Editing
Sep 18, 2026
Narnia: Jim May editing wonder without losing the children
Jim May edited The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, a fantasy that has to enchant kids and satisfy adults who remember the books. Editorial craft here is awe with clarity.
World-building fantasy fails in the cut when exposition elbows wonder off the timeline. May's episode explores how performance, VFX plates, and music cues share responsibility for belief.
Keep this one next to any conversation about family adventure pacing.
Go deeper on Kingdom of Dreams
- → EP 216: Jim May on Jim May - Editing - Narnia - The Lion, the Witch...
- → EP 217: Namrata Rao on Band Baaja Baaraat
- → EP 212: Mark Solomon on Editor Mark Solomon - Tim Burton's Frankenweenie
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Original Kingdom of Dreams craft take based on our conversation with editor Jim May (EP 216).