Editing is part of the creative post-production process and is crucial to smoothly including all the elements of a good movie. Editing can be described as the ability to select, cut and arrange images in a way that attaches meaning to the footage. A good movie will change constantly throughout the film and that is why editing is very important. If a shot is played for too long it risk disengaging with its audience as they may start to get bored. The way a film is edited is also very telling of the films genre. For example if the movie is an action or horror film it may use many jump cuts to effectively drive the thrill and the storyline. Editing is also extremely important when indicating whose point of view the storyline is based from. But editing isn’t just about the ability to manipulate time and the story of the film through cuts, it also includes adding sound voice-overs and special effects into the footage. Why is sound important? Sound alone has so much power. It can make or break a film