Are you a filmmaker who is looking for the best editor for your feature or documentary film?
Why not pick among an elite group of Go-To Editors who are eager to cut one of your scenes (for free) for the opportunity to get a meeting with you?
I call this interview/hiring process Editing Bootcamp.
So far, ten directors have entrusted me with a scene from their edit-ready feature or documentary so that I can run a competitive editing challenge among our pool of 1300 Go-To Editors (only the top 12 editors as preselected by the director get access to their scene).
Every one of those directors ended up hiring one or more of those editors through this unique program.
Test-drive your next editor through our Editing Bootcamp.
Making an offer is not mandatory. But if you do, it needs to include an actual payment (not just back-end points) and an editing credit as set by industry standards.
How much you pay is between you and the editor as part of the negotiation process.
You don’t pay me. I don’t get a referral fee from them.
I run this program because it creates a win-win-win situation:
- You get to test-drive your editor before you hire them
- They get to compete and improve their skills (editing & soft skills)
- I get to incentivize my Go-To Editors to learn on the job by going after a real job
If you’re interested in finding out more, contact me at vip@thisguyedits.com
Here is what past directors say about their Bootcamp Experience:
“Great Walls”
Director Kevin Stea worked with Will.I.Am, Madonna, & Michael Jackson previously.
“Absolutely fantastic experience. I can’t think of any other way that I’d rather get an editor.
Kevin Stea, Director
I’ve filmed a documentary with locations in South Korea, China, and the States. I was looking to hire an editor when a director friend recommended the Editing Bootcamp of the Go-To Editor course.
It’s a multi-week process where students get to submit and move through various rounds that include editing a scene from my film. I then get to interview the top candidates and may make an offer to hire one or more of the editors (with pay and credit).
Being able to see the scene through so many talented eyes provided me a unique and rare clarity about what beats and tone truly worked before actually being in the final edit. Truly invaluable insight.”
Kevin hired two Go-To Editors through the bootcamp for his full-length doc “Great Walls.”
“Not For Nothing”
2022 indie feature with a half-million-dollar budget that premiered and won at the Philadelphia International Film Festival.
This process was absolutely fascinating to me on so many levels.
Frankie Tartaglia – Director
To see our sequence filtered through 11 different artistic minds from all around the globe was beyond inspiring. Ultimately, we decided on hiring a 3 man team that I have named TRIFORCE. I truly wish we could have hired everyone.
“Life In Eight Counts”
A documentary that sheds light on the culture, struggles, and aptitude of one of the dance industry’s most prominent figures.
“HUGE thank you to Sven!
I am currently making a feature-length documentary and desperately needed an editor- but not anymore!
Per the suggestion of my former UCLA professor, I reached out to Sven without knowing what to expect, and I am so glad that I did. Not only was he eager to help me find the best editor, but he also proposed that I participate in an Editors’ Bootcamp that brought together the brightest talent who would then cut a scene from footage I had provided.
I ended up selecting the editor who I felt understood the assignment and grasped the concept of the documentary the best, but making the decision on which person to choose was tough because they each brought a high level of passion, connection, and storytelling in their unique way.
So grateful for Sven, and I would recommend the Editors’ Bootcamp to anybody.
Deidre Jericho – Director
