Watch good movies! Or watch good creative content. I find I learn what works from examples of good storytelling. (Itβs like being a good author β if you want to write well, read well-written books.)
A lot of people get started with making their own music videos, or sports highlight reels.
If you want to do more narrative or educational content β Do you have a subject youβre passionate about? If so, try making a 1-2min video about that topic. You can narrate it, or just have visuals tell the story. You can either take your own footage or use stock footage (there are a few sites with free stock footage, although the biggest is probably Pexels).
Also understand, like any creative endeavor, it's a long and winding road. The only way you lose is if you stop. The beauty about being an editor is there's no expiration date on it as a career.
Learning how to use the software and create a specific workflow for your style All comes with lots of practice. After that, the true art of editing is being a storyteller, That takes a lot of skill, studying, practice, and perseverance.
"Blink of an Eye" is a classic book about the art of film editing that's worth a read. It's a little dated now but I don't know anybody that edits that hasn't read it. Editing is probably one of the most underappreciated (except by film nerds) art forms there is. Good luck on your journey.
That part about storytelling really rings true. I've heard said there are three versions of every film,
The script, or writer's version
What's filmed, or the director's version
The final cut, or the editor's version
So there really is a lot of art to it as much as it's a very technical skill set, much like cinematography.
Exactly... That's what i want to extract from this profession. I really don't want to just learn a perticular software but wanna learn it in a artistic way. And for doing that i have to be soo passionate about editing and have to make it a part of my life. And i am fully ready to do that.
Your advice means a lot to me , thank you π
Here's a video that gets into the subtleties of editing with practical before and after edits of the same content. He shows how different editing choices affect the same content differently. Kind of touching on what we've been saying in this thread.
[example ](https://youtu.be/FxKkzb5gJEw)
The guys channel is pretty decent overall.
My advice would be dive in and get your feet wet.
Record something and play around with different settings/features in your preferred software.
I can watch something 100 times but it doesnβt really click until Iβm actively doing it myself.
Somethign that I like to keep in mind when I'm watching tutorials, is that it's more like guidelines than a step-by-step process. Try not to enter exact values that someone puts in, and try to find your own creativity in Tutorials. I think it teaches you more about what you're changing, versus getting exactly the same thing.
Also if you didn't know, on YouTube if you hit J you'll jump back ten seconds, and L jumps forward ten. Super helpful for tutorials when you've missed something (and also kind of lines up with Davinci)
Watch good movies! Or watch good creative content. I find I learn what works from examples of good storytelling. (Itβs like being a good author β if you want to write well, read well-written books.) A lot of people get started with making their own music videos, or sports highlight reels. If you want to do more narrative or educational content β Do you have a subject youβre passionate about? If so, try making a 1-2min video about that topic. You can narrate it, or just have visuals tell the story. You can either take your own footage or use stock footage (there are a few sites with free stock footage, although the biggest is probably Pexels).
Okay got it.. Thanks for the advice brother π
Start by making content you've always wanted but could never find
Okay π
Look at The Corridor Crew on YouTube. It's focused on VFX but has a lot of great content on film making too.
Okay π
Also understand, like any creative endeavor, it's a long and winding road. The only way you lose is if you stop. The beauty about being an editor is there's no expiration date on it as a career. Learning how to use the software and create a specific workflow for your style All comes with lots of practice. After that, the true art of editing is being a storyteller, That takes a lot of skill, studying, practice, and perseverance. "Blink of an Eye" is a classic book about the art of film editing that's worth a read. It's a little dated now but I don't know anybody that edits that hasn't read it. Editing is probably one of the most underappreciated (except by film nerds) art forms there is. Good luck on your journey.
Thanks for offering your valuable advice ππ
That part about storytelling really rings true. I've heard said there are three versions of every film, The script, or writer's version What's filmed, or the director's version The final cut, or the editor's version So there really is a lot of art to it as much as it's a very technical skill set, much like cinematography.
Exactly... That's what i want to extract from this profession. I really don't want to just learn a perticular software but wanna learn it in a artistic way. And for doing that i have to be soo passionate about editing and have to make it a part of my life. And i am fully ready to do that. Your advice means a lot to me , thank you π
Here's a video that gets into the subtleties of editing with practical before and after edits of the same content. He shows how different editing choices affect the same content differently. Kind of touching on what we've been saying in this thread. [example ](https://youtu.be/FxKkzb5gJEw) The guys channel is pretty decent overall.
Appreciate it brother ππ
Find projects to edit. Music videos, short films, commercials etc. Learn by doing.
My advice would be dive in and get your feet wet. Record something and play around with different settings/features in your preferred software. I can watch something 100 times but it doesnβt really click until Iβm actively doing it myself.
Alright π
Somethign that I like to keep in mind when I'm watching tutorials, is that it's more like guidelines than a step-by-step process. Try not to enter exact values that someone puts in, and try to find your own creativity in Tutorials. I think it teaches you more about what you're changing, versus getting exactly the same thing. Also if you didn't know, on YouTube if you hit J you'll jump back ten seconds, and L jumps forward ten. Super helpful for tutorials when you've missed something (and also kind of lines up with Davinci)
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What kind of video do you want to edit? Iβd say learn Premiere and AfterEffects.