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49 Q1 2016 / CINEMONTAGE scene first turns out. And in a lot of cases, that will largely be the shape of it in the end. It's great that those of us in editorial have such a say in the storytelling. What I'm noticing, though, is maybe a homogenization of styles, where many projects are tending to the hand-held, roving, medium shot as coverage for a lot of things. Whereas 15 or 20 years ago, there would be more deliberate decisions made. I think now you can gather much more material in the same amount of time, so that gives many more options, flavors and colors. And we sort it out later, theoretically spending more time in the cutting room. CM: That was my next question; are you getting more time to figure it out? DT: No! You tell people, "Look, there's so much footage. It just takes a while to go through and understand, and I want to make good decisions from the beginning." They nod and go, "Of course, of course," but I don't think they really understand how, from my perspective, the craft or process has changed. It's exciting and great to have such possibilities given to you, but it's especially great when you feel the freedom to make the best thing out of that. You're less locked into things, but at the same time you are responsible for more of the decision-making. It's a trade-off, but I'm up for it! f