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Video Editing Tips

Good Video Editing Won’t Fix A Bad Message

When a video doesn’t perform the way you hoped, it’s really easy to blame the editing. Maybe the cuts weren’t smooth enough. Maybe the pacing felt off. Maybe it just didn’t look as polished as you wanted. So what do most people do? They focus on fixing the edit. But that’s usually not where the …

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I Want to add Music to my Videos – How Do I Do That? (iPhone/iPad)

I’ve gotten this question from enough business owners / solopreneurs that I think it’s worth writing a blog to address it. Now, with all of the technology out there, everyone seems to have their own system. Some of us edit on Macs. Some on PCs. Some film and edit on phones or tablets, which leads …

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Three Ways to Turn your Vertical Photo into a Horizontal Image in Final Cut Pro X (video)

Vertical, Square, Horizontal… there are so many formats for our media nowadays! It’s hard to know what format you need when going into content capture mode. Good thing we can transfer between platforms and formats! In this Tutorial Tuesday video I’ll show you three ways to turn your vertical photo (this would work for vertical …

Read moreThree Ways to Turn your Vertical Photo into a Horizontal Image in Final Cut Pro X (video)
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Katie’s Top Ten Resources for Finding Music for Videos

So you make a cool video and you pop in your favorite song and try to upload it to Youtube… only for it to be BLOCKED. Because Youtube has determined that the content you used does not belong to you. Aaaaand because you used your favorite song that you don’t own nor have any ties …

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Why and When would we use a Two Camera Shoot?

I just got asked this question “I’ve noticed a lot of people using two cameras including a shot of themselves on the side when they’re actually facing the other camera, why?” Great question! And it’s one I’ve taken for granted. My answer was, “I do it because it looks cool!” But that’s not entirely accurate. …

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Where can I find free royalty free music for my video projects? On Youtube of course! (VIDEO)

A video is a lot more dynamic with a soundtrack - but we can't use popular songs as we don't have the rights to them - still, we can find free music to use on Youtube!

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Tuesday Tip! Make sure you do this with your Video Projects.

This is stupid-simple, and it has gotten me out of trouble more than a dozen times. After editing and exporting your video, always, always, ALWAYS… watch it. I know these are usually tutorials, but I encountered this very issue with my video editing and projects and I thought it would be pertinent to share it …

Read moreTuesday Tip! Make sure you do this with your Video Projects.

Quick Tips: Final Cut Pro X for Mac How to adjust the length of your clips

Final Cut Pro X updated, and with it went some apperance changes. In order to grow the clips in both the timeline and clip archives, you must now click a new button, or use the shortcut Command +. To shrink the clips, use Command -. This shortcut makes each second of footage take up either …

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How-To edit a basic video on YouTube

I’ve been making tutorials, guys! For this one, if you don’t have video editing software but have a YouTube account, you can have an edited video!

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How to upload a video from your phone to Facebook or YouTube.

Super simple, super worth it.

Read moreHow to upload a video from your phone to Facebook or YouTube.
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No one talks about how editing is basically just “ No one talks about how editing is basically just “move this 0.2 seconds earlier” for 2 hours straight 😅 But somehow that’s exactly what makes the whole video hit.
 
If you don’t feel like arguing with clips all day… we do that for a living 😂
 
DM us and we’ll handle your edits!
You can have good footage, good lighting, good edi You can have good footage, good lighting, good editing, but if people don’t get it right away... they’re already scrolling.
 
That’s usually where things fall off.
 
If editing or just putting everything together has been sitting on your to-do list… send us a message and we’ll handle that 😉
It’s about how it makes someone feel about their b It’s about how it makes someone feel about their business, their brand, and the way they show up.
No one really talks about how many roles video act No one really talks about how many roles video actually takes.
 
You’re filming, editing, planning, thinking, rethinking...and somehow expected to make it all look effortless.
 
It’s a lot behind the scenes for something that ends up being less than a minute. But if you know, you know 😅
So excited to be gearing up for another video with So excited to be gearing up for another video with @freedomhousedetroit . I haven't been taking on a lot of work with the new bebe, but some jobs with some organizations I just can't pass up. 🤍
Most of the time, it’s not really about time, conf Most of the time, it’s not really about time, confidence, or even ideas. It’s about perspective.

The way you think about video will either keep you stuck… or help you use it as a tool that actually supports your business.
A lot of the time, it’s not about doing more. It’s A lot of the time, it’s not about doing more.
It’s knowing what each piece of content is THERE to do.
 
If you want to go deeper into this and see how to apply it to your own content, we wrote a full blog on it.

Comment BLOG, and we’ll send you the link 😉
And just when you finally hit record…your dogs dec And just when you finally hit record…your dogs decide it’s the perfect time to co-star 😮‍💨

If you’re wearing all the hats as a content creator, director, editor, and on-screen talent in your biz and you’re feeling stuck on which video to kick things off with, we’ve got something just for you.

Comment "FIRST" and we’ll send you our free guide to help you figure out exactly what video your business should make first.
Not just that it looked good… but that it connecte Not just that it looked good… but that it connected. That someone understood the thought, the intention, the message behind it.

That’s the kind of content that stays with people and the kind that actually moves your business forward.

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