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To you, this may have felt like bambling on, but this information was music to my ears!! You really told the beginner's journey step-by-step, and that's exactly what I'm in the trial and error process of right now.
I'm currently a kid in school who's editing gaming videos. While editing for my channel, I discovered that I love editing, and I hope to make it a profession. Thanks for this video!
I’ve started off editing anime and video games with music and posting them on Instagram but I’ve always wanted to expand my editing by doing actual videos and learn how to be a professional editor for other people, so I really appreciate this video and I hope my past experience will help a lot
Just starting out. Doing mostly video game gameplay. Need as much work as possible. Free or otherwise, to practice. Thanks for the tips man, the reveiw and beat editing tips were ones I never would think of
I'm glad I could help mate! I honestly think nailing those can make a better edit than having flashy visuals, so many edits out there that just don't understand pacing and ram edits full of intense (and amazing) visuals
i used to edit in movie maker and whatever was on Mac in highschool in 2005 and loved it. I made Halo 2 montages and a machinma series. Then i got into videography in 2012 and made a few videos for myself and then a few music videos for local artists then gave up in 2014. I am looking to get back in to it now and your videos are very helpful! Thank you.
I literily just discovered i had a thing for editing, videos, pictures and all. But am a bit confused, on what course to take,where to buy these courses, what software to use and how best i could keep refining my skills. For what it's worth you have great humor, it keeps me glued to watching your videos without necessarily taking so much effort.
There are loads out there, complete tutorials on youtube, udemy, skillshare and many many more, i'm currently working on a course myself so stick around to find out more about that! and thank you so much buddy i really appreciate the support!
I have been wanting to start an editing business, and I’m overwhelmed to think that I have accomplished it😊 Thanks for the awesome video, I am starting to save money for a iPad M2 Pro. Thanks again for the inspirational video.😅🎉🎉
Thanks a lot dude! I started my UA-cam channel and I fell in love with editing quick. I love doing work on my channel, and I hope it does, but if it doesn't go anywhere I've considered editing gaming content for someone else, to be specific, the survival game Rust. Many people need their videos edited and I could do it for them. So thank you for making this video!
Hello Charlie, good video. I am at that point. I am having a gaming channel on the side on my other account and doing this for over a year now and editing even longer in general. I am completely embedded now with Davinci Resolve. I am really now thinking back and forth about if should make my main income from editing. But I also want to keep my channel running.
Hey cool video! I used to do freelance 2017-2018 time until I moved to a creative agency where i’ve been for the past couple years. Looking to go freelance again soon (but up my prices lol) so thanks for the tips around getting reviews on Upwork! Subscribed
I get what you're saying about the movies. I've been learning video editing and so far have a year of experience and I've even reached the point of noticing some odd editing things in movies and TV shows that I probably would not have noticed had I knew nothing about editing.
Thanks! I've been editing for over 8 years on UA-cam and haven't been able to get paid and I was tryna become a editor without dealing with UA-cam channels! Thanks!
I'm currently considering a career in video editing. although, I don't consider myself that good I'm working on making my videos feel more refined and less boring. this video gave some good but basic tips. I will most likely use them.
I've been editing for quite some time now for myself and friends, but have wanted to broaden my reach so others on twitch and youtube whom may like my editing style can discover and potentially employ me, this video has been somewhat helpful in ironing out some questions
I've only been doing fandom edits of shows/ films and posting them on Instagram and on UA-cam. I really love editing and I wanna get myself out there, and in this profession; I hope people would see potential in me and I hope my developing skillset would help me throughout this process.
I’m 14 (about to turn 15) and I’m actually really starting to like editing now. However, I don’t know how good I should be, how good my laptop should be, and other factors but mainly my age. I usually make simple memes or tutorials so switching is gonna be hard. (I use resolve free which kinda sucks because a lot of people use premiere which is way too much for me)
Resolve free doesn't suck, it's the most advanced NLE editor out there and requires high end hardware and more expertise than premiere. I would recommend you to stick to premiere if you want to keep the learning curve short.
If I were you I would just continue editing as much as possible and expand your expertise in other areas. It’s cool that you’re starting young but you don’t need to worry about making money just yet. The fact of the matter is, you’re young so you can take things slower than other people so you have a better product.
@@nord7556 Maybe he meana that not a lot of clients don't know about DR and they want their videos to be edited on premiere pro because it is the most popular and they think good videos can only be editrd by premiere.
