The Art of Editing: Australian Screen Editors Discuss Creativity investigates the attributes of creative editing practice from a distinctly Australian perspective. Seven acclaimed Australian screen editors including Jill Bilcock, Ken Sallows, Dany Cooper and Jack Hutchings, discuss creativity in editing across seven sections to be viewed individually or as a compile. These include – editing as Art or Craft, The Editor as Co-creator, Storytelling verses Style, and Visible Editing. These discussions are embellished by a compilation of film clips taken from an impressive body of work by these illustrious editors, in itself an expose of Australian film and television.

The Art of Editing – Section 1: Beginnings covers the following:

The editor's backgrounds
Getting a break in industry
Why editing?

Running Time: 28 mins