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Jourdan Aldredge
What Does Auteur Theory Mean for Modern Filmmakers?
When speaking about film and video, there is no term more revered than the word “auteur” as a ...
5 Mistakes to Avoid When Editing YouTube Videos
Trust me when I say this — when starting or growing a YouTube channel, there are a lot of mistakes ...
Adobe Announces New “Remix” Feature Plus Other Premiere Pro Updates
Adobe just announced new February 2022 updates for the Creative Cloud, including some exciting new ...
Understanding Shot Angles and Levels
*Updated February 2022 When looking back through film history, it’s amazing to think about how much ...
Best Film Editing: The 10 Best Edited Films of All Time
Just as it is with trying to rank the best-written, -directed, or -shot movies of all time, it’s ...
The Invisible Editor: A Guide to Continuity Editing for Film and Video
Let’s face it: As much as any film and video editor would love to have their name front and center ...
What Is Soviet Montage Theory (And How to Use it)
In my humble opinion, there is no greater seven minutes in modern cinema history than the famous ...
The Most Popular Hero and Anti-hero Archetypes in Film
At the end of the day, movies are really about solving a conflict. And more often than not, that ...
The Basics of Film Editing (and How to Edit a Movie)
While the whole film and video industry has evolved over the past few decades, no part of ...
Everything You Need to Know About Parallel Editing and Cross-Cutting
When starting out in film and video, there’s a lot of tricks and techniques to learn. First, you ...
How to Add Cutaway Shots and Inserts to Your Videos
It's funny to think about, but sometimes the most powerful shot types in a film can be the ...
A Video Editor’s Guide to J Cuts and L Cuts
*Updated March 2022 When starting out in film and video editing, it can be kind of hard to unlatch ...