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...

In this article, I’m going to explain three act story structure, using the 3D-animated short film Pigeon: Impossible. It was released in 2009 and has amassed over 14 million views on YouTube (and it inspired the feature film Spies in Disguise starring Tom Holland and Will Smith).

I believe that ...

In this article I’d like to share what I learned from editing Oscar-winning actor Matthew McConaughey.

Last summer I got a phone call to work on a project for Matthew McConaughey’s Just Keep Livin’ Foundation. His non-profit was launching a program to help schools apply for federal safety grants...

In this article, I’d like to share what I consider to be the perfect hard drive for video editing.

Please stick around to the end for an honorable mention.

Before I show you the actual hard drive, I feel it’s important to share the context in which I’m using it. A perfect hard drive for my situ...

In today’s article I’m going to share THE most important criteria for successful editing.

In order to illustrate the concept, I'll be referencing the 3D-animated short film Pigeon: Impossible that was released in 2009. I was the editor and I also contributed to the story.

I would consider this ...

In this article I’d like to share why I think video editors should be on set for the projects they’re editing.

The relationship between production people and post-production people can be strained at times. 

In large part, I think it can be attributed to the loaded four-word phrase: "fix it in ...