Shaping motion into emotion
Editor Edward Khoma shares how movement plays a central role in how he edits – not only visually, but emotionally, as he seeks to find the right rhythm in the cut in his essay for Shots.
“In my early twenties, when I was still developing my creative intuition and exploring my voice with filming and editing, I went to my first rave and had my first experience of really letting go. I danced to the music without feeling like I had to be perfect or be exactly on the beat.
I was raised to be stoical and to guard my emotions closely – it's a very common trait in the culture I grew up in. So to me, the concept of letting go and being off beat was totally new.
That night, the concept clicked to me that dancing freely was like editing. There are no rules, when you feel the music and you feel the rhythm, you just go with that feeling and make something great.”
