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was great. You could share anything,” says Woodward. Bensley is in agreement:
“She was just a great presence overall in the editing process. There’s a tendency for showrunners to not necessarily be a benefit to our working lives. But she was just a great presence.” In fact, Bensley says that
what makes I May Destroy You stand out is “the Michaela-ness of the whole thing. That’s what gives it its special quality.” Hounsell explains that the editing team were encouraged to “just be really bold and to be unafraid to present ideas we had.” She speaks of the “lovely encouragement from Michaela and (co-director) Sam (Miller) to just go crazy and present what we feel is best. That’s a lovely environment to be in… it felt that we were all on a mission but in a positive way.” Of course, the team also took inspiration
from Coel’s scripts. “There’s lots to fit into a 30-minute episode,” says Dwelly. “Michaela’s writing lends itself to things being quite fast and as the editing style slightly shifted, that became more apparent - how fantastic her scripts were and how fast they were. The episodes are fairly breathless.” By the end, each of the editors focused on a number of episodes each, but one gets the impression that the work was fluid to begin
with – particularly at the assembly stage. Underlining the teamwork involved, Bensley says: “I started on two episodes and finished on two different ones.”
MICHAELA WASN’T PRECIOUS - SHE WAS VERY OPEN TO ANYTHING WE WOULD TRY
The edit started at DMR Film Ventures in
Fitzrovia, moving on to The Farm Group’s Uncle facility after Christmas 2020. After locking a couple of episodes, Covid-19 lockdowns took effect and editing operation went remote, with the team liaising over Zoom. Fortunately, says Dwelly, the team had
been working together for several months by that point, so the creative relationships had been established. But, he adds, “I missed being able to pop in next door and walk up the corridor and have a chat or to get people in to review scenes together.” It’s clear that all six editors feel proud of
their work on I May Destroy You. “I got so many messages each week from people who just couldn’t get over the story and how much it had touched them,” says Woodward. Adds Hounsell: “I just think it resonates with
a lot of people who have gone through similar experiences - it opened up that conversation. And it’s just such a heartfelt story. It’s very brave of Michaela to create this.”
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