This post was written by Michelle Gallina and originally appeared on the Adobe blog on February 14, 2025.Director Kim A. Snyder (Us Kids) immerses the audience in this escalating conflict, from capturing heated community meetings to shining a light on the harassment, threats, and even laws aimed at criminalizing the work of the librarians. The bravery of the librarians is at the heart of the film, exploring their efforts and determination to protect children’s rights to access books that educate and empower.Following the Sundance premiere, we sat down with one of the editors, Austin Reedy, to chat about how he used Premiere Pro and After Effects to help bring Synder’s vision to life and manage the volume of archival footage. After Effects was particularly helpful in creating temporary effects and streamlining the workflow with the VFX team, especially since the documentary leverages lots of graphic elements throughout to tell this unique story.Read on for an inside look at editing The Librarians.How did you first get involved with this project?I spoke to Kim Snyder and Janique Robillard somewhat early on in the project about some of the big picture visual ideas Kim had in mind, but at the time, I was unfortunately busy on another film. We played email tag for a while and, after I finished editing my last project, I reached out hoping they still had some things they’d want me to help with, and it worked out well. They were exploring some new visual ideas so the timing...
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