The Editing Podcast

Why Netflix Editors Don’t Care About The Algorithm - Cobra Kai Editor Zack Arnold, ACE

Nov 15, 2022

01:10:05

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The Secrets to Being Successful at Anything That You've Been Successful At

03:45

The Biggest Failure

03:23

Showrunners Communicate Exactly What They Want From Other Episodes

03:28

Introduction

2min

Cobra Kai, Season Five - What's Your Story?

3min

Networking

5min

Cobra Kai

3min

What's Your Favorite Action Scene?

4min

What I Do for a Living Is Create Moments

5min

What Are the Moments?

2min

How to Create a Moment of Silence

4min

How to Keep Continuity in a Book

2min

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What's the Cliffhanger Moment to Mix?

2min

11.

The Editor's Cut of Cobra Kai

2min

12.

Showrunners Communicate Exactly What They Want From Other Episodes

3min

13.

Cobra Kai Season 3 Finale

4min

14.

Cobra Kai Editing

4min

15.

Are You a Problem Fixer?

4min

16.

What I Wanna Do Next?

2min

17.

The Secrets to Being Successful at Anything That You've Been Successful At

4min

18.

The Biggest Failure

3min

19.

Cobra Kai - The Karate Kid

2min

20.

How to Edit Your Own Emotions

4min

21.

Don't Use Analytics to Guide Your Creative Decisions

3min

22.

Editing Is What I Do Versus Editing Is Who I Am

3min

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Can a YouTube video be number one on Netflix? Netflix took a gamble on a YouTube Show, Cobra Kai, and it became the #1 streaming show, with Season 5 outpacing The House of the Dragon, The Rings of Power, and She-Hulk. And there’s a reason for this, its storytelling and editing. Zack Arnold has edited the most iconic episodes of Cobra Kai, and became its lead editor in season 5, mostly due to his storytelling philosophies. We sat down with Zack and explored the language of editing on Netflix and if traditional editors care about Netflix’s Algorithm.

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