YouTube keeps serving me up video editing showreels, and I see the same mistakes over and over and over. How do I know they’re mistakes? Because I’ve made all of them myself. 

I’ve not only been a pro editor for over 20 years, but I’ve also hired lots of editors over my career, having reviewed h...

I turned 40 recently, and I’ve been a pro editor since the age of 19, so I’ve been at this for quite some time. I thought I’d mark this milestone by sharing five things I wish I knew earlier as a young video editor in hopes it’ll help you on your journey. Watch the video above for the full lesson...

I’ve been a pro editor for over 20 years, and today I’d like to invite you into my edit suite so I can show you the what, the why, and the how behind the editing technique of cross-cutting. Watch the video above for the full lesson, and read through to the end of this article where you will find ...

I’ve been a pro editor for over 20 years, with a particular focus on comedic commercials, and I’m going to share three rules for editing comedy that have made a big impact on my career. Read through to the end for a bonus tip, and watch the video above for the full lesson (including sample spots ...

Over 100 million people worldwide tune in to the Super Bowl each year, making it one of the most important events for broadcast commercials. Historically, companies put out their best advertising, and this year I got to participate, as I edited a regional Super Bowl commercial. Today, I’d like to...

Should you edit for free? A lot of you might say, “absolutely not”. But what if I told you that one of my biggest paychecks as an editor came from a project that I initially worked on for free?

I’ve been a pro editor for over 20 years, and I really struggled with evaluating editing projects unti...

I've been a pro editor for over 20 years, and today I'd like to invite you into my edit suite so I can show you every single sound I used to bring the broadcast commercial highlighted in the video above to life. We’ll listen to the background ambiances, dialog, specific sound effects, and music. ...

Don’t download another stock transition, footage overlay, light leak collection, or motion-graphics template until you’ve mastered your editing fundamentals.

I’ve been a pro editor for over 20 years, and today I’d like to invite you into my edit suite so I can share exactly what those fundamenta...

Is my current 49” Ultrawide monitor the best setup for video editing? Over the past 20 years as a pro editor I’ve used every monitor setup imaginable, and today I’m going to answer this question.

Below I'll discuss the different levels of curvature, the physical size of the monitor, the screen s...

There are three levels of video editing: level one focuses on the technical; level two focuses on criteria like story, rhythm, sound, and action; and level three focuses on emotion.

I’ve been a pro editor for over 20 years, and today I’d like to invite you into my edit suite so I can explain the...

How many editing techniques can we learn from a Matthew McConaughey commercial?

I’ve been a pro editor for over 20 years, and today I’d like to invite you into my edit suite so we can take a look at a commercial starring Matthew McConaughey that I completed last year. Be sure to watch the above ...

If you want to create more impactful edits, here’s my advice: spend as much time on sound as you do on picture.

I’ve been a pro editor for over 20 years, and today I’m going to sound design a scene from scratch so you can see my exact process (check out the YouTube video above for the full live ...