What would you do as a Film and video editor?
Film and video editors
- usually work long and irregular hours, including evenings and weekends
- usually work in offices, editing suites and studios
- need to be creative, practical and work well under pressure
Tasks
- edit audio or video recordings
- determine presentation subjects or content
- manage content of broadcasts or presentations
- operate communications, transmissions, or broadcasting equipment
- label production materials
- verify accuracy of data
- create computer-generated graphics or animation
- operate audio recording equipment
- provide information to coworkers
- study scripts to determine project requirements
How can you become a Film and video editor?
You need experience to become a film and video editor and a qualification may be useful.
You need
- experience in similar work
You may need
- a New Zealand Diploma in Digital Media and Design (Level 5 or 6) or similar
- a Bachelor of Screen Arts or similar
If you're in school
You usually need NCEA Level 3 to do the study or training for this job.
