Significant Career Lesson From An Assistant Editor At Warner Bros. Discovery
Morgan, an Assistant Editor at Warner Bros. Discovery, emphasizes the importance of "having confidence in your decisions, even if you're not confident," a crucial skill in the fast-paced editing world where numerous decisions are made daily. This requires justifying choices and confidently articulating reasoning when questioned, demonstrating the ability to build upon one's skills and ultimately succeeding in the field.
Confidence, Decision-Making, Communication, Problem-Solving, Media Production
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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. Have confidence in your decisions, even if you aren't fully confident. Fake it till you make it.
2. Develop strong justification for your editing choices. Be able to clearly articulate your reasoning behind decisions.
3. Be prepared to defend your edits. Your ability to confidently explain your choices demonstrates your skills and potential for growth.
Transcript
What is one lesson you've learned that has proven significant in your career?
I've been told to have confidence in my decisions, even if I'm not confident. It's kind of the "fake it till you make it" mentality.
When you're making an edit decision, you're making a million of those per day, and you start to doubt yourself sometimes if you don't know why a scene isn't working. But I think when you're first starting out, you have to really find your reasoning behind your edit, your justification, and stick by it.
Be confident when someone is asking you about it. If your editor gives you a scene and asks you to cut it, they'll ask you at the end why you made certain decisions. Just having that reason and not wavering in it is really important.
I think it shows that you have the ability to build on your skills from there.