Film editor
| Highest | $7,200 / mo · United States |
|---|---|
| Experience | 5+ yrs |
| Degree | Required |
| First paycheck | 2-4 years of study, then immediate salary as assistant |
Pay in the destination countries
Monthly, in US dollars. Each country is an Imora admission package — open one for that route's fees, language requirement and deadline.
| Country | Monthly |
|---|---|
| United StatesTOEFL 80–100 · $10–70k | $7,200max |
| Hong KongIELTS 6.0–6.5 · HK–200k | $5,900 |
| SingaporeIELTS 6.5 · SGD 18–35k | $5,900 |
| United KingdomIELTS 6.0–7.0 · £11–38k | $5,900 |
| CanadaIELTS 6.0–6.5 · CAD 20–40k | $5,600 |
| AustraliaIELTS 6.0–6.5 · AUD 30–50k | $5,200 |
What does the day look like?
Your day is spent seated in a dark, sound-dampened editing suite for 10 to 14 hours at a stretch. Night shifts and weekend work are routine during active production when cutting camera dailies delivered after evening wrap, and prolonged overtime occurs during lock-cut phases. Daily software includes Avid Media Composer, Apple Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro, and Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve, alongside Boris FX Mocha, ShotPut Pro, ShotGrid, Frame.io, Evercast, FileMaker Pro, and Pro Tools.
Only 30% to 40% of the day is the creative assembly teenagers imagine — selecting takes, shaping performances, and pacing scenes. The rest is operational: 25% goes to editorial administration, audio sync verification, lined script review, and Avid bin organization; 20% to laying temp dialogue, temp scores, and temp VFX composites; and 15% to working through director notes and exporting turnover packages for sound post, VFX, and colour grading.
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