Command D + Me
When I started editing for church the only thing I was worried about was me and my deadline. I’d often joke that I needed to clone myself. I remember working with other young editors and seeing them...
View Article11 Years of Editing and Still in Love
It’s hard to believe its been 11 years since I made my first video. It was 2002 and mini dv was king, Youtube hadn’t been invented and the word, “social media” didn’t exist. My instructor in college...
View ArticleMaking a Video
Thank goodness we don’t live in the early 1900′s, other wise creating anything visual would be difficult. Making videos are easier than ever but you will still face some big obstacles. You won’t know...
View ArticleMaking your Shots Matter
I think we can all admit that no one is born with awesome camera skills. Most of my wisdom comes from times where I’ve failed horribly. I made a list for my team and would like to share it with all of...
View ArticleThe Project Work Flow
I received an email from a reader after I wrote the post, “Making a Video – Do it fast!!” He asked if I could talk about my video workflow in greater detail. What caught his attention was a statement I...
View ArticleNo Pride Allowed
One of the biggest lesson I’ve learned as an editor is – no pride allowed. It took me sometime to understand this but the more I was confronted with my pride the more I had to see the importance of the...
View ArticleHave Some Pride
Pt. 2 The more I thought about no pride allowed, I realized I was only able to give my pride because I had some in the first place. One of my first jobs as an editor was to create promo’s for Vegas....
View ArticleThe Freelance Struggle
When I meet new people usually I am the first editor they ever met. I often have to clarify I am a video editor and not an editor for writers. I find it fascinating that years later they have become...
View ArticleInterview: Harold M., New York Freelancer
It’s always cool to meet other editors around the world, even more exciting to see them succeed. I met Harold a few years ago when he left a comment on my blog. Since then I watched his instagram feed...
View Article10 things I learned from Interning at The WB
When I was in college we were encouraged to find a place to intern. We we’re told this was our ticket in the door. My first interview for an internship felt more like a job interview which made me hope...
View ArticleToughen Thy Skin
Being creative requires one to be experimental when trying to produce something new. Coming up with new ideas isn’t always easy, and there’s never a guaranteed it will work. Last month I was working on...
View ArticlePodcast Guest on The Way We Tell
I met filmmaker, Jesse Koepke on twitter a few years ago. Since then we’ve kept in touch talking about our faith, storytelling, videos, and encouraging each other about working in post as editors. He...
View ArticleAudio Interview: Documentry Filmmaker, Tony Poon
I recently worked on a freelance project for a friend who lives in Hong Kong. Tony started his own film production company a few years ago and since then has worked with many non-profits around the...
View ArticleThe Wonder of it All Opener
It’s become a tradition to start our Girl’s Nite Out event with an opener that communicates the theme and message of the night. The challenged I had was to tell the Christmas story in a fresh way. I...
View ArticleBook: Story by Robert McKee
The first time I heard of Story by Robert McKee it was 2008 and I was hanging out with my good friend/editing mentor Nick Khoo in Australia. He didn’t give me much details about the book but said, “You...
View ArticleCommand D + Me
When I started editing for church the only thing I was worried about was me and my deadline. I’d often joke that I needed to clone myself. I remember working with other young editors and seeing them...
View Article11 Years of Editing and Still in Love
It’s hard to believe its been 11 years since I made my first video. It was 2002 and mini dv was king, Youtube hadn’t been invented and the word, “social media” didn’t exist. My instructor in college...
View ArticleMaking a Video
Thank goodness we don’t live in the early 1900′s, other wise creating anything visual would be difficult. Making videos are easier than ever but you will still face some big obstacles. You won’t know...
View ArticleMaking your Shots Matter
I think we can all admit that no one is born with awesome camera skills. Most of my wisdom comes from times where I’ve failed horribly. I made a list for my team and would like to share it with all of...
View ArticleThe Project Work Flow
I received an email from a reader after I wrote the post, “Making a Video – Do it fast!!” He asked if I could talk about my video workflow in greater detail. What caught his attention was a statement I...
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