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Inside the Edit: How Chris Rodriguez, ACE, Shapes Unscripted TV’s Biggest Hits

The invisible hand behind some of television's most addictive TV shows belongs to the editor. What first drew you to editing, and when did you realize it was the creative role you wanted to pursue professionally?

Inside the Edit: How Chris Rodriguez, ACE, Shapes Unscripted TV’s Biggest Hits

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The invisible hand behind some of television's most addictive TV shows belongs to the editor.

What first drew you to editing, and when did you realize it was the creative role you wanted to pursue professionally?

Chris Rodriguez: I was raised in Orange County, California, during a really exciting time.

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The invisible hand behind some of television's most addictive TV shows belongs to the editor. What first drew you to editing, and when did you realize it was the creative role you wanted to pursue professionally? Chris Rodriguez: I was raised in Orange County, California, during a really exciting time.

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  • A handful of my friends were in bands, and even my brother was in a touring band.
  • I wasn't patient nor gifted enough to play an instrument nor scream into a microphone that...

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Whether he is capturing the rapid-fire, overlapping comedic brilliance of a Kevin Hart roundtable in Funny AF, navigating the high-stakes emotional minefields of Netflix's Love is Blind, or pacing the sleek competition of Project Runway, Rodriguez views the timeline as a site of constant discovery.

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