In
film and
animation, the
editor is the person who
deletes or adds
scenes to a film under the explicit instructions of the
director. At times, an editor may be derided for removing too much background information or sequencing the film incorrectly, but it is the director who provides this information to the editor. An additional job for the editor is to keep the
sound tracks in
sync with the
visuals.
Most of the time, the editors save all of the footage with the final production film. This excess footage can be added later, such as added scenes on DVDs.