Tips for Editing Films

Tips for video editors using any editing software.

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Host and Creator - Simon Cade
Sound by Jamie McK

[g.e.o.r.g.e...]

Cutting before the crunch when he took the first bite of the apple made the final bite all the more satisfying.

Well done.

[bryantav]

I always get really excited when one of your new videos pops up in my feed yes!!!

[GraydenKnoll]

I literally added 7 videos of yours to my watch later. You're killing it man! Love the videos!

[TheRaspberryExperiment]

No matter how good the video is, the moment he takes out that goddamn apple I want to die.

[snuggoguy]

I'm currently attending a media and communication school, and find your videos really helpful to improve my films. They actually provide more depth and explanation than my school does.

[davidseeber]

You gotta switch it up Simon, maybe peel an orange next time or break open a coconut.

[TannerEasley]

Editing is my absolute favorite part of film making!

[joshuastokes]

Love this. I think that, especially recently, TopGear is the best thing for an editor to watch. Some of, if not the best editing and vex I've seen

[RicardoRosendoAreFilms]

I like short videos like this, cuz, we can watch anywhere, at school, in the house, on the bus...quick, easy and objective...well done.

[magicasmr]

The apple gives the feeling of casual and expert. Interesting.

[estanislaopedraza]

today I discovered your channel and spend most of the afternoon watching and learning. your work is awesome

[nickagrinzone]

Every time I watch one of your videos I always learn something new! Great video as always!

[nickj]

Great to see you back Simon, your videos always make my Sundays!

[Ali_Hassan]

Me: Scrolling through comments, reading all the apple comments, getting confused and waiting for the apple part in the video

[abfsc]

Tip 1.1: reread In the Blink of an Eye ;) - was assigned this in year 1 of editing at school and it's been collecting dust since. Gonna pull it off the shelf now. Great video!

[malwaremanu]

watching... executing... exploring... :D 
best channel for filmmaking... totally loving it.

[theguyordie]

The apple eating has become a staple of this channel now xD love how you always take a nice beefy bite in the last cut.

[MattBrownieCake]

Sundays are soon becoming a unlikely favourite day of the week for me simply because of these videos you upload. Even if you share information I may have aleady know I still appreciate knowing I have the right path of thinking. I enjoyed the video

[gregaltenhofel]

Funny the first time I saw you with the apple I thought it makes you look wise beyond your years with the sound off.  With the sound on it's obvious you are, nice touch.  As always great job.

[Lanooski]

the most extreme example of editing being the final factor in the storytelling, that I know of, is that of Annie Hall, which was apparently supposed to be an entirely different movie that focused less on the title character, before Allen saw the potential in scaling down the story and focusing on THAT relationship. Even if you have hours of material to work from, sometimes you can get something entirely different just by honing in on one aspect of the script and footage.
*i could be an idiot getting the entire story wrong, but I'm PRETTY sure this is how it went down, and it's really fascinating.