Why would anyone want to be an editor? The work is nerve racking and tedious, you sit in a dark room for hours a day slaving over footage that doesn't belong to you, and in the end all the time you spend goes virtually unnoticed by almost everyone who watches --- or even worse, one of your collaborators wants your hard work cut altogether. Long Hours. Isolation from the Outside World. No Recognition. Why would anyone want to subject themselves to these conditions?

These were my uninformed impressions of editing when I first began learning the art ten years ago. Of course my views have evolved quite a bit since the days of taping comedy skits with my friends and editing them on the 3/4" decks that our high school provided. As I slowly began to learn the technique and style behind the craft, I came to love the very things I had originally dreaded. Afterall the art of editing is not in the time you put into your work, but in how the time works when you are completed. Whether it is editing by trade or just creating self-envisioned labors of love at home, I have come to treasure that unique feeling which comes only from the highest quality of work. Perhaps one could experience a similar sense of exhilaration by winning a race, assembling a jigsaw puzzle or gliding down a ski slope. But for me no other feeling can equal the thrill of completing a masterfully edited project.

Editing is my life. Where others may cringe at the thought of spending long periods of time creating something with relatively limited tangible payoffs, I have here found my greatest passion and strength. I have come to realize that this is my calling. For that reason, I will allow nothing to dissuade me from further developing my expertise as an editor.

I have become and always will be an editor regardless of the direction my life takes. I love what I do and should my career path change, I am happy to know that I can easily apply the things I have learned as an editor to any new trade. To me editing is more than just an art form or a livelihood. Editing dictates the way I live. Editing is about creating flow and I don't feel right if I don't maintain it in one form or another. As others might feel hunger pains, I feel "urges" to edit. If I am away from my Avid for too long, I actually start to feel a longing that is only cured through immersion in a new project with a heavy workload.

Currently I live in Los Angeles, California pursuing my lifetime career as an editor. I am seeking out new opportunities which will further hone my skills as a storyteller and as an editor and allow me to contribute my true love and instincts to the discipline in which I am proud to have been called: film editing.



If you have thoughts, ideas, questions, or comments I would love to hear them.
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