Will AI Replace Film and Video Editors?

Organize and string together raw footage into a continuous whole according to scripts or the instructions of directors and producers.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Edit films and videotapes to insert music, dialogue, and sound effects, to arrange films into sequences, and to correct errors, using editing equipment.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Select and combine the most effective shots of each scene to form a logical and smoothly running story.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Review footage sequence by sequence to become familiar with it before assembling it into a final product.

Semi-structured cognitive task involving analysis, inspection, or monitoring.

Set up and operate computer editing systems, electronic titling systems, video switching equipment, and digital video effects units to produce a final product.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Trim film segments to specified lengths and reassemble segments in sequences that present stories with maximum effect.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Cut shot sequences to different angles at specific points in scenes, making each individual cut as fluid and seamless as possible.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Review assembled films or edited videotapes on screens or monitors to determine if corrections are necessary.

Semi-structured cognitive task involving analysis, inspection, or monitoring.

Verify key numbers and time codes on materials.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Manipulate plot, score, sound, and graphics to make the parts into a continuous whole, working closely with people in audio, visual, music, optical, or special effects departments.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Program computerized graphic effects.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Study scripts to become familiar with production concepts and requirements.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in film editing, assembling, and recording activities.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Determine the specific audio and visual effects and music necessary to complete films.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Mark frames where a particular shot or piece of sound is to begin or end.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Record needed sounds or obtain them from sound effects libraries.

Routine cognitive or manual task with high vulnerability to automation.

Conduct film screenings for directors and members of production staffs.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Discuss the sound requirements of pictures with sound effects editors.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Piece sounds together to develop film soundtracks.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Confer with producers and directors concerning layout or editing approaches needed to increase dramatic or entertainment value of productions.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Develop post-production models for films.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Collaborate with music editors to select appropriate passages of music and develop production scores.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.