I am equally comfortable in both, and will generally use whichever best suits the project at hand — a spot with lots of graphic elements or different footage sources is a better fit for Premiere, while a dialogue driven project is usually faster and more fluid in Avid.

Anyone can figure out how to use editing software, pick their favorite takes, and cut it to the beat of a song. Real editing is bigger picture than that — it's knowing how to tell a story using the fewest cuts. It's knowing where the emotional crux of a piece is and how to make it click. It's clocking problems that wouldn't have been obvious on set and coming up with a creative solution. It's having that amazing track in the back pocket that's been waiting for just the right project. But most crucially, an editor is someone you will end up spending a lot of time with. It's vital that they be, to use a technical term, a “good hang.”

A.I. can be extremely helpful. I've used it to write a program that can, in a matter of minutes, break down dailies that would have previously taken a full day. I've used it to help build complex After Effects comps with interlocking expressions that normally would take hours of troubleshooting. It can be a wonderful tool for removing obstacles to creativity (like coding this website). But it is not a shortcut to creativity itself (like writing and designing this website). Knowing when to pull AI out of the toolbox is a skill that we're all honing in real time. When implemented thoughtfully, AI's power can be harnessed without stripping creative work of its most important quality — its humanity.

Thelma.

You bet. Whether it's the mountains of British Columbia or narrow streets of a German kleinstadt, I can and do edit all over the world.

I'm glad you asked!