Video Editing Tips

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

In this mini-tutorial, we cover trailer editing breakdown techniques for both editors AND non-editors (this is how clients, producers, etc. can help too!). Learn the…

In this brief edit tip, we'll cover color coding your editing timeline in three major programs: Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere Pro, and Final Cut…