How To Build Anticipation In Your Next Trailer
It’s a very simple idea that will govern almost every single aspect of your trailer: nothing should fully resolve. How many trailers have you seen…
3 Little-Known Trailer Editing Mistakes You Should Avoid
A trailer is basically two and a half minutes of information. How much information can a person be exposed to in that amount of time…
How To Create Smoother Dialogue Edits
Sometimes it's difficult to create smooth back-and-forth cutting between the dialogue of multiple characters who are supposed to be in the same scene. This is…
Troubleshooting Your Editing With Sensory Isolation
Here's a quick but useful troubleshooting technique you can use with your next cut. If you're having trouble with a cut and can't pinpoint the…
How Do You Tell A Film’s Story In 2:30 Or Less?
On any particular project, you can’t always control when great ideas will strike you, or even if they ever will. What you can do, is…
How An Editor Can Stay Focused Under Pressure
Editing is hard enough as it is. Editing under pressure is 4x harder. This week we're going to dive into the topic of stress, deadlines and staying…
8 Tips For Editing Success From Eddie Hamilton A.C.E.
This week we'll be sharing 8 pieces of advice from a professional editor covering various topics from your career to your craft to your work-life…
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…