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AI news videotape editor

Organises raw footage into a continuous whole and edits films to insert sound and correct errors for final production.

Tariq Campbell“I organise raw footage and edit films to produce a final product.”An example character, not a real person.
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News videotape editor · What it does

Three tasks it takes off your hands

  1. Organise and string together raw footage into a continuous whole according to scripts.
  2. Edit films and videotapes to insert music, dialogue, and sound effects using editing equipment.
  3. Set up and operate computer editing systems and video switching equipment to produce a final product.
Where these come from

The tasks of “Film and Video Editors” (O*NET 27-4032.00), as O*NET lists them:

  • Organize and string together raw footage into a continuous whole according to scripts or the instructions of directors and producers.
  • Edit films and videotapes to insert music, dialogue, and sound effects, to arrange films into sequences, and to correct errors, using editing equipment.
  • Set up and operate computer editing systems, electronic titling systems, video switching equipment, and digital video effects units to produce a final product.

News videotape editor · Tools and industries

It works in the tools you already use

  • Adobe After Effects
  • Adobe Creative Cloud software
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • TikTok

Industries it fits

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Role facts from O*NET 31.0 Database (U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), CC BY 4.0), written in our words. Sources and credits