How These SNL Editors Cut an Emmy-Nominated Sketch With 60+ VFX Shots in Two Days

Published: Sept. 15, 2023, 3:02 p.m.

If you are moving quickly, you don\u2019t rise to the occasion. But you fall to your ability. If you do the work to get there, you will create great stuff.\n\nIn today\u2019s episode, No Film School\u2019s GG Hawkins and Yaro Altunin speak with SNL editors, Chris Salerno and Ryan Spears to discuss:\xa0\n\nHow Chris and Ryan started working at SNL\n\nCommon traits for people who succeed in their line of work\n\nRealizing quickly that certain things are done for a reason\xa0\n\nWhat is was like editing the Mario Kart sketch\n\nThe biggest challenges they faced in editing the trailer\n\nTelling jokes in the most efficient manner\n\nLearning to trust your initial instincts\n\nAdvice for emerging sketch editors\n\nWorking with mixed frame rates\n\nFavorite sketch moments of all time\n\n\n\nMemorable Quotes\n\n\u201cYou really have to adapt, just keep moving, and trust your instincts.\u201d [10:35]\n\n\u201cYou have to learn to trust what your initial instinct to the footage is, because sometimes you don\u2019t have time to have a second instinct.\u201d [26:34]\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s really just finding what the intention of the piece is at its heart.\u201d [34:25]\n\n\n\nResources:\nConnect with Ryan on IG\n\nRyan's website\n\nConnect with Chris on IG\n\nChris's website\n\nSNL Mario Kart Trailer (Edit Time lapse)\n\nHBO Mario Kart Trailer - SNL\n\n\u201cSNL\u2019s\u201d Emmy-nominated \u201cHBO Mario Kart Trailer\u201d sketch edited with Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects\n\n\n\nFind No Film School everywhere:\nOn the Web\nhttps://nofilmschool.com/\n\nFacebook\xa0\nhttps://www.facebook.com/nofilmschool\n\nTwitter\xa0\nhttps://twitter.com/nofilmschool\n\nYouTube\xa0\nhttps://www.youtube.com/user/nofilmschool\n\nInstagram\nhttps://www.instagram.com/nofilmschool\n\nSend us an email with questions or feedback: podcast@nofilmschool.com!\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices