Video Production Technician

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Video Production Technician

• By David

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What is your job like?

• Since I work on a film by film basis, my job
  tends to vary quite a bit from film to film and
  depending on who Im working with. It also
  changes very much throughout the course of the
  film. During shooting, my primary responsibility
  is organizing and logging all the footage that
  was shot the previous day for the editor. While
  the film is being worked on after shooting is
  complete, my time tends to be spent more doing
  sound work and other more creative things to help
  fill the scenes out. Once the picture is looked,
  its my duty to turn over all the needed
  materials to the departments that polish the
  edited film- sound designers, colorists and
  visual effects artists.

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How did this type of work interest you and how
did you get started?

• I was cast as an extra in a movie when I was 14
  and just loved the process of filmmaking so I
  went to film school right after high school.
  While at college, I landed an internship with the
  editor on an Al Pacino film and became more and
  more interested in focusing solely on editing.

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How did you get your job? What jobs and
experiences have led you to your present position?

• I was offered my current job based on the
  referral of an editor I had worked with in the
  past.

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Can you suggest some ways a student could obtain
this necessary experience?

• Theres really no other way then to volunteer to
  intern films. Moving to LA is the best way to go
  about this.

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What particular skills or talents are most
essential to be effective in your job?

• Patience and an extreme attention to detail along
  with a strong work ethic are imperative in
  editing.

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How would you describe the working atmosphere and
the people with whom you work?

• Our atmosphere is very relaxed. I wear jeans to
  work everyday. The editor Im working with now
  is very young, which makes it even more relaxing
  than normal. Its a lot of fun.