MELANIE ESCANO
ASSISTANT EDITOR
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Q: Where are you currently employed?
Wolf Entertainment.
Q: Current projects?
"Chicago Med."
Q: Describe your job.
I'm an assistant editor on "Chicago
Med." I process dailies, organize and mark
scenes, add in temporary sound effects,
mock up simple visual effects, score tempo-
rary music, export producer/studio cuts for
review, troubleshoot technical issues, turn
over the locked show for sound, music, and
color departments — and my editor, Dorian
Harris, ACE, gives me scenes to cut. I'm
always grateful for that opportunity.
Q: How did you first become interested
in this line of work?
I took a video production class in high
school and was so intrigued with the film-
making process. I also listened to many
director commentaries on DVDs and was
