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Awareness is the key to improving 👊

Some editing tips:

- Cut on the beat.

- Cut because you must.

- Adjust compositions help keep interest.

People's attention drops after 2-3 seconds. Those are good times to cut or adjust shots.

When we set out to create a audio drama to help orange pill precoiners we had no idea what it would it take.

Currently working on season 2, to be released later this year.

https://fountain.fm/show/RdBny3x8kiOcHY4GwEgD

All those things can be nice. But the content and message is the most important aspect of the video.

love this way of thinking and looking forward to the progress👊🏼

In general, avoid background music.

I recorded & edited videos in corporate for a long time (5+ years) & had similar thoughts at some point.

I arrived at the conclusion that less is more in the way of edits. The less the viewer notices that you're working your magic, the better. I had access to professionally created animations that I could overlay easily. I still felt less is more.

The more polished & produced the video feels, the less authentic it feels.

I also learnt that it's far easier to get the subject to perform better & naturally (re-record) than it is to edit it later.

My best videos were where the subject had a natural presence in front of the camera. They spoke clearly & coherently with emotion & it required few cuts. 1 take wonders were a joy.

The worst ones required me to piece hundreds of 1-5 sec snippets into a coherent stream & then hide 90% of the cuts.

My tips:

- spend more time recording, the perfect take will save you hours of editing later

- use multiple cameras with different angles - these can be used to hide cuts & keeps viewers engaged (most people have low attention spans)

- make sure your audio is awesome. Have backupaudio to use should 1 be unusable. Audio & video sequencing can be matched during editing.

- it's easier if there are 1 or 2 big files rather than many takes in seperate files. If they mess up a take, keep recording.

Lmk if I can help :)