Nature is manifesting through Duality.
What is Cold? To know, touch something Hot.
What is Heavy? To know, lift something Light.
What is Inside? To know, step Outside.
The same rules of Nature bind editors, who often experience things in duality:
- Clarity and Doubt
- Pride and Disappointment
- Excitement and Boredom
- Creativity and Bluntless
A similar juxtaposition is being the Creator and the Judge of your creation, and... yeah... of course... once again, I am talking about Trailer Editors!
A brief was given, decisions were made, shots were chosen, music was mixed, titles were added, and colors were corrected... Editing was performed.
During this process, you were the Creator.
When the edit is finished, its purpose is to be viewed, so consequently, it is like submitting it for a review. Not in the sense that you need others' approval to publish something, but you can see this more like an unavoidable poll.
Gathering and evaluating the results makes you the Judge. (*)
Since you will be living in this polarity very, very often, it is smart to start practicing awareness and putting some thought into it.
You will find the transition between the two states happens so fast that instead of two clearly defined steps of the process, Creating and Judging take turns in the editor's head, who is constantly reiterating over and over!
Eventually, these two states collapse into one:
A trailer editor is both the Creator and the Judge.
And this is really 'a Blessing and a Curse'.
To break free from the perpetual and un-conscious transition between these emotional states, take control of your mind and soul.
Fully immerse yourself into each 'distinct' role, work methodically in multiple passes, and become the best-performing artist in both.
Yes... We all know Art is about Creating, but
Art is about Judging, too.
-Yannis
p.s.
(*) After judging your work, there are a few more 'steps' to take, and we will cover them in future emails, but, in general:
There is the hard part of receiving notes and comments from various stakeholders invested in the project's success, the hard part of implementing them in a new iteration of your edit, and the even harder part of repeating that process.
p.s.s.
If this sounds like a slow descending into the Abyss and keeps you up all night, I have reserved some slots in my calendar for Editors' Unwind sessions.
Send me at info@yannisstergioulis.com to book a call.
