Reaction Shots Do Much More Than Convey Emotion
If you’re looking for a really quick way to communicate a story point...use a reaction shot. Yes, that might seem obvious at first, but did…
Quick Tip: How to Edit Your Videos Faster With Hotkeys
Every editor wants to be fast. But how do you get fast? We’ve always found that using keyboard shortcuts when editing — or doing anything…
Faking Camera Movement For Greater Impact
This quick edit tip puts you in the director’s chair. Sometimes you really wish a static shot had a slow push in on a character's…
Fast vs. Slow: Video Editing Pacing Tips
This quick edit tip is all about speed of your cuts. Whether you’re cutting fast…or you’re cutting slow. Remember: keep the pace appropriate — too…
3 Dialogue Editing Workflow Tips to Smooth Out Your Cut
One of the first challenges you’ll encounter when editing dialogue is picking the audio source you’re going to edit with. That is, which microphone’s audio…
How to Begin Your Trailer Music Editing Process
A lot of trailer editors will think of the early stages of a cut almost like a radio spot. That is, telling a story and…
Fight Scene Editing: 1 Crucial Technique
As you might expect, editing a fight scene requires you to be adept at most of the fundamental editing skills such as: Cutting on movement…
Editor’s Tip: How To Read A Film Slate
Many of you are probably already comfortable with how to read a film slate, but sometimes it might still be a bit confusing. Either way,…
Hollywood Trailer Editing Basics: Top Visual Devices
In this short post, we'll be reviewing the main visual devices that are used in professional Hollywood trailers. You'll rarely see a finished piece without…
Tutorial: How Professional Hollywood Editors Set Up a Timeline
Get ready for some fun stuff. Today we've got a full-length sample video from our Secrets of Creative Editing course that will teach you how…