Hello, Senior Trainer Leon Barnard here. Most of the exciting hardware in the world of filmmaking is aimed at production, but in post-production, equipment is just as important. Often we only use general purpose peripherals like monitors and mice, so I am always particularly interested when manufacturers produce hardware that is specifically for editing.  The Loupedeck is one of those pieces of hardware. This interface allows you to control programs like Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Final Cut Pro with physical dials, buttons and touch interfaces. The objective? To make editing quicker ..read more

Resolve 18 is filled with some really interesting features that can take your edit to the next level. Watch the video or read on to learn how to effectively use the Surface Tracker and Depth Map effects in your workflow.  For this tutorial, we’ll be using this beautiful hiking shot below. You’ll learn how to use the Surface Tracker to remove the trail marker that’s painted on the rock, and the Depth Map effect to color grade the sky differently from the foreground in this image. Let’s start with removing the trail marker. Find the Depth map in the Effects Library, feed input 1 and 2 the sam ..read more

A lot of editors tend to get a bit careless with how they work with mono or stereo audio, and it can have a negative impact on how the final mix ends up sounding when exported. This in-depth tutorial for Adobe Premiere Pro will help you understand the proper way to work with your audio.  Mono Audio and Stereo Audio – What’s the Difference? In Premiere Pro, if you were to click on any stereo audio clip, it will highlight both the top and the bottom waveform. What this means is that the audio is coming out of both the left speaker and the right speaker. If you play back a stereo audio clip ..read more

Believe it or not, a very common mistake many editors make is actually forgetting that they can zoom in on their timeline. To properly fine tune a cut, a music edit, or whatever you’re editing, you need to both zoom in on your timeline and enlarge your track size vertically as required, depending on what you’re working on.  Why Zoom in? There are two main benefits of zooming in on your timeline. First, it lessens the distractions caused by everything else in your field of view – it sounds crazy, but it’s true! Editing can be overwhelming at times because of the large number of assets and e ..read more

This quick tip will help you pace your edits. All movies are or should be a series of arcs. You start it at one level, build to a climax, and then you have to come down and start it over again. If you stay at one level, it won’t sustain. The best way to create these arcs is by giving the audience time to laugh, think and feel after impactful moments. Essentially, you’re manufacturing pauses to amplify the proceeding action or dialogue, thus organically, giving it more dramatic power. Let’s dive deeper into some situations where you’d want to give the audience that time….  Dramatic Moments Fir ..read more

As an editor, you’re going to hear the term trim thrown around often, but what exactly is a Trim, and what can you do with it? You’ll learn the answer to both of these questions in this guide for Adobe Premiere Pro.  What is a Trim? Take a look at the example timeline below, with a sequence of four clips back-to-back. The Trim is the line in between the two clips, or the connection point between them. On the left side of the trim is the A side, and on the right side of the trim is the B side. Trims are really interesting because they control a lot of how your timeline actually functions. If ..read more

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