the art and technique of editing The golden rule of posTproducTion The one piece of advice that I would impart to anybody who is looking to be an editor or any other aspect of this business is always remember that making movies is about investigating all possibilities. You should always be open to different options. If you get focused into making something one way, you may not make the best film. The thing that you learn when you're writing a film is that it's the template; it's the foun- dation. [. . .] Then when you go into the editing room, that process is the next level of the template. First you have it on paper, now you have it visually and then you have to make it a film. Sam Pollard (From "Things I've Learned as a Filmmaker," MovieMaker, Vol. 3, No. 4) 21 Chapter