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Editor to Editor - A Conversation with veteran editor Terilyn A. Shropshire, ACE

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Hosted by Deanna Nowell, Film & TV Editor


From a storied career as an award-winning Editor in the motion picture industry working with visionaries like Gina Prince Blythewood, and Ava DuVernay, on some of the most iconic content of our generation, Terilyan A Shropshire, ACE, will share advice for both emerging editors of color and filmmakers alike including:


  • The importance of the Director/ Editor relationship in post
  • The types of questions you should ask as a filmmaker when you're hiring someone else to cut your project
  • How to sell yourself as an editor when interviewing for a project
  • The differences between working on film and tv productions in post-production 
  • How to approach cutting a scene