Interview: ‘Star Trek: Picard’ Editor Drew Nichols On Boldly Editing the Final Frontier — Awards Radar

When Drew Nichols performs his job flawlessly, he becomes practically invisible. The audience becomes so engrossed in the television show they are watching-the performances, the visuals, the musical score-that their own lives fade away, replaced temporarily by a beautiful and cathartic shared moment, completely unaware of Drew’s tireless efforts. Drew, of course, is the editor for Picard Season 3, and he is acutely aware of the responsibility that comes with narrating new stories within a beloved franchise, featuring characters who have been our idols since childhood, such as Jean-Luc Picard, Beverly Crusher, Geordi LaForge, Worf, and Data.

Drew: “ We better be doing the best thing we can and servicing these actors who are just fell back into these roles, and also brought new things to these roles, too. So there was that hanging over it, making sure we’re doing justice to what we’re trying to do here. It was it was intensive, to be sure. “

As the editor, Drew shapes the final version of the story before it is experienced by the audience.

Drew: “ This is the thing that people are going to see. It’s a powerful responsibility. But I think that’s what makes it interesting. “