The Alliance of Documentary Editors (ADE) is creating a series of guides for documentary editing. This first guide is focused on one of the most pressing issues for documentary editors: Edit Schedules.
This Guide for Documentary Edit Schedules was created with the input of hundreds of professional editors and assistant editors currently working in documentary film and television. It is not meant to replace union guidelines (most documentaries are small, non-union productions).
Rather, we created this Guide to help producers, directors, and distributors plan a realistic documentary schedule, ensuring the most efficient and cost-effective edit while maximizing the creative contributions of the edit team.