This post was written by Michelle Gallina and originally appeared on the Adobe blog on April 1, 2025.For ten grueling nights, the group confronts dangerous terrain, nocturnal creatures, and their own demons in an attempt to save the threatened ecosystem. Meanwhile, one professional hunter leads the charge to undermine the competition, questioning what hides beneath this python mania.Editor Max Allman walked us through his creative process, which always starts with watching all the footage in the order it was shot to fully get into the mind of the director. When he starts to get a bit burnt out from screening, Allman says he’ll try his hand at editing a scene that excites him to start discovering the unique language of the film.He used Productions in Premiere Pro for this project to streamline collaboration with his co-editor, Byron Leon, and also organize up to 16 (!) audio tracks per clip between the on-camera mics, external recorders, internal recorders, and backup recorders used during shooting. “Productions has been such a game changer for me,” said Allman. “The sharing capabilities, media management, and project management make our lives so much easier.”Check out our full conversation with Allman below for more insights on the making of The Python Hunt.How did you first get involved with this project?The director Xander Robin and I went to film school together at Florida State University and had been longtime close friends, roommates, and collaborators, but somehow, editing something he directed always eluded me. He introduced me to fellow...
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