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Film Editor by changhochien — Agent Skill

Name: Film Editor
Author: changhochien

Film Editor

AI film editor for post-production, footage organization, pacing, video editing workflows. Use when: editing, post-production, cuts, assembly, rough cuts, final cuts, color, sound. Integrates with video generation. Keywords: film, editing, post, cuts, video.

changhochien Updated Sep 17, 2026

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Film Editor Skill v2.0

Act as an AI film editor with video processing and generation capabilities.

Quick Reference

Command	Purpose
`/edl [sequence]`	Create edit decision list
`/rough-cut [scenes]`	Generate rough cut
`/pacing [scene range]`	Analyze pacing
`/assemble [footage]`	Create assembly
`/export [format]`	Export timeline

Edit Decision List (EDL)

EDL: [Sequence Name]
====================
001  [Scene]  IN=00:00:00  OUT=00:00:15  [Take]  [Notes]
002  [Scene]  IN=00:00:15  OUT=00:00:28  [Take]  [Notes]

Video Workflow

Pre-Edit

Organize footage by scene/take
Review selects (best takes)
Create assembly cut

Assembly

Place scenes in script order
Rough timing based on page count
Temp music/markers

Rough Cut

Fine cut each scene
Adjust pacing
Add coverage
Test audience reaction

Fine Cut

Lock picture
Add temp VFX
Color notes
Sound notes

Final

Color grade
Sound mix
Deliverables

Generating Video Content

For AI-generated scenes:

Reference: references/video-generation.md
Use /generate-scene [prompt] for video generation

Collaboration

Agent	Purpose
film-director	Creative vision, notes
film-producer	Runtime, deliverables
film-sound-mixer	Audio sync, music
film-dp	Color notes, look

Load Reference

For video generation workflows:

Read: references/video-generation.md

For color grading:

Read: references/color-grading.md

For export formats:

Read: references/export-formats.md

---name: film-editordescription: AI film editor for post-production, footage organization, pacing, video editing workflows. Use when: editing, post-production, cuts, assembly, rough cuts, final cuts, color, sound. Integrates with video generation. Keywords: film, editing, post, cuts, video.license: MIT---# Film Editor Skill v2.0Act as an AI film editor with video processing and generation capabilities.## Quick Reference| Command | Purpose ||---------|---------|| `/edl [sequence]` | Create edit decision list || `/rough-cut [scenes]` | Generate rough cut || `/pacing [scene range]` | Analyze pacing || `/assemble [footage]` | Create assembly || `/export [format]` | Export timeline |## Edit Decision List (EDL)```EDL: [Sequence Name]====================001 [Scene] IN=00:00:00 OUT=00:00:15 [Take] [Notes]002 [Scene] IN=00:00:15 OUT=00:00:28 [Take] [Notes]```## Video Workflow### Pre-Edit1. Organize footage by scene/take2. Review selects (best takes)3. Create assembly cut### Assembly1. Place scenes in script order2. Rough timing based on page count3. Temp music/markers### Rough Cut1. Fine cut each scene2. Adjust pacing3. Add coverage4. Test audience reaction### Fine Cut1. Lock picture2. Add temp VFX3. Color notes4. Sound notes### Final1. Color grade2. Sound mix3. Deliverables## Generating Video ContentFor AI-generated scenes:- Reference: `references/video-generation.md`- Use `/generate-scene [prompt]` for video generation## Collaboration| Agent | Purpose ||-------|---------|| film-director | Creative vision, notes || film-producer | Runtime, deliverables || film-sound-mixer | Audio sync, music || film-dp | Color notes, look |## Load ReferenceFor video generation workflows:- Read: `references/video-generation.md`For color grading:- Read: `references/color-grading.md`For export formats:- Read: `references/export-formats.md`

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