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Have you ever had your Instagram posts reshared without credit, Stories screen-recorded, or Reels remixed without tags? Learn how to watermark Instagram photos, Stories, Reels, and videos with subtle, professional marks—using easy-to-use phone apps and step-by-step methods that protect your brand wi
Crop Images to Square: Best Methods for All Devices
Have you ever tried uploading a rectangular photo to Instagram or another platform, and for some reason, your image gets cropped automatically, or worse, resized awkwardly? If you want to avoid this, you should have a collection of square photos. They are the universal format for social media, profi
Frame.io Feedback: Streamlining Video Review & Collaboration
Let’s try out a few workflow tips and tricks for using this popular video review and collaboration software. If there’s one part of the post-production process that every video editor absolutely loves, it’s the review and feedback phase. Because who doesn’t love hearing all the reasons your hard
Editing Action & Storylines: An Interview with *Bullet Train* Editor Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir
Learn tips for editing kinetic action sequences and balancing multiple characters’ storylines with the editor of Bullet Train. There’s a moment in the film Bullet Train where a character picks up a water bottle which initiates a flashback sequence that’s so long of a story and richness of action
The Kuleshov Effect: How Filmmakers Manipulate Emotion
Let’s explore everything you need to know about the Kuleshov Effect and how it impacts the viewer’s emotions. Out of all the mysterious and powerful tools in a filmmaker’s cinematic belt, there’s truly one technique that is the most awesome. No, I’m not talking about the dolly zoom, or the jump c
Subtle Film Editing Techniques: How Hollywood Hides Cuts
See how Hollywood directors and editors hide their cuts right in front of the audience. Top image via The Hollywood Reporter Sometimes editors can end up with two scenes that work together story-wise, but feature jump cuts or hard edits between clips. Other times a director may want to keep a sce
Mastering Continuity Editing: A Filmmaker's Guide to Seamless Storytelling
Continuity errors are one of the easiest ways to break your audience’s focus. Let’s discuss how to solve continuity issues in post-production. What do you think of when you hear the word “continuity?” You might think of a Starbucks cup sitting on a table in Westeros, or maybe a hand giving a velo
Mastering Film Editing: The Power of Uninflected Shots
Here’s how to juxtapose uninflected shots and the gutter between them to make a compelling edit that keeps your viewers engaged in the storytelling process. Today, we ask, what is the uninflected shot. In his famous 1988 book, On Directing Film, David Mamet points to the uninflected shot as the
Decoding Horror: An Interview with 'Barbarian' Editor Joe Murphy
Everything you need to know about watching, analyzing, and cutting horror from the editor of Barbarian. Despite superheroes and IP reboots dominating the headlines and box office marquees, we’re living in a renaissance for original horror films. From Jordan Peele’s Nope (and previous efforts) to
Behind the Scenes: Editing 'Black Adam' - An Interview with Mike Sale
An interview with Mike Sale, ACE about his work on the editing team behind one of perhaps the most ambitious superhero films ever. In the film world, as with any art or commercial endeavor, it seems that the goal of every new project is to find a way to blow the previous best version out of the w
Fix Dead & Hot Pixels in DaVinci Resolve – A Step‑by‑Step Workflow
You’ve seen it before—the dreaded (but sort of inevitable) dead pixel. In this guide, we’ll explain what they are, how they differ from hot pixels, and provide a clear, node‑based workflow to eliminate both in DaVinci Resolve. First, let’s address a hard truth: many dead pixels are permanent camera
Cloud-Based Video Production: Streamlining Workflows with ATOMOS & Frame.io
The way we connect our workflows is ever-changing, and collaborating remotely within the Cloud is vital. Here’s what you need to know. The new ATOMOS Zato will soon be able to work with Adobe’s Frame IO collaborative universe. Image via Julian Mitchell. Do you remember when sneakernet was a collo
Enhance Still Images in After Effects: 4 Dynamic Techniques
In this tutorial, learn four ways to make images look more dynamic for your next video using After Effects. When you need to edit an image into a video, it can sometimes look a little “low budget” to only show a static image on screen. An easy method most creators use is the “Ken Burns” effect, w
Recreate the Classic Mini DV (LoFi) Look in After Effects – Step‑by‑Step Guide
Mini DV, often called “LoFi,” is a nostalgic retro style that’s gaining popularity among video creators. In this tutorial, we’ll walk you through how to replicate that authentic Mini DV look using Adobe After Effects. Creating the Appearance of Mini DV Footage Begin by creating a new composition nam
Correct Yellow Tones in Footage: A Quick Guide
Sometimes, white colors on your footage will have a yellow or orange tint to them, often as a result of a white balance that is slightly off. This can be very problematic to fix in post in a way that looks natural. In this quick tip, I will show you an easy method for achieving cleaner looking w
Eliminate Aliasing in Action Camera Footage with FXAA in After Effects
In this quick-tip video tutorial, we are going to look at the best way to reduce aliasing issues that often occur on action camera footage. To do this, we are going to be working in After Effects, using a free plugin called FXAA. What Is Aliasing on Video Footage? Aliasing is a distortion artif
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Trilith Studios: Revolutionizing Visual Effects in Atlanta
When you head to Trilith Studios, located just south of Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, you’re immediately struck with the stark contrast to other studios. While most major studios are enveloped by the bustling cityscapes and traffic of urban centers, Trilith nestles serenely amon
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