Effects and transitions are b***s*** - with David Gesslbauer

What sort of effects does a multi award winning commercial video editor use? In part 2 of his interview on The Video Editing Podcast from Unsplice, David Gesslbauer recommends what effects and transitions he uses and when. You’ll hear some tips and advice on the use of effects in high end commercials for brands like Porsche.

This is part 2 of the conversation, where you can hear about the use of effects and transitions in high end commercials. In part 1 you can hear all about how David got to where he is now.

To watch the video version of this podcast with snippets from the Porsche commercial, head to https://youtu.be/BOPOrjoHSsA

These are the awards that David has won for his editing:

CLIO Gold - Film Craft: Editing Student for “BORN GUILTY” 2022

CLIO Silver - Film Craft: Editing for “WE WILL BECOME BETTER” 2022

NEXT EDITOR - Wooden Pencil, D&AD Awards 2019

EDITOR OF THE YEAR Silver - shots Europe Awards 2021

EDITOR OF THE YEAR Silver - shots Europe Awards 2019

YOUNG DIRECTOR AWARD Gold - Video Art for “UNUM”

YOUNG DIRECTOR AWARD Gold - Filmschool & Charity Commercial for “DARK RED”

YOUNG DIRECTOR AWARD Gold - Filmschool & Charity Commercial for “BORN GUILTY”

UK Music Video Award - Best International for “WE WILL BECOME BETTER” 2021

EUROBEST Silver - Editing for “WE WILL BECOME BETTER” 2021

8 x Vimeo Staff Picks

You can see David’s portfolio at https://editordavid.work/

This podcast is from Unsplice – The online mentor for freelance video editors looking to improve their editing and career. To receive weekly video editing tips in your inbox, head to https://www.unsplice.com

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