Are you a video editor thinking about a career change? What about becoming a project manager? You don’t need a PMP to be a good one. A video editor can become the perfect project manager. Here’s why…
Video Industry
These are my thoughts on the video industry from the eyes of a video editor, video producer, and freelancer.
Why You Should Become a Video Editor
Why should you become a video editor? If you want to work in the video industry but don’t know where to start, I argue that you should become a video editor. Here’s why…
My Remote Video Editing Setup During COVID
As I write this we’re in month number four of working from home. If you aren’t aware, for my 9-5 I’m a full-time video producer and project manager with some editing responsibilities sprinkled in. I’d like to share my simple remote video editing setup that I’ve had to create during the COVID quarantine.
Corporate Video Editors Don’t Get Enough Love
Video editors in the corporate / business world do not get enough love! There are so many of us out there and we’re under-represented. It feels like most products and services in the video world are geared towards the TV and Film Industry rather than the boatloads of people editing in the corporate / business world.
More thoughts in the video and article below…
Create Video Editing Career Luck For Yourself
Working in Post isn’t for the faint of heart. It takes courage and perseverance. Stuck on what to do in a cut? Figure it out. Random NLE error? Hit the forums. Need a new video editing gig? Gooood luck.
Luck… Luck plays a role in every person’s career no matter the industry. Being a video editor is no different. The element of luck lands you video editing jobs, introduces you to the right people, gets the right people to see your work, and keeps you from getting hit by a bus any given day.
Too dark? My bad.
After a decade+ in video I recognize I’ve been lucky. However I also recognize that I’ve made a lot of my luck. In this brief article I want to share a couple ways that I believe luck can be made for those that want to be in video editing.
Video Editing: What to Learn First — Art or Software?
In this video and article I discuss whether you should learn the art of video editing or the software first.
Best Productivity Tip for Video Editors
In this video and article I discuss my best productivity tip for video editors. It’s simple but can drastically change your work output with it’s implementation.
Questions Video Editors Should Ask For New Projects
In this video and article discuss the questions video editors should ask when starting a new project.
Why Are Video Editors Introverts?
In this video and article I answer the question: Why are most video editors introverts?
The Ship Muscle
In this video I discuss the Ship Muscle for video editors. Seriously, I went back and forth for a day about whether or not to publish this video because of the graininess. But my own Ship Muscle needed a workout so I hit publish. Apologies if the pixelation is too much — I have some settings to adjust for low-light filming conditions on my phone.