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Shiona Penrake @ShionaLPenrake

Half 🇯🇵 - mostly 🇬🇧 Full-time film editor I roast or praise the editing on channel Shiona’s Take

Joined January 2024
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Trailer logic took over Suicide Squad. 🤡 This is a breakdown of how trailer-style editing flattens storytelling and turns a film into a highlight reel. Full vid on YT 📺 #FilmEditing #filmanalysis #SuicideSquad
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How do you build character at 100mph - without dialogue? The “Bellbottoms” opening from Baby Driver does it through editing alone. Editors Machliss and Amos locks performance and cutting to the beat - while keeping geography crystal clear. Full breakdown on YT 📺 #filmediting
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Before Baby Driver was a film… it was a sound experiment. Wright created a radio play w/ soundtrack, foley and table read for execs. Additional note: Wright already played with the rhythm-driven getaway concept back in 2003 with ‘Blue Song’ for Mint Royale. Full vid on YT 📺
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Most action scenes are loud. This one moves to a beat. 🚗🎶 💨 🚓🚓 Breaking down the “Bellbottoms” opening from Baby Driver and why it’s a masterclass in rhythm-driven editing. If you’re into film editing, or a reminder why Baby Driver is still 🔥, watch full ep on YT (bio)
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The editing in ‘The Social Network’ still goes way harder than it needs to. Non-linear structure that never loses you. Framing that shifts power without saying a word. It’s basically a masterclass disguised as a courtroom drama. 📺 Full vid on YT #TheSocialNetwork #Editing
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The song slaps. The edit doesn’t. I break down the ‘Another One Bites The Dust’ scene from ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ - and why its Oscar-winning editing lacks subtext and emotional punch. 👉 Watch the full breakdown here: youtu.be/zuVxapygjkI?si=DrPn… #FilmEditing #EditingBreakdown
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Fincher’s ’The Social Network’ proves you don’t need action to build tension - precise, rhythmic, and emotionally charged. Here’s how Fincher, Kirk Baxter & Angus Wall turned a legal deposition into cinematic gold. #FilmEditing #DavidFincher #EditingBreakdown
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The real genius in of ‘The Social Network’ isn’t Zuckerberg - it’s in the edit. Fincher shot 268 hours of footage - and his editors built rhythm out of chaos with surgical precision, even swapping takes mid-line. 📺 Watch an in-depth editing breakdown in the YT video.
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A clever edit can make or break a scene. In ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’s “Another One Bites The Dust”, it does both - and that’s exactly why it didn’t deserve Best Editing. Full breakdown on YT [link in bio] #BohemianRhapsody #FilmEditing #EditingBreakdown
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David Fincher shot 268 hours of footage for The Social Network. Editors Kirk Baxter & Angus Wall cut it into two hours of genius - rhythm, tension, and precision down to the blink. Here’s how they turned lawsuits into cinema. 🎥 Full breakdown on YT #TheSocialNetwork #FilmEditing
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‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ won the Oscar for Best Editing - & even the editor wasn’t happy about it. I dig into the chaos behind the cut & analyse the “Another One Bites The Dust” scene. Full video on YT: Shiona’s Take Comment your thoughts on the editing. #FilmEditing #FilmTwitter
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🎬 The editing in ‘Whiplash’ doesn’t just match the jazz - it becomes the jazz. 🥁 Editor Tom Cross turned editing into rhythm itself. I break it down in this episode. Full version on YT [link in bio] 📺 #Whiplash #FilmEditing #FilmTwitter
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🎬 Did Bohemian Rhapsody really deserve the Oscar for Best Editing? I break down a scene where quick cuts and pacing choices either hit the beat… or kill the drama. Watch my full breakdown on YT 👉 [bio] #BohemianRhapsody #FilmEditing #Oscars #VideoEditing #FilmTwitter #Queen
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Editing sets the tone. Horror, comedy, suspense - the cut decides how we feel. But in ‘War of the Worlds’ (2025), the screenlife format inconsistent editing kill the immersion. Feels like one long glitchy Zoom call. Watch full video on YT channel Shiona’s Take. #FilmEditing
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Whiplash isn’t just about drumming. 🥁 It’s about editing that hits harder than a cymbal crash. Editor Tom Cross basically turned anxiety into an art form - & I broke down the scene to prove it. 🎬 Watch full scene breakdown in bio 👉 #Whiplash #FilmEditing #MovieNerd #Oscars
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What makes Whiplash feel like a punch in the gut? The editing. 🥁 I break down a scene where editor Tom across turns jazz into psychological warfare. Watch full episode on Shiona’s Take. #Whiplash #FilmEditing #MovieAnalysis
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Fletcher throws chairs. Tom Cross throws hard cuts. Ngl, the editing in Whiplash hits harder.🥁✂️ I break down one scene to show how rhythm, timing and tension all collide. Full video is out on Shiona’s Take. 🖥️ #Whiplash #FilmEditing #MovieAnalysis
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Tone is everything in editing. ‘War of the Worlds’ (2025) can’t pick a lane: is it a sci-fi horror, a comedy, or a YouTube reaction video? It just gives off a laggy Zoom call with PlayStation graphics. 🎬👎 #FilmEditing #BadEditing #WaroftheWorlds
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Timestamps jumping from 2pm to 10am, characters staring at their phones while running for their lives… ‘War of the Worlds’ (2025) is less sci-fi thriller, more accidental comedy. Watch the full video on my YT channel. #filmediting #WaroftheWorlds
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When your CGI looks scarier than the actual alien invasion, you know something went wrong. 👽✂️ My breakdown of War of the Worlds (2025) is live on Shiona’s Take - watch me roast the editing. Full video in bio 👆
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