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xtended Version | IndieWire TV Craft Roundtables
How do television editors create tension, emotion, and humor without tipping into melodrama?
Editors Shane Reid (John Candy: I Like Me), Christian Hoffman (Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat), Laura Zempel and Lauren Connelly (Beef), James Renfroe (Shrinking), Mark Strand (The Pitt), and Jon Philpot (Hacks) join IndieWire's Jim Hemphill for an in-depth conversation about the art of television editing.
From shaping performances and pacing scenes to finding the right balance between drama and comedy, these acclaimed editors reveal the creative decisions that help define the tone of series like Beef, The Pitt, Shrinking, Hacks, Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat, and John Candy: I Like Me. The panel explores how editors use perspective, rhythm, and storytelling techniques to keep audiences emotionally invested while staying grounded in authenticity.
In this extended edition of IndieWire's TV Craft Roundtables, the editors share how subtle choices behind the scenes can have a powerful impact on what audiences ultimately feel on screen.
IndieWire's TV Craft Roundtables is now streaming on PBS SoCal, the PBS App, IndieWire.com, and across IndieWire's social channels.
xtended Version | IndieWire TV Craft Roundtables
How do television editors create tension, emotion, and humor without tipping into melodrama?
Editors Shane Reid (John Candy: I Like Me), Christian Hoffman (Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat), Laura Zempel and Lauren Connelly (Beef), James Renfroe (Shrinking), Mark Strand (The Pitt), and Jon Philpot (Hacks) join IndieWire's Jim Hemphill for an in-depth conversation about the art of television editing.
From shaping performances and pacing scenes to finding the right balance between drama and comedy, these acclaimed editors reveal the creative decisions that help define the tone of series like Beef, The Pitt, Shrinking, Hacks, Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat, and John Candy: I Like Me. The panel explores how editors use perspective, rhythm, and storytelling techniques to keep audiences emotionally invested while staying grounded in authenticity.
In this extended edition of IndieWire's TV Craft Roundtables, the editors share how subtle choices behind the scenes can have a powerful impact on what audiences ultimately feel on screen.
IndieWire's TV Craft Roundtables is now streaming on PBS SoCal, the PBS App, IndieWire.com, and across IndieWire's social channels.