Da Vinci Resolve is editing software for you for free if you don't have money now and it's actually a industry level softwares & it doesn't have watermark or anything or there is no catch.
Thanks for this man. I've just subscribed. I started about a month ago. I'm more or less doing what your suggesting and making slow but steady progress. Will be trying out Indeed, I didn't think that!
I've always wanted to have an online based career so i could connect with influencers i like and make a lot of money, my sister is a twitch streamer and she has talked to so many people that are popular and that i watch, but honestly I just don't know how good I would be at making content so I thought that maybe video editing would be the next best thing, I could end up working/editing for someone that I watch and eventually get a platform for myself. This video really helped and if anyone is in the same position or has any other tips i'm open to hear!!
I've only started learning how to edit in premier pro for almost 3 months now and to practice, I enroll in video editing contests or I just use clips from past video editing contests to develop more skills.
I've just decided on this career, i just kinda liked the process, i stumbled upon it for a school project and was like, wait thats kinda cool, all i can do at this point is put some text on a video in a pirated premier pro and do some cuts xD But it was kinda fun and when i realised ppl can make money like this i started digging, i hope i can actually become a decent editor with time and practice
Thank you bud! I'm currently working on a beginners course that i was planning on selling but i'm just going to be throwing it on youtube so stick around for that!
Maybe the algorithm is different now, but back when I worked on UpWork, I did the same thing, always offering a price much lower than was fair, but I never found that this opened any extra doors for me. I feel like I cornered myself as being the editor who edits videos for cheap. Also, I felt like UpWork forced you to do a lot of work yourself, writing up individual cover letters for each potential job, re-uploading work samples that you wanted to highlight. I started out on Elance, and then UpWork bought them out, and I felt like a lot of the beauty of Elance was lost. I was never actually able to make a living from freelancing. I ended up going to college for computer science and getting myself a salaried 9-to-5 instead, and now I'm able to strike a much healthier work/life balance. I do editing on the side, but the ability to make it my career still seems untenable. Again, maybe this is just me, but fair warning to any prospective young editors out there.
my friend who’s a twitch streamer reached out to me to ask me to become his video editor for his youtube channel. i’ve really only done effect-heavy fan edits lol so im not sure where to start cuz i am interested in his offer
Tutorials tutorials tutorials! UA-cam has every lesson that you need for video editing. I am also starting a video editing series that is Long form which will be my next video!
I can see how editing gaming videos is a good place to get started. Personally I'm trying to move away from playing videogames, so in my situation where should I get the content from to edit? Take a streamers stream and clip it up to make shorts or tiktok videos? Aren't I taking somebody else's content?
Trying to not get into a slump and step up my editing game. Reached out to clients on Twitter but I’m doing free jobs atm. Kinda feel bad to charge people insane prices for my editing lol
Thats the perfect first step, atleast your going to have more people to back your case (reviews) Just place a price on where you are now and your abilities. Don't under/over sell yourself
I've been making montages , vlogs , amvs and many other things and now I wanna shift to some professional and trying to shift to free lancing let's see how it goes
You could literally use that example for every job in the world.... and even so the demand over the past 2 years has gone up massively. But you know that's just my experience... as a video editor.....
Thank you, really helped me out. One question, you said that after all that you won't be on the level of the people who edit like game of thrones etc. ofc this is true, my question is could you tell me what you would suggest someone need to do, in order to get there and edit movies and like big shows etc. Would appreciate your help!
So my sword of choice is currently Vegas movie studio. Most of the time, I've edited gameplay videos, mostly my own; But I've also edited vlogs; I got hired to edit a podcast; and I also shot, directed, and edited my own music video, which was a daunting task in and of itself, since I cloned myself via green screen. How would I advertise to someone that I am capable of editing videos?
Hey bro let's work together I'm making a team of freelancers if you wanna join reply to this text and we are starting from zero but will grow in few days months don't know but will definitely grow so if you are interested then reply thank you
I am a complete beginner to video editing and willing to become a freelancer and have been learning everyday for 2 weeks now. Do you have some tip for me to find out when should I find out that I am able to get at least some simple jobs on upwork to get my first experience? Thank you
So for unworkable I'm pretty sure you need some pieces of work behind you before you can get on there but if you feel like you are ready and can look at potential clients previous work and replicate that then you defiantly are ready. You will also never stop learning when video editing
Hi mate, great vid! Is there any suggestions you have for practicing? As I feel like I could do with some more practice before taking that big step into offering services to people. Keep up the good work!
