How “The Bear” Editor Harnesses Chaos Across Film and TV

What is the difference between editing a film versus editing television episodes? How do you efficiently cut while shooting and what are the benefits to doing so? How should you react when the director or producer gives you feedback that you may disagree with?

In today’s episode, No Film School’s GG Hawkins speaks with editor, Joanna Naugle, to discuss:

Why Joanna fell in love with editing and how she got started in her career
Why she loves working in tv with multiple editors
The different mindset between editing a feature versus editing tv episodes
Using temp design and soundwork for the film, Molli and Max in the Future
The only editing software she ever uses
The workflow at her post house and the flexibility it offers her and the other editors
The benefits to cutting while shooting
Setting the scene for a beautiful doughnut montage in The Bear
Being open-minded to try other ideas and bringing in other collaborators
Editors growing too attached to their footage

Memorable Quotes

“It’s a way to talk about very human things in a very extraordinary, extraterrestrial way.” [12:56]
“Every single shot was a VFX shot in that movie.” [14:08]
“What’s the note behind the note?” [28:45]
“You owe it to the people you are working with, especially if they are the director or producer, to at least try their idea.” [29:19]
“I try not to be too precious with that first cut…I don’t think you should spend too much time obsessing over all the little details.” [32:18]

Resources:

Joanna's website

Senior Post on Instagram

The Bear

Molli and Max in the Future

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