“Star Wars: Episode 9” had less time to be completed compared to the two previous movies in the prequel trilogy. The team was aware that they were filming on a very tight schedule, and the challenge was to deliver some spectacular visuals that is done only in the post-production phase of development. In a recent interview, editor Maryann Brandon did something that they haven’t done before to help deliver the film on time for the fans.

Director JJ Abrams announced the start of filming on Aug. 1 last year on Twitter. He later shared a picture from the last day of the filming online, which was on Feb. 16. In order to prevent the post-production team from rushing the film, Brandon decided to convince the director to start the editing process right there on the set while they filmed the scenes.

Speaking at the Script to Screen series at the Carsey-Wolf Center earlier this month, Brandon revealed that the first reaction she got from the director was that they don’t do editing on the set for a film like “Star Wars” Episode 9,” Screen Rant reported. However, there was no ignoring the fact that they had at least four months less time to complete the movie, compared to the other two films in the sequel trilogy.

Editing on the set helped Brandon to begin piecing the film together as they filmed. She was able to get all the additional material she needed right there on the set, saving the team a lot of time and effort during the post-production phase of development.

The editing process is particularly important this time around not only for the visual effects, but also to bring back the late actress Carrie Fisher as Leia, which the team is doing by using some of her old footage from “The Force Awakens.”

Abrams and his team appear to have accomplished the task of creating a beautiful film. So far, there hasn’t been much negative talk about “Star Wars: Episode 9” by the fans after the trailer release.

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