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Netflix’s Sam Billinge: Edit Footage for a Killer Story


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Learn to edit footage like Emmy-winning editor Sam Billinge (Netflix’s Surgeon’s Cut, Apple+’s Make or Break)! 🎬 In this episode, Sam shares pro tips to craft a killer story by taming hours of footage. Discover how to define your story early, use transcripts to mark key points, create assemblies for organization, and ruthlessly cut irrelevant clips—even the beautiful ones! Perfect for filmmakers battling footage overwhelm and aiming for Netflix-quality narratives. Subscribe for weekly filmmaking tutorials to level up your editing game! Want to master documentary editing? Grab Sam’s book, Practical Guide to Documentary Editing, a game-changer packed with workflows to streamline your process and elevate your films! Perfect for filmmakers battling footage overwhelm and aiming for Netflix-quality narratives. Subscribe for weekly tutorials to level up your editing!

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How We FilmBy Giosuè Petrone