Mani Haghighi, film director, writer, film producer, and actor

Find an experienced editor. “You will be too close to the material and not see the forest from the trees,” he says. “It happens all the time. Otherwise, you will edit the film yourself, and only three years later realize that it could've been so much better. “Editing is a matter of talent of course, but it also hugely depends on experience. The more you do it, the better you will get. The fact that so many people now know how to use editing software doesn't make them editors. Editing is about telling a story and not about pushing buttons.”