@@RyanFila hi mate, thanks for the reply! I currently don't have one as I've only just thought about really giving it a go. I am currently making one and want to make a few different types of edits to show off my skills. I love editing videos like yours (Vlogs and Day In The Lifes) and really appreciate your offer. Like I say I'm am currently in the process of making a portfolio and will hopefully have one ready in the next few days to possibly a week ( As I am only doing this in my free time) But I would definitely be interested in the role if you are still looking then. Cheers.
Great video! I had a question though. If I wanted to start editing gaming footage where would I go to find some raw gaming footage to practice? I don't know where to look.
Hey, do you think a MacBook with iMovie will be good for the start? or should I invest money to get a professional video editing software? Im just wondering if iMovie is good enough, since I heard a lot of people saying its quiet limited...
It all depends on what you are wanting to achieve, you can defo use iMovie as a start but when you are ready to take it to the next step i would get into either Premiere Pro or Davinci Resolve
I know it's late but I found for free editting software, davinci resolve really hits the mark, constant updates, user friendly and free hopefully this helps
Really nice video, it kinda helped me. But Im trying to get a job as video editor for like 2 months now, Im spending all my connects on upwork and still nothing. I literally was invited for interview only once. I keep editing stock footages so I can have some videos for my portfolio, but im slowly losing my motivation. Yes, my proposals are pretty well written. But people rather choose editor with lots of earnings and experience :/
So if you are struggling to get jobs you might need to rethink your gameplan (dont worry i had to do this aswell) There is a reason why you arnt being selected for jobs and thats because 1a - Losing motivation is causing a loss in quality in applications and 1b - the loss of motivation is causing you to hone in on one site "upwork" look on everywhere. facebook, freelancer, perpeople, indeed, twitter, linkedin. Let me know how it goes
@@HelloHelloCharlie On upwork I sent over 80 proposals (Yes I bought some connects), I made pretty nice cover letter I would say so I dont think its because of this. I dont know but other sites are bit "inactive". I tried for example peopleperhour, someone post there a job like once in a two days and it get 30 applicants, who already has earnings/rating, so that put me into last places. I dont really know where to look on facebook/twitter. I tried searching for "video editing" or "need video editor", I found few posts that were relevant and got like 300 comments. If you have any groups/advices where to search on twitter/facebook, hit me up! I might try linkedin but I dont know, if I will stand any chance there. Hope something will show up soon.
@@andreabalazovicova5847 Hi! After month or so from writing this comment I had to gave up because of school. During like 3 months period only one person reached me, it didnt work out because that person had huge amount of files and I couldnt fit them fit them all into my PC. But today I found myself something else that I found passion in. So good luck with finding a work. I dont wanna demotivate you or something but there are huge amount of concurency on upwork and especially in video editing. So you really have to be good and have amazing portfolio to stand out.
- What do you recommend I should be posting on my social media accounts which is Instagram, Facebook and UA-cam after building my brand as a freelance video editor without any previous works to keep users engaged🤥?
@@HelloHelloCharlie I mean, I know some video editing and I just don’t know if I can do the job or not. It would be nice to know what are some frequently asked work
Good video, thank you for posting. Question, what are your thoughts on approaching friends, local businesses, etc. and offering to shoot and edit a promo video for them for free (essentially spec work)? If you are only focusing on video editing, using royalty-free stock footage to accomplish that?
Everyone is different but for me I defo think you can do some freebies here and there when you know that its going to help you get more work. I'm currently transitioning my freelance into a business and its kind of what we are starting to do to get some portfolio pieces
@@HelloHelloCharlie Cool. I think I am going to do the same for my portfolio. To be clear, they will be passion projects that reflect my vision. If someone approaches me for a project that satisfies needs that they have, and must be spec'd to their requirements, I would have to think about being paid (even if it's some sort of reduced rate, since I don't have a clientele yet).
My girlfriend showed me this video to help me with my start in editing and i'm so glad! It's good to see in your video and in the comments that the spirit of editing is alive and well, also seems like a niche market that you can have your own space while also competing with other editors. Would you suggest taking inspirations from your favorite music videos, movies, or shows editing in order to get a sense of style, and then slowly form your own style ?
