{"id":9160,"date":"2022-12-18T10:04:52","date_gmt":"2022-12-18T10:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new-blog.artlist.io\/blog\/?p=9160"},"modified":"2024-01-11T08:14:25","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T08:14:25","slug":"video-editing-mistakes-to-avoid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new-blog.artlist.io\/blog\/video-editing-mistakes-to-avoid\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Common Video Editing Mistakes and How to Avoid Them"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9160\" class=\"elementor elementor-9160\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-43a822a7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43a822a7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-408988ae\" data-id=\"408988ae\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4286546a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4286546a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s hard enough to get started as a video editor without falling into the classic traps that all beginners face. We asked video creator <\/span><a href="\&quot;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCf58kTuISjPlHQHAoMeQkOg\&quot;" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Herman Huang<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who has 13 years of experience ranging from <\/span><a href="\&quot;https:\/\/artlist.io\/blog\/how-to-create-a-high-end-commercial\/\&quot;"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">commercials<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to live concerts, to help you avoid the common newbie mistakes and focus on making great videos.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><iframe title=\"10 MISTAKES Every Video Editor Should Avoid\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6WcblKJOIbc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are Herman\u2019s top 10 mistakes that every video editor should avoid.<\/span><\/p><p><b>1. Not organizing your files<br \/><\/b><b>2. Not making backups<br \/><\/b><b>3. Not making the most of your tools<br \/><\/b><b>4. Not having a workflow<br \/><\/b><b>5. Not enabling and disabling clips<br \/><\/b><b>6. Not motivating your cuts<br \/><\/b><b>7. Not using J &amp; L cuts<br \/><\/b><b>8. Not creating visual variation<br \/><\/b><b>9. Not using the right music<br \/><\/b><b>10. Making SFX and music too loud\u00a0<\/b><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h2><b>1. Not organizing your files<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It sounds so simple but taking a few minutes to name and organize your files properly will save you hours of time and a huge amount of stress in the future.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the main project file, it\u2019s a good idea to create a file name that includes the project name, the version number and the date, for example: ClientProject_Ver1_MM.DD.YY\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each time you create a new edit update the file name &#8211; so you\u2019ll always be able to find previous edits and also know where your latest version is.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have files of specific footage that come with cryptic names, rename them to describe what appears in the video, for example, \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">woman walking dog on the street daytime<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d or \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">boy eating an ice cream in a park<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also create folders\/bins for different types of assets in your project file &#8211; music, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/artlist.io\/blog\/shooting-b-roll-footage\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">B-roll<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, icons, sound effects etc &#8211; so you don\u2019t get overwhelmed with long file lists and can find things quickly.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This may sound like a bit of a pain &#8211; and will take a bit of time to set up &#8211; but is well worth it in the long run &#8211; trust me!<\/span><\/p><h2><b>2. Not making backups<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I got my first paid gig and was editing for around 13 hours. The project deadline was the next day and I learned the hard way that when your program crashes your project file can get corrupted.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I had no backups of the project file or autosaves and I lost an entire day of work because I didn\u2019t save my progress as duplicate files.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, get in the habit of making backups for your project files and even making backups of the sequences that you\u2019re editing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, whenever I make major changes to a cut I rename it and put it in an \u201carchive\u201d bin in case I need to go back to an old version.<\/span><\/p><h2><b>3. Not making the most of your tools<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To be honest, I still do this &#8211; but I\u2019m getting better all the time. I\u2019ve been doing the video editing equivalent of using a butter knife to chop wood.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a video editor, you\u2019re always learning ways of being more efficient. One of the best tips is to use keyboard shortcuts in your software. In every <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/fxhome.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">video editing software<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, there\u2019s a razor or blade tool that lets you cut your clip &#8211; this has been one of the main tools for me for over a decade. But then I learned that instead of switching to the tool and then clicking to cut the clip I can just hit one button to add an edit where the playhead is!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For examp,e the default shortcut in Premiere is Ctrl+Shift+K but because I use it so much I changed it to Ctrl+K.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now you might think that one click or keystroke doesn\u2019t make much difference but if it\u2019s a tool that you use all the time it adds up.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So you don\u2019t have to use this specific example but I do encourage you to find the hacks and shortcuts in your software that can make things easier and faster for you.<\/span><\/p><h2><b>4. Not having a workflow<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I wasn\u2019t the most academic kid and during my time in film school, there were assignments that I just didn\u2019t connect with because I didn\u2019t realize their importance.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of these was to create a post-production workflow. I remember thinking it was a waste of time &#8211; all I needed to do was bring in my footage, edit until I\u2019m happy and then export.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But when I started working with other people in post-production I understood how much more goes into an edit than I realized.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/artlist.io\/blog\/video-editing-workflow\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">workflow<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is your game plan and without a game plan, everyone &#8211; including you &#8211; will get lost. When I\u2019ve worked with people who didn\u2019t have a plan &#8211; or sometimes had a plan but didn\u2019t communicate it well &#8211; we\u2019d miss important deadlines.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So build yourself a workflow before you even open up your editing software. It will help you decide if you need support taking on some responsibilities, how much time you\u2019ll need to finish and if there\u2019s more to this edit than you&#8217;d anticipated.<\/span><\/p><h2><b>5. Not enabling and disabling clips<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I didn\u2019t even realize I was making this mistake until I saw someone else\u2019s editing timeline and I wondered what it meant when their clips were greyed out.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It turns out they were disabling their clips and I couldn\u2019t understand why &#8211; they could just delete them and clear up their timeline.