Editing
Sep 12, 2026
Craig Wood on Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die: rhythm for weird tones
Editor Craig Wood discusses Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die, a title that advertises tonal risk. When a film mixes humor and danger, editorial rhythm is the contract with the audience.
Tone films fall apart when the cut laughs a half-second late or goes earnest without a runway. Wood's experience across blockbusters and oddities is a useful compass.
Listen for how he diagnoses a scene that is fighting itself.
Go deeper on Kingdom of Dreams
- → EP 291: Craig Wood on Good Luck, Have Fun, Don
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Original Kingdom of Dreams craft take based on our conversation with editor Craig Wood (EP 291).