Man this is such a feelgood comment thank you so much, and you're right! The spirit of editing has beautifully flourished in this comment section!! But answering your last bit, your style will change so much over the course of being an editor mine constantly shifts but let it be free flow, the more you can shift and change per project/brand the better you get. And don't be afraid to copy, noone is original
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To you, this may have felt like bambling on, but this information was music to my ears!! You really told the beginner's journey step-by-step, and that's exactly what I'm in the trial and error process of right now.
dude keep on smashing it, the best advice i had was throw loads of poop at a wall because sooner all later somethings gotto stick 😂😂
@@HelloHelloCharlie Thanks. Subscribe
I'm currently a kid in school who's editing gaming videos. While editing for my channel, I discovered that I love editing, and I hope to make it a profession. Thanks for this video!
Exactly how i came into it!
@@HelloHelloCharlie Nice!
We're in the same boat! I graduate tomorrow!
@@deepaparakkal4241 hey, do you think you could be my editor I’m in a need of one
@@chewythedog Sure. Hit me up with some details. You got Discord?
Holy, you're underrated. I didn't even realise you weren't a million subbed channel until 2nd minute or smth
Thank you mate honestly means so much!
this is so accurate
@@HelloHelloCharlie dude i thought that too
Doesn't make a distinction, it's not underrated. He's new, support him :-)
I’ve started off editing anime and video games with music and posting them on Instagram but I’ve always wanted to expand my editing by doing actual videos and learn how to be a professional editor for other people, so I really appreciate this video and I hope my past experience will help a lot
Thank you and i'm glad i could help! Anything and everything helps you hone your skills! My first videos were Gaming Edits haha!
What's yo insta
You can also open up to editing other people's anime videos, though! Hope things went well for you
Just starting out. Doing mostly video game gameplay. Need as much work as possible. Free or otherwise, to practice. Thanks for the tips man, the reveiw and beat editing tips were ones I never would think of
I'm glad I could help mate! I honestly think nailing those can make a better edit than having flashy visuals, so many edits out there that just don't understand pacing and ram edits full of intense (and amazing) visuals
Same here I found a new love for editing.
how do you only have 1.25k subs?!?! your content is so clean
Thank you! slowly we go!
@@HelloHelloCharlie bro did you reupload this video??
like seriously 1.9k subs ?
What do you mean? 😂 I'm a smol boi
Thank you. I've been video editing as a hobby for years and had no idea how to start. I appreciate all of the advice
more to come!
Do you have a portfolio?? I’m actually looking for remote editors!
@@RyanFila Theres a Discord that we have with loads of video editors on there, best place to look discord.gg/eGen89PRrX
i used to edit in movie maker and whatever was on Mac in highschool in 2005 and loved it. I made Halo 2 montages and a machinma series. Then i got into videography in 2012 and made a few videos for myself and then a few music videos for local artists then gave up in 2014. I am looking to get back in to it now and your videos are very helpful! Thank you.
How has is been going? Did you get get going again?
@@DigitalLiquid kind of. I did this video for a freinds band. ua-cam.com/video/YZeKdqb2XHA/v-deo.html
@@xeyon That’s dope! Gave it a look! Great work! Keep it up.
"or delete it if everyone hates it", nah good job man, u nailed it
Nice and insightful! I started Uni doing film and TV Production in Sept and focusing on being a Video Editor, great info, thanks for the vid!
Glad you found some sort of help from the video! And good luck with it let us know how you get on!
@@HelloHelloCharlie Thanks a lot bud! Much appreeciated!
I literily just discovered i had a thing for editing, videos, pictures and all. But am a bit confused, on what course to take,where to buy these courses, what software to use and how best i could keep refining my skills.
For what it's worth you have great humor, it keeps me glued to watching your videos without necessarily taking so much effort.
There are loads out there, complete tutorials on youtube, udemy, skillshare and many many more, i'm currently working on a course myself so stick around to find out more about that! and thank you so much buddy i really appreciate the support!
Very helpful, thank you! I love your sense of humor, too!
I'm glad it helped! I defiantly need to make a follow up on this as I feel like I missed a bunch of stuff
I have been wanting to start an editing business, and I’m overwhelmed to think that I have accomplished it😊
Thanks for the awesome video, I am starting to save money for a iPad M2 Pro.
Thanks again for the inspirational video.😅🎉🎉
You can do it!
