Is it even possible to “Have fun with it”?
When a client gives you complete creative control, it can be frustrating to come up with ideas. This may be due to a lack of understanding of the SHINY framework, the Rocks in a Glass principle, and n...
26 Apr 202329min
Practice does not make perfect
Are you an editor (or work with one) who has been editing at least one day per week, but you’re frustrated because you haven’t seen much improvement over the last three months? If so then this episode...
19 Apr 202319min
Don't follow the signs
In December 2022 I finished cutting a documentary series with Vice New York. The job went well, and at the end of the I did what I recommend all editors do when they’ve finished a project - ask for fe...
12 Apr 202319min
The creative process behind Vice & Showtime shows - with Greg Wright
Greg Wright is the Supervising Producer for Vice and Showtime in New York, but he started his career working as an editor. In this episode of The Video Editing Podcast he shares some of the main consi...
5 Apr 20231h
What to do when you're given HOURS of footage for a 2 minute video
You’ve taken on a job and you’ve agreed to the delivery deadline, but then you receive the hard drive of footage from the client and you see they’ve shot days worth of footage for a 2 min vid. What do...
29 Mars 202330min
The School System is Broken
If you’re in your 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s or even 60s and you realise that your work is really not that fulfilling, it can feel really daunting to switch careers. You know that you need to do something bec...
22 Mars 202323min
From Healing Bodies to Shaping Reality - Matt’s Unlikely Career Journey
Matt was feeling unfulfilled creatively and realised he had no passion for his Physical Therapy job. He’d been keen on the film industry for a while but never really explored that interest. The pandem...
15 Mars 202344min
If the job has one of these red flags, run!
When you’re starting out you may be tempted to just say yes to any job that comes your way. That is a sure fire way to work with terrible clients, burning out as a result. It took me years to see patt...
8 Mars 202329min
