It’s always hard to land the first job as a lead editor on a feature film, and it seems every editor has a different route getting there.

I found that academic theory in storytelling and dramaturgy was really relevant for filmmaking. At the same time, I studied at the University of Oslo, taking a BA in theatre, literature, and film. I started to edit commercials and trailers as well. For the next few years I worked as an assistant for some of the best editors in Scandinavia, including Olivier Bugge Coutté ( Louder than Bombs, Beginners) and Darek Hodor (the academy award-nominated Evil). It was really exciting to work on big sets for high-budget commercials in the beginning, but I soon realized that the editing room is a much more suitable place for discussing the creative process and learning about storytelling. When I was just 20 years old, I was lucky and got an internship at a production company in Oslo. I started out in the Norwegian film industry not knowing what I wanted to do, I just knew I wanted to work with movies. Here, in his own words, is the story of his career telling epic tales of disaster, drama, and survival.

He talked with Manager of The Cut Center, Christian Jhonson, about his career, how he approaches action and special effects, and his work with Avid Media Composer. Christian Siebenherz is a film editor from Norway whose experience includes films such as The Wave and The Quake, as well as the series Thieves, and additional editing on the 2018 film Tomb Raider.

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