Thanks a lot dude! I started my UA-cam channel and I fell in love with editing quick. I love doing work on my channel, and I hope it does, but if it doesn't go anywhere I've considered editing gaming content for someone else, to be specific, the survival game Rust. Many people need their videos edited and I could do it for them. So thank you for making this video!
This was really helpful. Thank you. I’m graduating in a few days and loved editing for years now and I really want to keep doing it! This is great
Hello Charlie, good video. I am at that point. I am having a gaming channel on the side on my other account and doing this for over a year now and editing even longer in general. I am completely embedded now with Davinci Resolve. I am really now thinking back and forth about if should make my main income from editing. But I also want to keep my channel running.
This channel is amazing! I'm really want to become a video editor
The beauty with video editing is that nothing can stop you but you! So get started with it!
Started a year ago and for learning started my own vlog channel and now I feel that is a good way to start editing journey 😁
The things people seem to never talk about is copyright rules and taxes, that is what is stopping me from getting into freelancing
Very good video idea! I'll get on it
Hey cool video! I used to do freelance 2017-2018 time until I moved to a creative agency where i’ve been for the past couple years. Looking to go freelance again soon (but up my prices lol) so thanks for the tips around getting reviews on Upwork! Subscribed
I hope it helps I feel like I glazed over so much in this video so will most defiantly do a follow up
how much do you make bro
Hi, I’m really interested in getting into video editing. If you don’t mind me asking, what app or program do you use to edit your videos?
I get what you're saying about the movies. I've been learning video editing and so far have a year of experience and I've even reached the point of noticing some odd editing things in movies and TV shows that I probably would not have noticed had I knew nothing about editing.
Thanks! I've been editing for over 8 years on UA-cam and haven't been able to get paid and I was tryna become a editor without dealing with UA-cam channels! Thanks!
That’s awesome, I’m breaking in my editing skills with game videos.👍🏻
How does this guy have only 2,5k subs? The production value is amazing!
I'm currently considering a career in video editing. although, I don't consider myself that good I'm working on making my videos feel more refined and less boring. this video gave some good but basic tips. I will most likely use them.
I've been editing for quite some time now for myself and friends, but have wanted to broaden my reach so others on twitch and youtube whom may like my editing style can discover and potentially employ me, this video has been somewhat helpful in ironing out some questions
Thank you so much, i wanted tostart a side hustle and this is going to be it, just bought a decent computer, lets gooo
I actually started off really fast and got lucky with connections but I wanna grow faster, thank you for the info and great video!!
I've only been doing fandom edits of shows/ films and posting them on Instagram and on UA-cam. I really love editing and I wanna get myself out there, and in this profession; I hope people would see potential in me and I hope my developing skillset would help me throughout this process.
3:06 is very true to me as a VFX artist. God I keep pointing out visual effects in all of the movies I watch it's like a curse.
THE PAIN!
You’re underrated man❤️🔥
Thank you mate ❤
I’m 14 (about to turn 15) and I’m actually really starting to like editing now. However, I don’t know how good I should be, how good my laptop should be, and other factors but mainly my age. I usually make simple memes or tutorials so switching is gonna be hard. (I use resolve free which kinda sucks because a lot of people use premiere which is way too much for me)
Resolve free doesn't suck, it's the most advanced NLE editor out there and requires high end hardware and more expertise than premiere. I would recommend you to stick to premiere if you want to keep the learning curve short.
@@nord7556 ikr, it's really strong and the color grading 🥴 *mwhaaa*
If I were you I would just continue editing as much as possible and expand your expertise in other areas. It’s cool that you’re starting young but you don’t need to worry about making money just yet. The fact of the matter is, you’re young so you can take things slower than other people so you have a better product.
@@Jonmharper I use Alight Motion don't have a Pc yet but I'm mostly doing mobile editing.idk if i can get started on it
@@nord7556 Maybe he meana that not a lot of clients don't know about DR and they want their videos to be edited on premiere pro because it is the most popular and they think good videos can only be editrd by premiere.
I'm a beginner and I am thankful for this video.
Da Vinci Resolve is editing software for you for free if you don't have money now and it's actually a industry level softwares & it doesn't have watermark or anything or there is no catch.
Thanks for this man. I've just subscribed.
I started about a month ago. I'm more or less doing what your suggesting and making slow but steady progress. Will be trying out Indeed, I didn't think that!
thank you for sticking round! I'm glad i could help in some way!
