A Tip to Help You Edit Better

The average time between cuts in the 1930s was 12 seconds. Now it's only 2.5 seconds. (Wired)

With that in mind, I've started to think of everything I edit with a guideline in mind:

What can I change roughly every 3 seconds?

It's not always possible. You need to keep the integrity of the clip.

And you don't want a whole video of just 3 second long clips. That's to repetitive and predictable.

But we'll talk about cutting rhythm another day.

For now, this question stays in my head as way to remind me that you need to change it up for your audience.

A Video with Great Editing

The intros for this podcast are a must watch for editors or those interested in editing. They are incredibly engaging with many different aspects that any creator can pick a part and use for inspiration. That's why it's featured here this week.

A Resource to Make You A Better Creator

Music is one of the most important things a creator can use to help them impart emotion into their work. Because of that I have multiple different royalty-free music sites I pull music from. But to help you better understand the emotion behind music, I highly recommend you take this course with music icon Jacob Collier. He touches on the basics of music and how to understand the feelings behind certain melodies and notes.