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Picture North's Neha Schultz and Lost Planet's Casey Cayko on What 2026 Holds for the Craft and Business of Editing
January 28, 2026
The global commercial and music video editing landscape is being reshaped by new expectations around speed, technology, and project complexity. LBB reached out to several editing experts to find out what fundamental shifts they predict for the business model and core creative skills of an editor by 2026, and to share the critical lessons their teams are taking to future-proof their work.
Talking shrinking budgets, rising expectations, client relationships, expanding the craft, independence, and – no prizes for guessing this one – AI, we heard from leaders at Marshall Street Editors, Whitehouse Post, Rooster, Cutters, Element, Abandon Editorial, Picture North, Lost Planet, Nimiopere, and CYLNDR Studios.
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