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 ...

Anyone can open editing software and make an edit, but very few people know where to place that edit. Today that’s going to change.

I’ve been a pro editor for over 20 years, and I’d like to invite you into my edit suite so I can share a unique exercise that will help you practice editing on acti...

How many editing techniques can we learn from a single 30-second 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 I recently completed.  Check out the YouTube video above for the full lesson.

Over my c...

Story editing is not just for screenwriters; it’s one of the most important tools in a pro editor's tool belt.

I’ve been a pro editor for over 20 years, and in this week's YouTube video I show you how I used story editing on the recently completed short film, Treasure Imagination.  Below I outli...

The quickest way to level up as a video editor is to level up as a sound designer.

In this week's YouTube video, I invite you into my edit suite to show you my full process for sound designing a scene.  Read to the end for a sound editing tip I haven't seen anywhere else.

The scenes I use in th...

If you can create a steady rhythm in your edits, then you’re one step away from being able to execute one of the most impactful editing techniques.

I’ve been a pro editor for over 20 years and I’ve developed a unique exercise to help you master this technique; I’m going to share it with you toda...

The best editors will tell you that emotion is the most important criteria for video editing. But none of them are telling you HOW to practice it. Today, that’s going to change.

I’ve been a pro editor for over 20 years and I’ve developed an exercise that will give you a tangible way to practice ...