Film editors work to assemble raw footage into a coherent final product by selecting the best shots, inserting audio elements, correcting errors, and ensuring a smooth storyline. This involves determining necessary visual and audio effects, programming graphics, reviewing footage, setting up computer and audiovisual equipment, and manipulating various elements. Film editors also confer with directors on approaches, supervise other workers, trim film segments, and collaborate with music editors.

1. 2) Study scripts to become familiar with production concepts and requirements.
3) Edit films to insert music, dialogue, and sound effects, to arrange films into sequences, and to correct
errors, using editing equipment.
4) Select and combine the most effective shots of each scene in order to form a logical and smoothly
running story.
6) Determine the specific audio and visual effects and music necessary to complete films.
8) Organize and string together raw footage into a continuous whole according to scripts and/or the
instructions of directors and producers.
10) Program computerized graphic effects.
11) Review footage sequence by sequence in order to become familiar with it before assembling it into a
final product.
12) Set up and operate computer editing systems, electronic titling systems, video switching equipment,
and digital video effects units in order to produce a final product.
13) Record needed sounds, or obtain them from sound effects libraries.
14) Confer with producers and directors concerning layout or editing approaches needed to increase
dramatic or entertainment value of productions.
15) Manipulate plot, score, sound, and graphics to make the parts into a continuous whole, working
closely with people in audio, visual, music, optical and/or special effects departments.
16) Supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in film editing, assembling, and recording
activities.
17) Trim film segments to specified lengths, and reassemble segments in sequences that present stories
with maximum effect.
18) Develop post-production models.
19) Piece sounds together to develop film soundtracks.
21) Collaborate with music editors to select appropriate passages of music and develop production scores.