What does a film editor mainly do in post-production?

Reviews footage and assembles selected takes.

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  1. Books the shooting locations
  2. Hires the cast
  3. Reviews footage and assembles selected takes ✔

Why: The editor reviews footage with the director and assembles the film from selected takes.

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The editor cuts the film down to size.
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Answer: Reviews footage and assembles selected takes. The editor reviews footage with the director and assembles the film from selected takes.

  1. Filmmaking en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmmaking
    the film editor reviewing the footage with the director and assembling the film out of selected takes
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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