Hahahah seriously I love your class tutorial..u are funny at the same time educative..I love watching your video
I'm so glad you liked it!!
To all of us newbies listening to this , Everything is going to work out.
I've always wanted to have an online based career so i could connect with influencers i like and make a lot of money, my sister is a twitch streamer and she has talked to so many people that are popular and that i watch, but honestly I just don't know how good I would be at making content so I thought that maybe video editing would be the next best thing, I could end up working/editing for someone that I watch and eventually get a platform for myself. This video really helped and if anyone is in the same position or has any other tips i'm open to hear!!
My best advice would be have as many fingers in as many pies as you can! Keep practicing and you literally can't fail!
I've only started learning how to edit in premier pro for almost 3 months now and to practice, I enroll in video editing contests or I just use clips from past video editing contests to develop more skills.
Thanks a lot man, this really helped.
I was confused af before, now I have some clarity thanks to you. Cheers!
Glad it helped!
I've just decided on this career, i just kinda liked the process, i stumbled upon it for a school project and was like, wait thats kinda cool, all i can do at this point is put some text on a video in a pirated premier pro and do some cuts xD But it was kinda fun and when i realised ppl can make money like this i started digging, i hope i can actually become a decent editor with time and practice
Really appreciated & love your video bro. Stay blessed
glad it helped bud!
What the heck is wrong with Vegas? Easy to learn and totally bug free. A lot better than Pinnacle.
Loved this, very helpful witch me luck time to find some small jobs :) I’m excited
Thank you and good luck!!
Resolve is a good free software
Reslove is brilliant!
Thank you so much coach Charlie
thank you for your honesty.
hope it helped!
first edit was of assassin creed... a man of culture indeed
Really good video man. Just bought a beginners course, I'd love to make even 50 bucks a month editing, would help me so much to grow. New sub
Thank you bud! I'm currently working on a beginners course that i was planning on selling but i'm just going to be throwing it on youtube so stick around for that!
@@HelloHelloCharlie I for sure will!
i love this video. fun and educational
Thanks for the video man:)
Maybe the algorithm is different now, but back when I worked on UpWork, I did the same thing, always offering a price much lower than was fair, but I never found that this opened any extra doors for me. I feel like I cornered myself as being the editor who edits videos for cheap.
Also, I felt like UpWork forced you to do a lot of work yourself, writing up individual cover letters for each potential job, re-uploading work samples that you wanted to highlight. I started out on Elance, and then UpWork bought them out, and I felt like a lot of the beauty of Elance was lost. I was never actually able to make a living from freelancing. I ended up going to college for computer science and getting myself a salaried 9-to-5 instead, and now I'm able to strike a much healthier work/life balance. I do editing on the side, but the ability to make it my career still seems untenable. Again, maybe this is just me, but fair warning to any prospective young editors out there.
Amazing video, i'm 15 and i've started creating gaming videos. and i find editing my favorite part and i'd love to do this as my profession. Thanks!
You can do it!
thank you for advices! God bless you! all of you here!
My pleasure!
2:21 I get you bro ;)
if you know, you know.
I appreciate this, thank you
my friend who’s a twitch streamer reached out to me to ask me to become his video editor for his youtube channel. i’ve really only done effect-heavy fan edits lol so im not sure where to start cuz i am interested in his offer
Tutorials tutorials tutorials! UA-cam has every lesson that you need for video editing. I am also starting a video editing series that is Long form which will be my next video!
Everything is on the internet to learn
thank you for sharing knowledge
Glad it helped buddy!
I can see how editing gaming videos is a good place to get started. Personally I'm trying to move away from playing videogames, so in my situation where should I get the content from to edit? Take a streamers stream and clip it up to make shorts or tiktok videos? Aren't I taking somebody else's content?
Trying to not get into a slump and step up my editing game. Reached out to clients on Twitter but I’m doing free jobs atm. Kinda feel bad to charge people insane prices for my editing lol
Thats the perfect first step, atleast your going to have more people to back your case (reviews) Just place a price on where you are now and your abilities. Don't under/over sell yourself
I think the table fits the setup btw
I've been making montages , vlogs , amvs and many other things and now I wanna shift to some professional and trying to shift to free lancing let's see how it goes
Go for it! good luck!
This area is completly oversaturared, you probably won't find any jobs.
There are literally 1000's of jobs out there right now in both youtube video editing ect
@@HelloHelloCharlie And there are tens of thousands video editors. Do the math.
