The timeline pictured here is the editor’s cut of “Kina Hora”, otherwise known as episode 1 of season 2. The episode takes place at a wedding, all over the course of a few hours. It starts with a 4 minute take of the family attempting (and failing) to pose for a family photo. The sequence is an incredibly powerful way to re-introduce the characters and plot lines to the audience.

After that one long take, however, the real challenges of editing began. Soloway, who directed and wrote this episode, loves to work in a sort of documentary style— something that was especially possible with this episode since much of it took place in one location. I would often find myself working with 20-minute takes with three cameras running that covered a huge portion of the episode. I relied quite heavily on my assistant to help me navigate and organize all the footage using both Script Sync and a series of color coded markers.