Editing
Sep 21, 2026
Finding Nemo: David Salter on editing emotion in animation
David Salter edited Pixar's Finding Nemo, proof that animated performances still need an editor's sense of when a look has landed. Drawing every frame does not remove the need to feel the cut.
Animation editorial often starts earlier in the pipeline, shaping story reels before final pixels exist. Salter's talk connects that process to the tears and laughs audiences remember.
Live-action editors can steal the same discipline: temp the emotion before you fall in love with coverage.
Go deeper on Kingdom of Dreams
- → EP 36: David Salter on Finding Nemo
- → EP 37: Raja Gosnell on Home Alone 1 & 2 - Editor Raja Gosnell
- → EP 38: Joaquín Elizondo on Editing Griselda: Secrets from Joaquin Elizondo
Browse more editor conversations in the Kingdom of Dreams archive.
Original Kingdom of Dreams craft take based on our conversation with editor David Salter (EP 36).