From planning your storyboard to collaborative editing apps, here’s a guide to navigating the challenges of managing a video editing project remotely. Let’s face it, video editing by itself is hard enough. It takes a brain that can handle very specific, mechanical structuring, as well

We’ve rounded up some bits of advice from some of the top filmmakers who chose to edit their films using Adobe Premiere Pro. For many, the single greatest challenge when editing a movie is simply getting started. If you think about it for too long, the idea of editing hours of footage

Let’s take a look at YouTube’s offerings to see how it works, some of its editing options, and if it might be of interest for certain projects. In the short but storied history of digital video editing platforms, we’ve seen just a few familiar names reign king — Apple Final Cut Pro, Adobe Pr

Plan accordingly, know the usual problems, and be ready to adjust on the fly: A guide to handling two people at once for sit-down video interviews. To be honest, shooting interview videos with just one person at a time can be a difficult endeavor. However, when you add the extra dynamic of i

From podcaster to videomaker — how can you use video in podcasts, what are some different video styles, and how can you stay ahead of the growing trend? The world of podcasting is nothing new to most content creators and industry professionals. Yet, heading into 2020, the numbers continue to

We cover everything you need to know about the Video Editing Supervisor, how to work with one, and how you can become one. While there are arguments to make about the value of every aspect of a film or video project’s production, I’ve always felt that the post-production process is truly the

In the following tutorials, we’ll cover some of the best tips, tricks, and advice for working with Blackmagic Design’s DaVinci Resolve. From its digital color correction roots back in the 1980s, DaVinci Resolve has transformed from a software with no more than a hundred users in 2009,

NAB kicked off on Saturday, and AVID brought the goods with news of their massive new update that makes their interface more accessible. Avid just kicked off NAB in a huge way. Their new Media Composer features a customizable user interface. This will come in handy if you’re making the

Here are some tips for giving constructive feedback to editors that will keep everyone’s workflows healthy and productive. Recently, we covered how working with an assistant editor can be a helpful way to streamline your video projects. Today, we’ll take it a step further and look into

Here are the five most important things you should consider when adding text to your future film or video editing projects. Cover image by Jacob Lund. How to add text to your videos has gotten plenty of coverage here on the PremiumBeat blog. From simple text blocks to sleek animations and ev

While they were originally for designing automobiles, Bezier curves are now your best friends for keyframe interpolation. When working with motion and movement, it’s important to understand your Bezier options. The process of keyframe interpolation has come a long way as a means of digital

In this video tutorial, learn how to improve your editing workflow with precise edits using Premiere Pro’s Trim Mode configuration. Many editors might not even know that Premiere’s Trim Mode exists, mainly due to the fact that it’s so well hidden. Nevertheless, this helpful display will allo

Vertical phone footage is a cardinal filmmaking sin. However, sooner or later, you’ll probably have to work with it. Here’s how. While filmmakers generally don’t want to work with a phone’s 9:16 aspect ratio, there may come a time when you have to incorporate this fo

Final Cut Studio programs will no longer launch in macOS upon the release of High Sierra. It is the official end of FCP7. When I first started writing for PremiumBeat in 2015, I mentioned that is was time for editors to stop cutting in Final Cut Pro 7. Well, for those still working in FCP7,

You can now stabilize your shaky footage without having to leave Adobe Premiere Pro. Here’s how you can best use the Warp Stabilizer effect. Whether you shot your footage handheld, on a shoulder rig, or with some accidental movement using a Steadicam or gimbal, Warp Stabilizer is more

Let’s speed up your render times—and workflow—in After Effects with these handy settings and hardware tips. Rendering is an annoying (but unavoidable) aspect of the motion graphics process. However, you can take a few steps to make your After Effects renders as fast

Here are the steps to make, edit, and upload your videos to Instagram. Strengthen your social media presence now! Instagram was designed as a mobile platform, and the app has gone through update after update to look like the app you now know and love. It’s designed for you to shoot

Is your computer RAM optimized for After Effects? In this post, we share a simple tip to rev up your processing speeds in AE. If your rendering time is taking longer than expected, a change in RAM allocation may be all you need to speed up After Effects. Why is RAM so import

An interview on the current best practices for editing animation with one of the best in the business . . . Felipe Salazar. It’s been said a thousand times on this blog, but it bears repeating: Editing is an art form. It takes a keen eye, a quick wit, and an ability to intensely fo

The majority of today’s modern movies and television shows are now shot on digital media rather than film. This shift has allowed filmmakers to use computers to manipulate color in increasingly creative and innovative ways. And, in doing so, a fairly new role has gained prominence in the film