Know when to cut

When your footage starts rolling in, the final part (and in my opinion the most exciting) of production begins. I think as editors it is really important scenes and shots are cut if they don't add anything to the production or narrative.

This of-course is easily said than done and can be quite upsetting seeing a shot you feel is great not make it into the edit. It becomes especially harder when you have filmed that shot as well but it is a duty of a editor to make the feeling and flow of a narrative using only shots they need.

Also trust your editor, the editing can make or break a production and there is art to it, you have to be able to feel the ryhthym and pace of the piece, once this can be done your audience can be manipulated how you want them too, whether its an emotion of happiness, fear or sadness.

Trust your inner instincts and if you feel a shot is held to long or doesn't add anything to a narrative, cut to a alternative angle and enable the story to flow on.

Get out there and make your films :) I would love to see anything you guys make.