Why is it that Producers treat Post Production as an afterthought?   As in, “I need to spend all my money on Production so it looks great, but the editing we can do on the cheap.”   The editor is the LAST person to touch your film.   As in the person who will make or break your film by their skills to properly cut the film together making the right decisions on scenes to keep / remove, timing and a whole host of other decisions.   So you hire the absolute cheapest person to do the one of the most important jobs?

A Professional Editor also knows how to properly manage time, as in being able to handle a project on time, by deadline and also managing the Producer’s expectations.   A Professional Editor also knows when a project’s scope is beyond their abilities.