How do you figure out your film’s story in the edit, when your story has no script at all? The skill of editing is absolutely critical to the filmmaking and storytelling process. 

In today’s episode, No Film School’s GG Hawkins and editors, Kelly Kendrick and Jamie Boyle discuss:

Their experiences at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival

The similarities between the documentaries

How to tell a story with multiple characters 

Balancing the dark moments and joyous moments by toggling between the characters

The challenges in portraying well-intentioned, yet flawed characters

What the collaborative process looked like during editing 

Receiving feedback and taking in the essence of the notes being given

Integrating text and print into the documentaries 

Favorite editing tools and hacks



Memorable Quotes

“We didn’t want to try to tell people how to feel about the stories.” [19:18]

“You kind of become a middle man and you don’t even know what’s been communicated to everybody.” [40:18]

“I don’t think there really is an unhelpful note, it’s more so just getting to the seed of what they’re needing.” [43:27]

“It’s so satisfying to make a scene shine before you’re sending it out to festivals or directors.” [52:19]


Resources:
Tribeca Film Festival

Every Body

Breaking the News



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