What You Don’t See in ‘Him’: Taylor Mason on the Edit That Shapes It

On this episode of the No Movie Faculty Podcast, editor Taylor Mason returns to the pod to debate her leap from indie options to her first studio movie, Him, directed by Justin Tipping and produced by Jordan Peele. Host GG Hawkins explores how Mason’s enhancing formed the emotional tone, visible storytelling, and layered character dynamics of the surreal soccer drama. Additionally they dive into how engaged on larger-scale tasks differs from the indie scene, the significance of artistic collaboration, and the way enhancing can profoundly impression narrative readability and emotional resonance.On this episode, we talk about: The transition from indie movies like Delivery/Rebirth to her first studio featureBuilding a post-production crew and navigating management as a younger editorHow enhancing strategies, like temp comps and montage, formed Him’s distinctive toneBalancing bombastic visuals with nuanced performances and story arcsUsing viewers suggestions and experimentation to refine the ultimate cutMaintaining perspective and limits throughout a 10-month post-production cycleThe surrealism and political commentary in Him, with references like Holy Mountain and Enter the VoidAdvice for aspiring editors on constructing careers with intentional collaborationGuests:Subscribe to the No Movie Faculty Podcast on:Get your query answered on the podcast by emailing podcast@nofilmschool.comListen to extra episodes of the No Movie Faculty podcast proper right here:This episode of The No Movie Faculty Podcast was produced by GG Hawkins.