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June 30, 2025 48 mins

Assistant Editor - Jared Simon

Assistant Editor Jared Simon's new book, Every Frame Counts - An Assistant Editor's Reference Book, covers everything an assistant editor needs to know, and then some.  Topics covered in Jared's book include:

  • Setting Up The Show - Everything you need to know to get up and running for the first day on the job—from setting up the printer to setting up the NEXIS.
  • Media Composer and FileMaker - A deep technical dive into the tools assistants use in the context of a cutting room.
  • Dailies Workflow - Soup to nuts coverage of the dailies process in excruciating detail, including a nifty downloadable checklist! You'll love it.
  • Audio - ADR, full 5.1 workflow tips, how to address complex music sync notes, and an overview of the mix stage.
  • VFX - Tips for creating temp VFX and managing the workload of a VFX editor. Yeah, we're gonna talk about FileMaker.
  • Digital Intermediate - What to expect when you're expecting to spend time in the DI. Color pipelines, Titles, Review sessions… you name it.
  • Screenings - How to prepare for screenings—internal, external, and preview screenings.
  • Turnovers - Let's make sure our naming conventions are consistent, and our encoding is efficient.
  • Best Practices - What do we do when the editor is, well, editing? Manage versions, communicate using markers, make sure the project is backed up… and more!

 

JARED SIMON

Jared Simon is an editor and assistant editor with selected credits including Ad Astra, The Piano Lesson, Chevalier, and Come From Away. He frequently works with editors John Axelrad, ACE and Leslie Jones, ACE.  Jared earned a BFA in Film Editing from the School of Visual Arts. In addition to his professional pursuits, he's tried every flavor of La Croix and enjoys collecting physical media.

 

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