According to wikipedia, Video editing is the post-production and arrangement of video shots. Video editing has become one of the leading skills in the freelancing world today. An average video editor can make an honest living if he or she masters the skill and as you know, video editing, like all skills both physical and virtual, needs to be honed regularly so one can achieve mastery over it.
In no more than 5 steps, here’s how you can sharpen your video editing skills.
1. Watch a lot of videos.
This is one of the most important aspects of being a good video editor. Watch any and every kind of video you can watch, be it commercials, music videos, movies or skits. You will always be able to look at any video and get ideas from simply watching these videos. This also helps you keep up with trends and also gives you creative ieas on how to personalize the skill to your strength.
2. Constant Practice.
Constantly spending time on your editing software be it Adobe premiere pro, Capcut, DaVinci resolve or Final cut pro helps one familiarise oneself with one’s software. It helps you become more ingrained with the various workspaces available on your software. You tend to make mistakes, learn from your mistakes,and grow in the process.
3. Make Youtube your best friend.
Youtube as a platform is one of the most vast platforms and it most definitely has its fair amount of video editing tutorials from various creators, you can literally learn as a beginner and gain mastery over time. And guess what? It’s all for free. Every tutorial on YouTube is there for you for free so go on and have a blast.
4. Learn as much as you can about storytelling and video production.
While this might sound weird, post production of videos heavily depends on the editor being familiar with production terminologies. Having this knowledge helps a video editor in shot selection, pacing amongst a host of other procedures in your workflow.
5. Get a headset.
I cannot explain to you how vital this is to a video editor. Just get one. You can’t be a video editor without having the necessary tools and headset is one of the vital tools you need to get things done.
