TONE
Tone is one of the editor’s most powerful tools. By carefully shaping dialogue, pacing, music, and sound, I guide how a story feels. What begins as melodrama can, with the right adjustments, take on the levity of a rom-com or the bite of a dark comedy.

This network procedural was in its second season and is known for its distinctive blend of gritty realism and quirky humor. Maintaining that tone is crucial, as it immerses viewers in the suspenseful and fast-paced crime and investigative scenes, while ensuring that emotional moments never become overly earnest or saccharine. In this particular scene, the budding romance between two characters is depicted through the series' signature air-tight dialogue cutting style. I have just slowed the pace enough to highlight the inherent awkwardness of their attraction.