Today I’d like to invite you into my edit suite as I share an in-depth look at my process for editing a viral commercial that was created with today’s latest technology and effects.

The spot was directed by veteran commercial director Scott Rice and was shot by Emmy-nominated cinematographer Jim...

Reader beware: after you learn these five video editing shortcuts, you’re going to wonder how you ever survived without them, especially the last one.

Context is key, so I’ll present a real-world situation, first showing you how you might accomplish it without a shortcut, and then with a shortcu...

What if I told you that the best way to organize your files for video editing involved doing less, or even stopping for a time?

In this video, I'm going to share my best tips on file structure, management, and organization that have helped me get to a place of peace with my files after strugglin...

When I was starting out as an editor I remember wishing I could just watch over a pro editor’s shoulder while they were working on something. 

Well, that’s what we’re going to do today. I’m going to go track by track to show you my process for sound designing a real broadcast commercial that I c...

In this week's video, I share a technique I used when editing Matthew McConaughey that you can apply to your own edits. But unlike other videos on this topic, I will share my thought process on why I used this technique, and you can decide if I made the right choice.

What if I told you that the ...

I’m going to tell you about the time I edited out a $10,000 shot…

But first I’m going to explain how editing is largely cutting out the bad bits, what it means to "kill your darlings", and the dangers of the sunk cost fallacy.

If you’ve read my articles, you’ve heard me talk about Walter Murch ...

In this week's video lesson I show you the WHY and the HOW behind three killer music edits I use every day as a pro editor.

I’ll show you what beginners often get wrong, I’ll reveal how to look at music structure, and I’ll take you through the three edits in a way you can start implementing toda...

Start asking this simple question and your editing will change forever.

In this article, I will reveal that question, I will explain why sound is so important, and I will share some practical tips that you can implement today.

Here’s a hot take: I think sound is more important than the visual a...

We’ve all been there. You deliver an editing project for a client. A few weeks go by and you need to clear some space off your drives so you go to delete their raw media. And the MOMENT you hit the delete key an email pops up from the client requesting a revision and all you have saved is the fin...

Most of you reading know HOW to make an edit, but do you know WHERE to make an edit?

I’ve been a pro editor for over 20 years and today I’m going to tell you how I decide where to cut in and out of shots.

I’ll come right out and give you the answer: I cut IN at the beginning of an action and I ...

In this article I'd like to share what I consider to be the perfect headphones for video editing. Please stick around to the end for an honorable mention.

Over the past 20 years I have tried countless headphones in search of the perfect pair, and I think I’ve found them.

Before I reveal the hea...

In this article I’m going to share an exercise I developed that will help you work on your rhythm as an editor.

In his book, In the Blink of an Eye (affiliate), legendary editor Walter Murch shares his six criteria for successful editing. Third on that list is RHYTHM.

I think most editors would...