""It is a movie where you have to be careful not to rush anything because the silences are important, and the time that passes is important," editor Affonso Goncalves said of the film, which he co-edited with director Chloe Zhao. "Chloe's first tendency is toward the wide shots and the masters, and we talk about when to keep some of that silence that exists in a master, not to go in but just to keep it that way, and when to stretch silences and pauses.""
""The performances were incredible, which makes it easier in a way. But we had to be very careful sometimes. They have that beautiful scene in the kitchen when [William] is leaving for London, and there was coverage there, but we didn't really use it because what's happening in front of the camera in that shot is so incredible and powerful and real.""
2025 films combined intimate interior stories with epic scale and dazzling effects across titles such as One Battle After Another, Sinners, A House of Dynamite, BLKNWS: Terms and Conditions, Hamnet, and Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere. Editors balanced varying tones and scales by preserving silence, choosing when to hold wide masters, stretching pauses, and exercising restraint in cutting to honor performances. Hamnet required careful attention to silences and passing time, keeping wide shots and masters intact at times and foregoing available coverage to preserve powerful, real moments. Powerful performances allowed editors to let scenes exist without coverage, prioritizing emotional truth over traditional cutting.
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