When watching a film its easy to pick out the craft of the actors, or the vision of the director. We can even deep dive into the lens of the cinematographer and music composer. But actually when we look at a film the one person we see and don’t see is the film editor. As a journalist, I know first hand how important it is to have an editor put their eyes on my work and fine tune it—and for film, this is no different.
Terilyn Shropshire is an award-winning film editor with over twenty years experience working in both film and television. She has worked on films including Eve’s Bayou, Love & Basketball, Sparkle, Beyond the Lights, and the Secret Life of Bees. She has also worked on television series Quantico, Cloak & Dagger, and most recently the award winning Netflix series, When they See Us.
I spoke with Terilyn recently via Skype to discuss her role as a film editor, her projects, and her movie making process.