Post-Production

Guide to editing professional showreels As an experienced BBC-trained video editor, I am frequently commissioned for my actor showreel editing services. In this blog article, I offer some tips to help make the process more efficient and affordable for anyone needing a showreel professionally edited….

Student questions A university media student contacted me to ask a series of questions about video editing. Below are the questions, along with my answers, which I hope might help anyone interested in developing a career in video editing. 1. What inspired you to become…

Video editing tips on improving a video edit You may want to explore some of these video editing tips to improve your video edit or video editing session. They are based on my experience gained working as a BBC video editor and freelance video editor….

Frequently, I am contacted by people requesting my advice on how to become a video editor. In this blog article, I offer my perspective, based on my own experience of training in this skill, and some tips on how you can work towards becoming a…

Hard drive data recovery from external drives is part of my role as a freelance video editor. External hard drives External hard drive disks (HDDs) generally connect to computers or compatible devices via Thunderbolt, USB or FireWire connections. They are used to store computer data…

As a freelance video editor, I am frequently commissioned to work on editing filmed interviews. I also film a wide variety of interviews and panel debate-style projects. My productions have ranged from filming and sound recording single interviews to ten-person panel debates. Editing filmed interviews…

Editing compilation videos is an established part of my work as a freelance video editor. Clients may wish to include some of their own clips of user-generated content (UGC) together with any filming I may carry out for their projects. What is a compilation video?…