Katy Wright她的电影剪辑生涯才刚刚开始，但她的日子已经排得满满的了. 在从Full Sail毕业后的短短两年内，她参加了著名的 American Cinema Editors Internship Program, edited an award-winning sci-fi short film, worked as an assistant editor on multiple projects, and collaborated on original shorts as one of Project Involve's 2020 Fellows. She takes 12-hour days in stride thanks to the technical, creative, and collaborative skills she learned in Full Sail's Media Communications program.

Katy developed her interest in film early in life: "I've always just been interested in film ever since I was a kid; there was no other option as a career," she says. The Modesto, 加州人在高中时开始剪辑短片，并在北加州拍摄了一些纪录片. She wanted to sharpen her skills with a bachelor's degree, 在遇到多位满意的Full Sail毕业生后，她报名参加了媒体传播项目. The degree's focus on marketing skills, like graphic design and web design, made it a perfect fit for Katy's freelance goals.

Full Sailog体育的小班授课帮助凯蒂与课程主管建立了有意义的关系. “他们都对我很有信心，对我所做的事情也很有信心，”她说.

教练Nate Moxley允许她在Full Sail的实验室学习Avid Media Composer(一种行业标准的电影和视频编辑软件)，这样她就可以在毕业前获得认证. 课程主任ren Otero帮助凯蒂在REBL总部找到了实习机会, 这是一个以前位于Full Sail校园的数字娱乐工作室. As part of that internship, 凯蒂最终成为了一名数字图像技术员和助理编辑 Fox Hunt Drive这部惊悚片目前正在国内和国际电影节上巡回放映.

After graduation, Katy moved to L.A. and hit the ground running. 她被选为竞争激烈的美国电影编辑实习计划, 在那里她从好莱坞专业人士那里了解到助理编辑的角色. 之后，她开始在一家数字媒体公司担任助理编辑 ATTN: and edited the film Eva, 这部科幻短片入围了洛杉矶电影节，并获得了FilmFreeway的科幻奖. She is also a 2020 Fellow for Project Involve, an artist development program, 她是即将到来的惊悚片后期制作团队的一员 Malignant.

凯蒂试图将自己的时间分配在别人电影的助理剪辑工作和自己项目的剪辑工作之间.

"Assistant editor is a very technical position," she says. “我负责为我的编辑准备我的日报……我还处理其他后期工作, like paperwork and the script books. If we're in the turnover phase, I am sending things off to our colorist, or our sound mixer, or sending off shots to have the effects placed on them."

Katie's assistant editing jobs pay the bills, 但她的编辑副业和实习锻炼了她的创造力.

"I work on those projects when I'm off work. 有时候工作时间会很长，因为我们每天工作12个小时，然后回家继续编辑. 但如果你想在这个行业走得更远，你就得这么做. You have to put your back into it," she laughs.

现在，大流行期间，凯蒂正在家里编辑 Malignant她还与通过“参与计划”结识的电影制作人合作制作了三部短片. 但她并没有让目前繁忙的日程阻止她制定下一步计划——她正在寻找小型电视节目的助理剪辑工作，并与导演建立牢固的关系，这样她就可以在未来的项目中更有创造性地参与进来.

“好的剪辑是，你按照导演的意思去做，把他们的想法实现. 但伟大的剪辑是当你看到导演没有看到的东西，”凯蒂解释说. “你看到了问题，然后找到了解决这些问题的办法，而这些办法可能是你的导演没有想到的, 你可以在编辑中加入自己的创意……我觉得我要做的是更小预算的东西, 这样我就可以对我正在做的事情有更多的投入."