Every Frame Counts：An Assistant Editor’s Reference Book

This book, written by an industry expert, covers the duties of an assistant editor over the course of an entire feature film.

Throughout the book, the author provides key insights and advice from years of experience which will help assistant editors hit the ground running, keep up the pace, and continue thinking critically and creatively. The easy-to-navigate structure loosely follows that of the typical job and outlines four phases: Dailies, Director’s Cut, Screenings, and Finishing. Discussed therein are also passages which outline Pre-Production, the first day on the job, preparing for additional photography as well as wrap and archive.

Special features include screenshots, a detailed breakdown of the dailies process as viewed by an assistant editor, a differentiation between the first and second assistant editors and their responsibilities, and a forward-looking technological section opining on emerging technologies. Also included are advanced tips for interacting with Avid Media Composer (the industry standard for non-linear digital editing), editorial-specific use cases for automation using FileMaker Pro, and best practices regarding every aspect of the job

This book is an intermediate resource intended for prospective and current assistant editors entering the modern film and television editorial department.