When it comes to video editing your job is almost always to be invisible. In most cases the less obvious a cut, the better. And, as we learned from Emmy-nominated editor Kelly Lyon, ACE, it's maybe even more important for comedy. Lyon is a total bad ass veteran in the comedy community, with 11 years of SNL under her belt and a myriad of specials, including perhaps most notably John Mulaney's Comeback Kid, Kid Gorgeous, and Baby J. She's also worked on specials for Michael Che and Michelle Wolf, among other projects, and even worked on rounding out the first season of The Bear. She's currently dual Emmy nominated for cutting John Mulaney: Everybody's in LA as well as Tig Notaro's latest Netflix special Hello Again. Quite a mouth full, huh? Chew on it for a sec. I can wait. Below, you'll find Lyon's Adobe workflow breakdown of both of her Emmy-nominated projects, some crazy cool insight behind the scenes of SNL, and all kinds of invaluable insight into getting hired and working as an editor. As a comedy nerd and editor myself this interview was the coolest. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! Kelly's Adobe Workflow Breakdowns"For both projects, Adobe Premiere's transcribe tool and text window were incredibly powerful. Once Tig's two performances were transcribed, I could easily search for a joke using the text window so I could quickly A/B the options and make sure the strongest version of each joke landed in my...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Thursday, 15 August, 2024