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Today\u2019s guest is Editor Lee Smith, editor of 'The Dark Knight', 'Dunkirk', '1917' and recently 'Empire of Light'. We chat with Lee and find out more about this invisible art. He also describes what it was like working on the recent film, Empire of Light, now in theaters.\n\nIn this episode, we talk about\u2026\n\nComparing Empire of Light to other films he has done in the past\n\nThe difficulty in choosing takes when working with great actors\xa0\n\nKnowing how things will work in post production\n\nSolving rubik's cube situations in the edit\n\nTrusting your own instincts\n\nWhat Lee thinks is the secret sauce to a good film\n\nThe defining film of his career\n\nPacing and rhythm of a film\n\n\nMemorable Quotes\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s the same kind of thing as cutting a bigger film, just in a shorter amount of time and with obviously less complexity in the visual world.\u201d [4:50]\n\n\u201cThere\u2019s a million things in editing that you can do to tweak anything.\u201d [8:30]\n\n\u201cI am a lover of most films. There are very few films I won\u2019t watch.\u201d [13:18]\n\n\n\nMentioned\nEmpire of Light is in theaters\n\nFind No Film School everywhere:\nOn the Web\nhttps://nofilmschool.com/\n\xa0\nFacebook\xa0\nhttps://www.facebook.com/nofilmschool\n\xa0\nTwitter\xa0\nhttps://twitter.com/nofilmschool\n\xa0\nYouTube\xa0\nhttps://www.youtube.com/user/nofilmschool\n\nInstagram\nhttps://www.instagram.com/nofilmschool\n\nGet your questions answered on the podcast by emailing editor@nofilmschool.com!\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices