The Video Editing Podcast

Welcome to The Video Editing Podcast from Unsplice, where we chat about how you can become a better video editor so that you can work with your dream clients as soon as possible.

Because this is the first episode of the podcast it seemed appropriate that we get to know each other a bit better, so I'm sharing with you what I learned at each point in my 15 year journey to becoming a successful video editor.

If you'd like to know more about the free How To Go Pro 1-hour training click here.

I also mention the inspiration behind the Technical Workflow module and how it can help you decrease the learning curve when starting as an assistant editor, saving you about 3 months in your journey to becoming an editor. If you're interested to learn more click here.

Thank you so much for joining me, I appreciate your interest in becoming a better video editor.

It can be pretty tough to make the transition from Assistant Editor to Editor. There’s no one-size-fits-all approach because there are so many variables including your location, your experience, and your career goal. Today’s episode of The Video Editing Podcast from Unsplice, touches on some tactics that you can use to network and find the break you need. In the episode you’ll hear a kind of coaching call between Shiny and Mark, an alumna of Unsplice, who is looking to make the transition. You’ll hear actionable tips that may apply to your situation.

If you have a question that you’d like answered on the podcast, head to www.unsplice.com/ask to submit it and you could be featured.

Don’t forget to subscribe and leave a 5* review, and tell your video editing friends about the podcast!

Thank you so much for listening.

When you have no network, it’s difficult to find your first editing gig. One way to get your foot in the door, learn on the job and build a network whilst getting paid is to take an Assistant Editor role.

I’m very excited to welcome our very first guest onto The Video Editing Podcast. We’re speaking with Josiah Ward who is an Assistant Editor at Future Studios in London. He’s going to tell us what an Assistant Editor actually does. Future Publishing is so huge they reach 1 in 3 adults in the UK & US, so chances are you’ve come across their content. Josiah and I first met in 2021 when I was cutting a Snapchat Originals series called As I Am.

In this episode you’ll hear about how he got the job as an Assistant Editor as well as the level of knowledge he had when he started and how that has developed. We discuss university and whether Josiah thought it was worth it in order to become an AE.

You’ll learn about some of the challenges of working across the US and UK and how remote video editing has changed our industry in such a way that it’s never been a better time to be a video editor.

You can find Josiah on YouTube or check out his podcast The Alternative Football Commentary Podcast.

If you took anything away from this episode, I’d super appreciate if you subscribed and left a 5* review. This helps other video editors like yourself find and learn from the podcast.

Thank you for listening.

Shiny

If you’re still early in your video editing career and haven’t built up a network of clients, it can be difficult to find work. So, where are the main places you can find video editing work as a freelancer when you’re starting out?

In this episode you can learn 8 routes to finding work. It’s more effective if you concentrate on one route at a time.

Once you’ve figured out where you are going to look for work, you have to be mindful with how you approach clients if you want them to like and trust you enough to give you the job. If you’d like to know how to contact clients for a higher success rate of receiving jobs, check out the replay of the live Q&A session on ‘How to find freelance work’ (free for Unsplice Pro members).

The live Q&A session linked above is just one session that Unsplice Pro members get access to every week!

Unsplice Pro is your personal video editing mentor and supporting community combined. Members get support with their video editing career progression through:

• Weekly career coaching with live group Q&As

• Monthly immersive creative editing training

• Social events

• A community focus on all things video editing

• A rate assessment on joining to ensure you’re getting paid what you’re worth

Secure your spot in Unsplice Pro before the price doubles!

The first 100 founding members get to say "I was there from the beginning”, and lock in a discounted rate for the duration of their membership.

You can get access to everything except the monthly creative training for only £25 per month.

And you can improve your storytelling and creative editing for only £24 extra per month.

Secure your spot before the price doubles!

https://www.unsplice.com/pro

Thank you for listening!

Shiny

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Unsplice Pro is your personal video editing mentor and supporting community combined

Unsplice celebrates video editing in all its forms, from documentaries to fashion films and everything in between. Unsplice Pro is a place for video editors to become better artists, and a place to bring the community together to celebrate our art form and share experiences and work.

Loneliness. Isolation. Lack of support. No guidance. Unanswered questions. No direct access to experts. These are all obstacles you face when working on your own as a freelancer.

This can lead to slow career growth, a lack of direction, developing unknown bad habits, wasted time, and frustration.

You may find you struggle to progress at the speed you want to on your own.

Having professional guidance and a community to encourage you can mean the difference between time wasted and money earned.

Unsplice Pro can help you through:

• Weekly career coaching with live group Q&As

• Monthly immersive creative editing training

• Social events

• A community focus on all things video editing

• A rate assessment on joining to ensure you’re getting paid what you’re worth

We are video editors, not film editors. We create content for people, not studios. We’re proud to edit videos, not films. We can reach millions, days after filming. Give us a laptop and we’ll give you art. Anywhere. In a world where content is king, video editors build the castle. We’re trendsetters. We’re artists. We’re community. We’re video editors. We’re Splicers.

Unsplice Pro is the first platform for video editors hell-bent on self-improvement.

It's where serious artists fast-forward their journey to video editing mastery. It’s where video editors learn new tips and tricks to impress clients the following week.

As we build out the platform you'll be able to expand your network, share work and grow as a unit.

Unsplice Pro includes weekly career coaching

To help you launch and progress your career.

It’s the most neglected part on the internet, but the most important and a key focus of Pro.

Here’s some of the career coaching live Q&A sessions coming up:

02/08/2022 - Tactics to move from Assistant Editor to Editor

09/08/2022 - Career trajectory - maximise your learning timeline

16/08/2022 - How to find work as a freelancer

23/08/2022 - Portfolios & showreels - How to show off what you can do

29/08/2022 - Prices & rates

13/09/2022 - Is Premiere worth it

20/09/2022 - Choosing a computer and dream setup

27/09/2022 - Freelance vs full-time

11/10/2022 - Finding motivation and dealing with burnout

18/10/2022 - Dealing with clients - Assessing new work

25/10/2022 - How to make it work remotely

01/11/2022 - Is film school worth it?

Unsplice Pro includes monthly creative training

Improve your video editing in just 2 hours with strategic monthly creative editing training on topics like:

• Storytelling

• Workflow

• Effects

• audience engagement

• music editing

• Whatever you wanna know

This is some of the creative training coming up:

27/08/2022 - TVC Masterclass

24/09/2022 - How to use Premiere without it crashing

29/10/2022 - Creative workflow - Optimum order to build your edit

26/11/2022 - Music editing for maximum impact

17/12/2022 - How to edit faster in Premiere Pro

28/01/2023 - How to tell a good story in documentaries

Secure your spot before the price doubles!

https://www.unsplice.com/pro

What's to come

We are launching Unsplice Pro in beta phase. Once we come out of beta phase you will also get:

• Community forum and chat room

• First access to library of editing examples

• Monthly socials and quiz nights

• Editor of the Month competitions

• Video editing challenges

Unsplice Pro is designed to guide you along every step you need to become the best editor you can be in the shortest time possible. Whether beginner, intermediate or advanced, there are nuggets of wisdom and a community spirit that’s hard to beat.

You’ll get:

• Weekly live group career coaching Q&A sessions – Progress your career without trial and error

• Monthly 2-hour creative editing training workshops – With Q&A

• Monthly online social events – meet other motivated editors + quizzes.

• Free entry to regular video editing challenges

• Video editing rate assessment on joining - First 100

Driven to become better? Come join our community of like minded video editors.

The first 100 founding members get to say "I was there from the beginning”, and lock in a discounted rate for the duration of their membership.

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