You could literally use that example for every job in the world.... and even so the demand over the past 2 years has gone up massively. But you know that's just my experience... as a video editor.....
Thank you, really helped me out. One question, you said that after all that you won't be on the level of the people who edit like game of thrones etc. ofc this is true, my question is could you tell me what you would suggest someone need to do, in order to get there and edit movies and like big shows etc. Would appreciate your help!
I guess I am still in the correct path. Newbie video editor here. 😁
welcome!
You remind me of someone I used to know. Kyle. I always hated Kyle. But your video's great, and I liked you. Good stuff.
Don't worry son, i'll deal with this Kyle giving people who remind you of said Kyle a bad name...
@@HelloHelloCharlie Thanks, dad. You're the best!
it was insightful for a start domo arigato
i like the editor i found but it would be nice to have someone less busy.
Thank You for this 💙💥💥
Glad it helped bud!
I will edit your videos in free
So my sword of choice is currently Vegas movie studio. Most of the time, I've edited gameplay videos, mostly my own; But I've also edited vlogs; I got hired to edit a podcast; and I also shot, directed, and edited my own music video, which was a daunting task in and of itself, since I cloned myself via green screen. How would I advertise to someone that I am capable of editing videos?
great video!
Honestly, I never got a cleint off of upwork I tried everything high rates, low rates, even for free telling them that I want to build rating here.
Hey bro let's work together I'm making a team of freelancers if you wanna join reply to this text and we are starting from zero but will grow in few days months don't know but will definitely grow so if you are interested then reply thank you
Lol please tell us ho you made the table “take it away” while you dipped coffee 😅
I am a complete beginner to video editing and willing to become a freelancer and have been learning everyday for 2 weeks now. Do you have some tip for me to find out when should I find out that I am able to get at least some simple jobs on upwork to get my first experience? Thank you
So for unworkable I'm pretty sure you need some pieces of work behind you before you can get on there but if you feel like you are ready and can look at potential clients previous work and replicate that then you defiantly are ready. You will also never stop learning when video editing
Hey Marian! It´s been a year. Did you get the job ?
Started with a pfr version of camtasia, then a pfrrr version of vegas, but now I use legit premiere and after effects. Anyways, good video!
lmao we have come along way from pffttt!
Lol I love your personality.
Thanks man!
Glad to help!
Great video but I want to know your opinion on Davinci Resolve?
Hi mate, great vid! Is there any suggestions you have for practicing? As I feel like I could do with some more practice before taking that big step into offering services to people. Keep up the good work!
Do free work, there's no better practise than actual work!
@@HelloHelloCharlie thanks mate, will defo give it a try!
Do you have a portfolio out there? I’m currently looking for remote editors!
@@RyanFila hi mate, thanks for the reply! I currently don't have one as I've only just thought about really giving it a go. I am currently making one and want to make a few different types of edits to show off my skills. I love editing videos like yours (Vlogs and Day In The Lifes) and really appreciate your offer. Like I say I'm am currently in the process of making a portfolio and will hopefully have one ready in the next few days to possibly a week ( As I am only doing this in my free time) But I would definitely be interested in the role if you are still looking then.
Cheers.
@@rhysogden6229 Hi how you made your portfolio?
Do you think if you put lower prices at first and have zero reviews that might make people not want to go with you? Or do you think the opposite
Great video! I had a question though. If I wanted to start editing gaming footage where would I go to find some raw gaming footage to practice? I don't know where to look.
Your on it, look up no commentary gameplay and just quick caps for plays and what not, you can always replace the sound on the clips
@@HelloHelloCharlie Thank you!
great video, love your energy :))
Thank you so much!!
Thanks this was helpful
No problem!
Hey, do you think a MacBook with iMovie will be good for the start? or should I invest money to get a professional video editing software? Im just wondering if iMovie is good enough, since I heard a lot of people saying its quiet limited...
It all depends on what you are wanting to achieve, you can defo use iMovie as a start but when you are ready to take it to the next step i would get into either Premiere Pro or Davinci Resolve
@@HelloHelloCharlie Thank you for the advice, I appreciate it! So I'll get started using Imovie, then upgrade.
Who also don't have computer but already want to lern video editing?
I know it's late but I found for free editting software, davinci resolve really hits the mark, constant updates, user friendly and free hopefully this helps
Hey Charlie, I'm looking for an editor? Can you make a video on how to get an editor, or tell me how.?
