Professional video editing
Video Editing Blog: How To & Products
My goal is to share my experience working in animation and TV as a professional video editor. I strive to inform and educate aspiring creatives from all walks of life. Whether you're a video editor, screenwriter, producer, musician, or actor, I know that my expertise and perspective can help any artist who is looking for answers and guidance.
What we write about
Video Editing
The process of arranging, enhancing, and finalizing video footage to create a polished, cohesive narrative or visual presentation
Animation
The art of creating the illusion of movement through the rapid display of a sequence of static illustrated images or frames
Audio Engineering
The technical process of recording, mixing, manipulating, and reproducing dialogue or sound effects, often in a studio or live environment
Cinematography
The art and technique of capturing visual images for movies, involving aspects like framing, lighting, color, movement, and camera angles
Music Production
The process of creating, recording, mixing and mastering music, often using technology and software, to produce a final musical product
Producing & Directing
Involves overseeing all aspects of a film or show's creation, from financing and hiring talent to guiding the storytelling and visual aesthetics
Screenwriting
The craft of writing scripts for films, television programs, or video games, often involving creating dialogue, developing characters, and structuring a narrative plot
Acting
The art of portraying a character in a performance, often expressing emotions and conveying a story through speech, body language, and movement
Hi, I'm Steven
Video Editor & Blogger
Steven was born and raised in the heart of Los Angeles. At an early age, he aspired to work in animation and would go on to achieve awards in the arts and creative writing. He loved studying creatives and dreamt about having a career in the entertainment industry. In high school, he studied and practiced filmmaking. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Film & TV production with an emphasis in Video Editing from California State University Northridge. Steven went on to land an internship at the legendary animation studio, Titmouse Inc. in Hollywood, CA. Steven had the pleasure of working as an animatic & video editor on Hasbro’s Hanazuki, Netflix’s Big Mouth, Human Resources, and many other shows. Today, Steven loves writing for his video editing-focused blog website and looks forward to publishing new articles that creators and artists can enjoy and learn from.
Great Quotes On Editing
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I love editing. I think I like it more than any other phase of filmmaking. If I wanted to be frivolous, I might say that everything that precedes editing is merely a way of producing film to edit.
Stanley Kubrick
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The notion of directing a film is the invention of critics – the whole eloquence of cinema is achieved in the editing room.
Orson Welles
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The essence of cinema is editing. It's the combination of what can be extraordinary images of people during emotional moments, or images in a general sense, put together in a kind of alchemy.
francis ford coppola
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The script is nothing but a collection of motifs which I work over with my actors as the filming proceeds. The final decisions I make in the cutting room, where I cut away all obtrusive elements.
Ingmar Bergman
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Editing is truly interesting work. When the rushes come up, I rarely show them to my crew exactly as they are. Instead I go to the editing room when shooting is over that day and with the editor spend about three hours editing the rushes together. Only then do I show them to the crew. It is necessary to show them this edited footage for the sake of arousing their interest. Sometimes they don’t understand what it is they are filming, or why they had to spend ten days to get a particular shot. When they see the edited footage with the results of their labor, they become enthusiastic again. And by editing as I go along, I have only the fine cut to complete when the shooting is finished.
