Who Makes Movies?
Ask students to name every person they can think of who’s involved in making a movie (not a particular person’s name but a job title — actor, writer, director, etc.)
For each person named, ask the student to briefly explain what they think that person does.
(You can review this list ahead of time if you’re not sure you will know all the answers.)
If, after five or so people have been named, nobody has suggested “editor,” ask students what they think a film editor does.
(Even if an “editor” has been named, students may be unclear on exactly what an editor’s job is.)
Explain that a film editor, in collaboration with the director, assembles shots into scenes and scenes into the final film.