# Film and Video Editors > Edit moving images on film, video, or other media. May work with a producer or director to organize images for final production. May edit or synchronize soundtracks with images. - Code: 27-4032.00 (O*NET-SOC; SOC 2018 27-4032) - Family: [Arts, Design, Media & Sports](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations#family-27), one of its 45 occupations - Tasks: 22 tasks (13 core and 9 supplemental) - Page: https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-4032.00 - JSON: https://foundation.org.ai/data/tasks/27-4032.00.json ## What the work is made of 1. Organize and string together raw footage into a continuous whole according to scripts or the instructions of directors and producers. Core task · Task 4057 · Rated by 57 people who do the job, August 2020 2. Edit films and videotapes to insert music, dialogue, and sound effects, to arrange films into sequences, and to correct errors, using editing equipment. Core task · Task 4052 · Rated by 55 people who do the job, August 2020 3. Select and combine the most effective shots of each scene to form a logical and smoothly running story. Core task · Task 4053 · Rated by 56 people who do the job, August 2020 4. Review footage sequence by sequence to become familiar with it before assembling it into a final product. Core task · Task 4060 · Rated by 57 people who do the job, August 2020 5. Set up and operate computer editing systems, electronic titling systems, video switching equipment, and digital video effects units to produce a final product. Core task · Task 4061 · Rated by 57 people who do the job, August 2020 6. Trim film segments to specified lengths and reassemble segments in sequences that present stories with maximum effect. Core task · Task 4066 · Rated by 56 people who do the job, August 2020 7. Cut shot sequences to different angles at specific points in scenes, making each individual cut as fluid and seamless as possible. Core task · Task 4050 · Rated by 56 people who do the job, August 2020 8. Review assembled films or edited videotapes on screens or monitors to determine if corrections are necessary. Core task · Task 4058 · Rated by 57 people who do the job, August 2020 9. Verify key numbers and time codes on materials. Core task · Task 4056 · Rated by 56 people who do the job, August 2020 10. 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. Core task · Task 4064 · Rated by 56 people who do the job, August 2020 11. Program computerized graphic effects. Core task · Task 4059 · Rated by 57 people who do the job, August 2020 12. Study scripts to become familiar with production concepts and requirements. Core task · Task 4051 · Rated by 55 people who do the job, August 2020 13. Supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in film editing, assembling, and recording activities. Core task · Task 4065 · Rated by 57 people who do the job, August 2020 14. Determine the specific audio and visual effects and music necessary to complete films. Supplemental task · Task 4055 · Rated by 57 people who do the job, August 2020 15. Mark frames where a particular shot or piece of sound is to begin or end. Supplemental task · Task 4054 · Rated by 55 people who do the job, August 2020 16. Record needed sounds or obtain them from sound effects libraries. Supplemental task · Task 4062 · Rated by 56 people who do the job, August 2020 17. Conduct film screenings for directors and members of production staffs. Supplemental task · Task 4069 · Rated by 56 people who do the job, August 2020 18. Discuss the sound requirements of pictures with sound effects editors. Supplemental task · Task 4071 · Rated by 55 people who do the job, August 2020 19. Piece sounds together to develop film soundtracks. Supplemental task · Task 4068 · Rated by 57 people who do the job, August 2020 20. Confer with producers and directors concerning layout or editing approaches needed to increase dramatic or entertainment value of productions. Supplemental task · Task 4063 · Rated by 55 people who do the job, August 2020 21. Develop post-production models for films. Supplemental task · Task 4067 · Rated by 55 people who do the job, August 2020 22. Collaborate with music editors to select appropriate passages of music and develop production scores. 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