Film editors want to know that the edit is a collaborative effort, that they'll be heard, and that you hear them. There may be a difference in the footage the director thinks he has, and the reality. Without a reshoot the editor must be deal with the reality of what you have.
When a director is looking for an editor, why as an editor is taking initiative important? If an editor goes beyond there duties, perhaps re-cropping certain shots to look better or helping key out green screens, or some minor sound editing. The editor is selling themselves, and the director will trust you more. The editor needs to know they are auditioning for a very important job in the directors vision. Also, in this industry, it's about impressions, connections, and relationships. People will remember someone who does above and beyond good work.
"Kill your darlings" means there may be shots, or moments, or bits of performances the director likes, but if it's not serving the film or the story, it's got to go.
Assistant editors, get deliverables from the camera and sound departments, which is recordings. They write down the specs of the camera's and sound equipment. and ready the post production workflow for the lead editor. They review, log , add meta-data and name the footage and look for technical problems. They organize into easy to navigate bins on the computer,
DCP means Digital Cinema Package, and it's the high quality container file that will be played at Movie theaters, it'll be at very high resolution and bit rate. It's then put a special hard drive used for just one movie, that's fit into digital projectors.
DCP in its container
Editing on Adobe Premiere.
