks down the process of choosing the right cut, respecting the audience, and creating the slow burn of Bronco Henry…

In this episode, we talk about…

How cutting music videos led to Peter’s editing career
Peter’s approach to getting hired for The Power of the Dog
Letting the audience figure things out vs. what you need to tell them
Piecing together an interactive story with specific clues
The funnest part of an editor’s job and focusing on believability
Ongoing conversations to determine which scene should go where and why
Finding an artificial way to make details feel organic
Final phase of fine tuning and calibration and knowing when a film is done with edits

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