In-Class Interview - Gina Lomas

M - So, I hear you’re interested in film editing..

G - Yeah.. when I was 12, I used to use my webcam and use Windows Movie Maker to make short films and it was really easy to use. It was when I first became interested in filmmaking, and I was on it for hours. I was also in grade 11 Communications Technology class and we made a chase scene. It was fun and Mr. Lobb said I would make a good film editor, so a couple of years later I decided to do it for a career.

M - So you have a co-op in film-making? What do you do there?

G - Yeah, I work at the Office of Development and Planning. I’m learning how to use Final Cut Pro and After Effects and it kind of opened my eyes to some special effects and I got interested in that.

M - So what do you think you’ll do with this as a career?

G - Hopefully I’ll be a film editor and get to work on post production, cutting things together. I like editing because it’s where the magic happens; where you make the story. It’s definitely one of the most important aspects in a film. 

M - So what’s your goal in this respect? What are your "dreams" for the future?

G - I want to be a film editor for a multi-milion dollar production. Maybe get some awards for it. I want people to be asking for me because I’m a good film editor. That would be pretty awesome.

M - Who do you look up to in film editing?

G - I don’t really know that many film editors, which I like. I don’t really want to be famous like an actor, but I want my work to be known and well-renowned.

M - Would you ever teach film editing?

G - I don’t really like the idea of teaching; I don’t like parents. If I wanted to be a teacher I’d want to be a university or college prof because the students would be genuinely interested instead of just taking the course because it’s “easy”.

M - Do you think high school programs adequately prepare you for university or college in film editing?

G - Film is the kind of thing where you have to go out and do it yourself; a lot of it is independent. I don’t think high school can really prepare you for that in itself.

M - Do you consider yourself a really independent person?

G - Yeah, in some respects I do; definitely in comparison to some people my age. I didn’t live with my parents for a while, just with my brother. So it’s taught me to be a bit more independent.

M - So, you were going to go away to university last year, why didn’t you?

G - I was accepted into Waterloo for Communications before I really knew I wanted to go into editing, and I kind of wanted to just go to university to see what it was like. But I decided I wanted to stay and maybe go to school in Toronto, and take some co-op that’ll really help me.

M - So what do you anticipate your university/college education will be like?

G - If I get into university it’ll be a lot of theory, which is good and bad. College is more hands-on, so I’d get experience, but I wouldn’t get a degree. So I’ll probably have to do both.