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Kris McDonald: Cutting Trailers. Mentoring the Next Gen. Behind the Trailer.
Kris McDonald is a Creative Director and Senior Editor at XAV, and the founder of Behind the Trailer — a free educational platform dedicated to helping aspiring trailer editors break into the business and level up their craft. He came up through Open Road and Trailer Park before landing at XAV (which was Project X at the time), where he's built a career cutting campaigns for major studio and streaming titles including The Chosen, The Big Cigar, and Deepwater Horizon.
In this episode, Kris traces his path from runner to creative director, reflects on the mentors and moments that shaped him…
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