Favorite Parts of Being an Assistant Editor at Warner Bros. Discovery
Morgan, an Assistant Editor at Warner Bros. Discovery, most enjoys the unexpected "sound design component," creating sounds for effects like the superheroes' powers in *Riverdale*, and learning from senior editors by observing their decision-making process and justifications, finding this invaluable for career development.
Sound Design, Television Post-Production, Mentorship, Assistant Editor Role, Creative Decision-Making
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Morgan Hinshaw
Assistant Editor
Warner Bros. Discovery
Loyola Marymount University
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Film, Media Arts, Visual Arts
Arts, Entertainment & Media
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Scholarship Recipient, Greek Life Member
Video Highlights
1. Morgan enjoys the sound design aspect of their role, finding it exciting and creatively fulfilling, especially when working on projects with unique sound requirements like the superhero elements in Riverdale.
2. Morgan values the learning opportunity provided by their assistant role, appreciating the chance to observe and learn from a senior editor's decision-making process and creative justifications.
3. Morgan highlights the collaborative nature of their work, explaining how their initial sound design ideas are enhanced and improved by the Warner Bros. Discovery sound team, showcasing a team-oriented workflow.
Transcript
What do you enjoy most about being in your current role?
I actually love two things. I really love the sound design component because it's not something I knew I had to do when I first started. I ended up really enjoying it because it was exciting and something I probably studied and worked on the least in school, as I was so focused on picture editing.
It's really fun because I'm able to decide what something is going to sound like. For example, I worked on *Riverdale*, and it had superheroes in the sixth season. There was a lot of time traveling and weird noises for all their little powers.
It was cool to be the one that created what that was going to sound like by pulling different sounds off the internet. When it went to our sound team, their job was to enhance and make better whatever I did. So it's cool to be the one originating the idea.
I also like not being the one in charge. When you're an assistant, it's a great time to learn from an editor. They're the ones making the final say and giving their reasoning. I mean, that's what I mean by not liking being in charge at this point in my career. It's nice to see someone else make those decisions and justifications so I can learn from that and understand what makes a show better creatively, and why it can become worse through editing as well.