Today’s guest is Editor Lee Smith, editor of 'The Dark Knight', 'Dunkirk', '1917' and recently 'Empire of Light'. We chat with Lee and find out more about this invisible art. He also describes what it was like working on the recent film, Empire of Light, now in theaters.

In this episode, we talk about…

Comparing Empire of Light to other films he has done in the past

The difficulty in choosing takes when working with great actors 

Knowing how things will work in post production

Solving rubik's cube situations in the edit

Trusting your own instincts

What Lee thinks is the secret sauce to a good film

The defining film of his career

Pacing and rhythm of a film


Memorable Quotes

“It’s the same kind of thing as cutting a bigger film, just in a shorter amount of time and with obviously less complexity in the visual world.” [4:50]

“There’s a million things in editing that you can do to tweak anything.” [8:30]

“I am a lover of most films. There are very few films I won’t watch.” [13:18]



Mentioned
Empire of Light is in theaters

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