Editing Theory 101?

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Those who want to disagree with “Rule 1” are free to do so.
But just understand, I certainly didn’t “make it up”.

It is the first “rule” I ever learned when I started “creating” back in the Iron Age.

And, it has been “Rule 1” for as long as “art” has been created.

Painters hide their portrait work from the subject.
Sculptors, song-writers, inventors… they all want to keep their projects “clean” and “in flux” by their own hand until THEY decide its ready.

YES, THERE ARE ALWAYS EXCEPTIONS (the King who is the “patron” would want to “peak” and many times the artist would capitulate (he’d almost HAVE TO).

And I often get the urge to SHOW OFF an edit before its done, but I also know who to show it to (as you have said) but I still take in ANY critique filtered thru my own judgment.

For instance, only I know WHY a certain cutaways are placed where they are (I know what I had to cover).

What’s more, artists know that “the house” (those watching, AT THE MOMENT) can change completely and without any explanation from “cold” to “warm” viewing the same work.
(A play gets giggles and “polite applause” on Wed. and roaring laughter and a “standing ovation” on Thu.)

So, as I use it, “never show a work in progress” (like Murphy’s Law) is a “TRUISM”… meaning it is more often true than not.

[Debe]

Joe Paolo!!

I learned a LOT from watching this man edit for a couple of years as one of his assistants.

I s’pose it’s more difficult if you’re already an editor to watch another editor edit to learn….but it worked wonders for me!

(dagnabit, man, return a phone call!! you have my number!!)

Deb E (you know, used to be B)