THE POWER OF THE DOG editor, Peter Sciberras had never met director Jane Campion prior to their working together on this film, but their initial discussion about maintaining the tension throughout the film and the kind of tenacious editor that would require, left no doubt that Pete was the one for this project.
THE POWER OF THE DOG is a western drama. both written and directed by Jane Campion, based on the 1967 novel of the same name by Thomas Savage. The film stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, and Kodi Smit-McPhee.
PETER SCIBERRASPrior to his work on THE POWER OF THE DOG, Pete had cut his storytelling teeth on a number of short films and then went on to make his mark in Australian cinema with films such as; HAIL (2011), THE ROVER (2014), WAR MACHINE (2017) and THE KING (2019).
Editing THE POWER OF THE DOGIn our discussion with THE POWER OF THE DOG editor, Peter Sciberras we talk about:
- The skills an editor can develop doing short films
- Editing in isolation during the pandemic
- Shifting perspectives between characters
- The role of the DI assistant?
- Telling a story between the lines of dialogue
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