NOT HAPPY With Your Video Editing? 8 SIMPLE Editing Techniques and Concepts To Make BETTER Videos!

Could your video editing be better? In this video, we take a look at 8 things that you could be doing in your Video Edits to make BETTER VIDEOS now!

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Table of Contents:

0:00 - Introduction
0:53 - Tip 1: Cut On The Action
1:58 - Tip 2: Cut To The Beat
2:54 - Tip 3: The J Cut
3:40 - Tip 4: The L Cut
4:28 - Sponsor Segment
5:48 - Tip 5: Eye Trace
6:50 - Tip 6: The Match Cut
7:38 - Tip 7: Matching Camera Movement
8:49 - Tip 8: Fake Camera Movement
10:10 - Bonus Tip!
10:55 - How To Use These Tips
11:32 - Conclusion

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[paulfeiger]

One tip I know is to keep your background music subtle when someone/narrator is speaking. Loved your video, I learned J and L prior.

[EricMossthestrongmanexperience]

As someone who is self taught for video editing and without any kind of film background who just wants to get halfway decent at making vlogs that hopefully don’t suck…this is immensely helpful. Thanks!

[bryceambrose]

As both a film student and teacher, I knew all of these techniques but, truly appreciate the refresh. I love the reminders. Sometimes, as an editor, I use specific edits as a crutch so, this is a reminder to keep it fresh. Thank you.

[Ace_Guardian]

Quick tip: At some parts, pausing the background music would be really effective. You can use it when somethibg funny happens, or for a mood/emotion transitions etc. This video has has those pauses in several places 👍

[FrankBoston]

I'm at the beginning of my video editing journey. What I've learned so far is, basically, everything I've ever watched from the big screen, to television and music videos, "you guys" have put in an immense amount of time and dedication to your work (that you spent a great amount of time even learning how to do). My hats off to all those I've basically ignored, or never even realized existed. Now, everything I watch I pull apart in my head and look at what was accomplished and how. A good editor can make something lackluster shine like a diamond. A bad one can take a diamond and throw it in the mud. Cheers to you and those also on their journey.

[technorunner]

To add to the J cut, you can use it in addition with music. So if you wanna transition from one scene to the next, you can use a song that has a build up before a drop, and put a hard cut transition right on the first kick or bass. You see it MANY times in films and I myself have used it. Very neat.

[vadimzabrian]

Great tips. A small mention tho: cutting to the beat does not also imply cutting at the same interval. This calls attention to itself and males the video look cartoonish, imo.
When i use a song in the background, i almost always cut on the verse, since usually i match a scene to it, so it makes sense from a storytelling pov. But inside that verse i give myself liberty to adapt the shot length as i need, 2, 3, 4 beats.

[Michaelproctor.]

Seriously great video Dunna! As someone who edits every day, it is a helpful reminder to go back to the basics and ensure these are being done well. I have known about all of these, but the eye-tracking one was one I never thought about continuously! Really good tip!

[sinaftw]

As a person who just got into editing, I learned so much from this video. I didn't know any of these but thought about the invert feature to keep the cuts going one way before you mentioned . Thank you for this video I will use all of these tips as a video editor beginner. Excited for the journey and will continue to learn from all the help you provide.

[ramazanesenphotography]

I also want to mention that I really suprisingly liked the L and J cuts.

[vitalbutinar]

Literally all the principles that you mentioned get used with my editing regularly. But whatever works must work to create flow. So that someone watching doesn't get distracted by the edit but stays with the story.
Nice explanation.
I recently used a close up camera shot with good movement that had gyro data attached and used that data to punc in on a different wider shot to make the fake camera movement feel natural. Worked great.

[ithinkaboutthings]

In addition to my channel not having a niche and my videos not being as exciting, I’ve struggled with editing and have watched a running ton of editing tutorials. Most of the techniques covered here were familiar. But this 12 minute video just clarified so much for the way I absorb information. Thank you so very much!!!

[felynnsoleil]

I knew about the J cut, but not the L cut. I was familiar with key framing, but still have so much to expand on in that area. I loved hearing and finally putting a name to all the techniques I have observed as a content consumer. It helped me understand things so much better on a content creator perspective or editor. Saying I’ve seen all of these techniques is one thing, understanding them in terms of applying is something totally different. Thank you for the insightful video, I can’t wait to practice these!!! ☺️💕

[TriggeredLimey]

I had already learnt all of these tips. However, I had forgotten about eye trace. Actually, come to think of it, I'd also forgotten about things like holding the shot and match cuts! Either way, you refreshed my knowledge a lot and taught me that it is important to know when to use cuts or not. I am still fairly new to editing, so often forget things as there is so much to learn!

You definitely have a new subscriber! Now, time for me to start watching your back catalogue! Happy Sunday! 😁

[smsmith]

I am teaching myself how to do film/photography currently and it’s videos like yours that really give me a sense of relief! Thank you for producing content that show me my goals aren’t a long shot!

[NotDaichiVT]

Even though I knew all of the techniques you talked about (thanks to Uni post production classes), this video was extremely useful to me.
You brought my feet down to earth. I don't need to recreate the wheel for every cut or transition I do - sometimes simplicity is king.
Thank you for the great content!!

[drawingonthemoon]

This was so helpful. I didn't know any of them, and you made learning how to do simple edits very accessible for someone less experienced like myself. Thank you!

[sethpfister]

Thank you so much for not click baiting me and wasting my time! These were very useful tips!!👏👏

[YesterdaysTomorrow]

Awesome breakdown, I’ve been on the YouTube journey for almost 2 years now and I am still learning everyday! Thank you

[steveloudon]

That's a ton of great information in 12 minutes. Well paced, well explained. Thank you.