Interview with a Horror film editor

Interview with a Horror film editor

Within the next week, a Skype call will be organised with BAFTA nominated editor Mike Harrowes who is currently editing a Horror drama for British TV. as it is not often that an opportunity arises to speak to a professional in this area of work, our class has come up with some questions that we would venture to him in which the answers could actually benefit us when it comes to making our opening sequence. Questions that we would ask him would include;

1. Can you name 3 key things we should aim to achieve when creating our opening sequences?

2. Do you have any useful tips about what we could add to our title sequences in order to improve the overall quality?

3. What would you consider to be the most challenging aspect of editing?

4. How would you say the way editing differs when you go from editing say a Comedy to a Thriller?

5. How has the use of Foley enhanced the quality of your films?

6. How, using editing alone can you increase the intensity of a film/ sequence

7. Can you tell us about the importance pace and rhythm have on a film?

8. How closely do you work with the director in a film?

9. In terms of editing how would you describe the thriller genre itself and how it should be portrayed
via editing?

10. And to finish, what element of the editing process do you yourself enjoy the most?

The answers he gave us were very beneficial and helpful as they included tips and advice for when making our own opening sequences. The YouTube video below shows the interview we had with Michael Harrowes and the answers he gave us. A link to his IMDB page has also been added.

Michael Harrowes IMDB