Edit Tip: Battling Empty Timeline Syndrome
We’ve all been there. Sometimes, there’s nothing more terrifying for an editor than a blank timeline. Ahh, the pros and cons of a new cut...…
How To Stay Objective When Watching Your Own Cuts
Today we'll be discussing one of the toughest challenges as an editor - staying objective when watching your own cuts. During a project, you’ll probably…
Roughing It: The Do’s and Don’ts for Editing a Rough Cut
The famous Greek philosopher Plato observed that the beginning is the most important part of any work. He was talking about educating children, but his…
How to Pick The Best Trailer Music Cue Every Single Time
Many experienced trailer editors will tell you that the single most important choice you can make when creating a trailer is what song to use.…
Quick Tips: Edit a Car Chase
Who doesn't love a good car chase, right? They're fun to watch and even more fun to edit, but they CAN be a bit challenging. The…
How Sound Effects & Foley Bring Your Scenes To Life
Almost any major film we watch uses many 1000's of carefully-chosen sound effects and foley. And we barely even notice. In fact, it really isn't until…
Modern Film Editing Tips From The Pros
The amount of video being produced and made available online and through other channels is increasing exponentially - and a lot of it is terrible. For…
Edit Tip: The Subtle Craft of Music Editing
Music editing is a challenging craft that many editors tend to neglect. Historically, editors have had the luxury of worrying only about editing temp music…
The 50 Most Useful Video Editing Tips You Will Ever Read
The 50 video editing tips that follow are a product of many years of video editing, many hours of research and learning from countless mistakes.…
Video Editing Tips – Think Before You Edit
We've all done it. We're eager to start working with our footage and cutting together a scene, promo, music video or whatever. So, we dive…