5 Tips for Editing Interviews Into a Compelling Story

Описание: Got a pile of interview footage and no idea how to turn it into a story? Here's my exact 5-step process for interview editing — the same one I use for every documentary on this channel.
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I'll be honest: editing interviews is my love-hate relationship with this job. It's slow, it's draining, and it's also where a documentary actually gets made. In this video I walk through the full process — from the first pass of listening to raw footage, to grouping content by subject, to adding B-roll and establishing shots that turn talking-head clips into something people actually want to watch.

I edit in DaVinci Resolve, but this isn't a software tutorial — the approach works whether you're cutting in Resolve, Premiere, or Final Cut. If you've been searching for interview editing ideas or just want a clearer process for your own interview-based content, this should help.

00:00 Intro
00:27 Robin rambling about his editing demons
01:35 STEP 1: All clips on a timeline
02:27 STEP 2: Cut away all the dead meat (I'm vegan though. No idea why I used this terminology)
03:05 STEP 3: Group content by subject
04:08 STEP 4: Edit each group individually
04:51 STEP 5: Construct your story
05:29 Thank you for watching!

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