This post was written by Michelle Gallina and originally appeared on the Adobe blog on January 25, 2025.The second feature film from writer and director Addison Heimann explores mental health, desire, and everything in between, packaged in a stylistic ode to ‘60s and ‘70s-style Japanese cinema. Starring Olivia Taylor Dudley and Lou Taylor-Pucci as the tracksuit-clad alien, this surreal yet deeply layered story explores how humans wrestle with trauma, self-doubt, and anxiety, and make peace with the world around them.Editor Jess Weber worked diligently with Heimann from the beginning to ensure they were aligned on the tone of this frenzied fever dream. From watching weekly horror films together to leveraging Frame.io for reviews and feedback, close collaboration between Weber and Heimann helped foster maximum creativity during post-production. Weber leveraged Adobe’s video tools to craft the highly specific look and feel, including Premiere Pro Productions for maximum organization, the Essential Sound and Graphics Panels for layered effects, and After Effects for screen comping and masking.Read on for a behind-the-scenes look at editing Touch Me.How did you first get involved with this project?Addison and I have been good friends since I moved to LA in 2017. I edited his 2019 short film, “Swipe Up, Vivian!” and we worked really well together and developed a great shorthand. I really enjoy when the editing process is collaborative and experimental, so when he sent me the script for “Touch Me” I was immediately on board. Leading up to production, we got together every week to...
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