Hi Taza, Join the discord! there are over 70 editors in there!
I can edit for you Sir
Clip champ- for new person
Vsdc- have a little experience
realist video ive seen on dis
Very Nice
I like editting but damn I'm slow at it right now
What would be the best path to go down to become a professional video editor in the UK? I was thinking of doing this for my next career 👍
Really nice video, it kinda helped me. But Im trying to get a job as video editor for like 2 months now, Im spending all my connects on upwork and still nothing. I literally was invited for interview only once. I keep editing stock footages so I can have some videos for my portfolio, but im slowly losing my motivation. Yes, my proposals are pretty well written. But people rather choose editor with lots of earnings and experience :/
So if you are struggling to get jobs you might need to rethink your gameplan (dont worry i had to do this aswell) There is a reason why you arnt being selected for jobs and thats because 1a - Losing motivation is causing a loss in quality in applications and 1b - the loss of motivation is causing you to hone in on one site "upwork" look on everywhere. facebook, freelancer, perpeople, indeed, twitter, linkedin. Let me know how it goes
@@HelloHelloCharlie On upwork I sent over 80 proposals (Yes I bought some connects), I made pretty nice cover letter I would say so I dont think its because of this. I dont know but other sites are bit "inactive". I tried for example peopleperhour, someone post there a job like once in a two days and it get 30 applicants, who already has earnings/rating, so that put me into last places. I dont really know where to look on facebook/twitter. I tried searching for "video editing" or "need video editor", I found few posts that were relevant and got like 300 comments. If you have any groups/advices where to search on twitter/facebook, hit me up! I might try linkedin but I dont know, if I will stand any chance there. Hope something will show up soon.
@@gatti311 Yo, how you doing?Im kinda in same position Like you was, do you have any advice?
@@andreabalazovicova5847 Hi! After month or so from writing this comment I had to gave up because of school. During like 3 months period only one person reached me, it didnt work out because that person had huge amount of files and I couldnt fit them fit them all into my PC. But today I found myself something else that I found passion in. So good luck with finding a work.
I dont wanna demotivate you or something but there are huge amount of concurency on upwork and especially in video editing. So you really have to be good and have amazing portfolio to stand out.
- What do you recommend I should be posting on my social media accounts which is Instagram, Facebook and UA-cam after building my brand as a freelance video editor without any previous works to keep users engaged🤥?
I subbed to you for the shear reason of the mention of Windows Movie Maker 😂
God damn I miss it 😟😭
What do your clients on upwork generally ask for? And how much do they offer?
Depends what job really, I work outside of upwork and once again depends, they usually ask for my price
@@HelloHelloCharlie I mean, I know some video editing and I just don’t know if I can do the job or not. It would be nice to know what are some frequently asked work
Good video, thank you for posting. Question, what are your thoughts on approaching friends, local businesses, etc. and offering to shoot and edit a promo video for them for free (essentially spec work)? If you are only focusing on video editing, using royalty-free stock footage to accomplish that?
Everyone is different but for me I defo think you can do some freebies here and there when you know that its going to help you get more work. I'm currently transitioning my freelance into a business and its kind of what we are starting to do to get some portfolio pieces
@@HelloHelloCharlie Cool. I think I am going to do the same for my portfolio. To be clear, they will be passion projects that reflect my vision. If someone approaches me for a project that satisfies needs that they have, and must be spec'd to their requirements, I would have to think about being paid (even if it's some sort of reduced rate, since I don't have a clientele yet).
My girlfriend showed me this video to help me with my start in editing and i'm so glad! It's good to see in your video and in the comments that the spirit of editing is alive and well, also seems like a niche market that you can have your own space while also competing with other editors. Would you suggest taking inspirations from your favorite music videos, movies, or shows editing in order to get a sense of style, and then slowly form your own style ?
Man this is such a feelgood comment thank you so much, and you're right! The spirit of editing has beautifully flourished in this comment section!! But answering your last bit, your style will change so much over the course of being an editor mine constantly shifts but let it be free flow, the more you can shift and change per project/brand the better you get. And don't be afraid to copy, noone is original
W girlfriend
One piece of advice for your videos is that you don't speak so fast because it's hard to understand you. Anyway, very useful video!
I like your cap! Where did you get it?
Primark. Think it cost literally 5 pounds 😂