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But what I didn\u2019t realize was that this could be a very powerful editing tool. When I started editing interviews with A and B cameras there\u2019d be times when the client would ask me to stay on the other camera angle instead &#8211; which was a big headache when my timeline was full of holes. That\u2019s when I understood that keeping the other camera angle on the timeline would let me easily swap between the two in a matter of seconds.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is also useful for narratives that involve different camera angles or montage edits.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Premiere you just have to right click the clip and uncheck <\/span><b>Enable <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">but to make things faster I have it on a keyboard shortcut which you can easily customize in your software of choice.<\/span><\/p><p><b style=\"color: white; font-family: 'artlist sans', sans-serif; font-size: 3rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-b6ff281 );\">6. Not motivating your cuts<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some people see editing as the second phase of directing because of how much influence it has on shaping the story and intention. And the fastest way to turn your video into a disaster in editing is by not motivating your cuts.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have you ever watched movie scenes that give you visual whiplash because of how many cuts there are or music videos that take it too far?<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some may say this is a stylistic choice but the reason these scenes feel off is that the cuts don\u2019t feel like they have a reason to be there. That\u2019s why I strongly encourage you to get into the habit of asking yourself \u201cwhy am I cutting here?\u201d.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are many reasons for making an edit and it\u2019ll also depend on what exactly you\u2019re editing but I think the biggest difference between an amateur and a pro is just understanding why you\u2019re making the decision to cut.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are you cutting to a reaction shot because it\u2019s more powerful than staying on the person talking? Are you cutting more often to have the visuals match up with the fast-paced music?<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When I first started editing I felt like a toddler running around with a pair of scissors just cutting everything because I felt like it but I learned with time that every cut should have a reason and that different editing decisions will accomplish different things.<\/span><\/p><h2><b>7. Not using J &amp; L cuts<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When I first started editing videos I would cut the audio together with the video and I couldn\u2019t figure out why my cut wouldn\u2019t feel smooth &#8211; particularly when I was working on projects that involved dialogue.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That\u2019s when I realized that you can have audio from your previous shot overlap with the visuals of the next one, so it seems like everything is happening at the same moment instead of it being two different takes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s known as the L cut because of the shape of the clip when the audio layer is extended.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can also pre-lap your audio before cutting to the person actually talking which is called a J cut &#8211; with the audio layer sticking out to the left the clip looks like a J. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/artlist.io\/blog\/j-cut-vs-l-cut\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read more about J cuts and L cuts<\/span><\/a><\/p><h2><b>8. Not creating visual variation<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another mistake I\u2019ve made in the past and see a lot with beginner editors is not having enough visual variation in the cut.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Imagine if you watch an entire video with just me talking to the camera without any cutaways or graphics. Y<\/span>ou probably wouldn\u2019t stick with the video for very long.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now there\u2019s a balance &#8211; because I already talked about making sure you motivate your cuts. It will really depend on what you\u2019re editing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, if you\u2019re working on an intense documentary where your interviewee is about to say something really important there\u2019s no need to cut away from that because you want to stay in the moment.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But if you\u2019re working on a fast-paced music video you might want to jump to different angles or insert shots to support the tempo. Or if you\u2019re creating a video for social media visual variation can prevent viewers from scrolling away.<\/span><\/p><h2><b>9. Not using the right music<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A lot of beginner editors don\u2019t realize how powerful music is in setting the shape and tone of your story &#8211; the wrong type of music can really throw a viewer off.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019ve spent way too much time looking for music even before I begin to edit so I understand how hard it is to find the right song.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fortunately, platforms like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/artlist.io\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Artlist<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are really good at making it easy to find royalty-free music that can be a perfect match. Just make sure you\u2019ve made a decision about a theme or a genre for your video. Use the right filters and you\u2019ll get a few options that can work for you.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I like to download a couple of songs I like and throw them into the edit to see if they fit with the mood and pacing of the visuals.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If they\u2019re close but not quite hitting the nail on the head, Artlist has a useful feature to look for similar songs. And with the subscription, I can download as many songs as I want to make sure I get the perfect one for my edit.<\/span><\/p><h2><b>10. Making SFX and music too loud\u00a0<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The last mistake that I notice often (and I&#8217;m still guilty of to this day) is having my music or sound effects too loud.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Music and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/artlist.io\/sfx\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sound effects<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can be a great way to keep your viewers engaged but if it\u2019s not done right It can take your viewers out of what they\u2019re watching because of how jarring it is. And music that\u2019s too loud can also make it hard to hear the dialogue.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When I started out I often got carried away with sound designing because it\u2019s fun to layer sounds to enhance the visual but I encourage you to always step away from your edit for at least a few hours and then listen to it again with fresh ears.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s worth listening on your own, with friends, and also playing it on different devices like your TV or your phone as it will sound a bit different.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make sure to also gauge the levels of your dialogue, music and sound effects with the audio meter of your editing software.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Good sound design should be just as invisible as your edits.<\/span><\/p><h2><b>Now you\u2019re good to go<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Follow these ten tips and you\u2019ll avoid the main pitfalls as you start your video editing journey and will be creating professional edits in no time at all.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check out the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXNK0IHTX0BoktdtKjqIWoA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Artlist YouTube channel<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for more tips and tricks to create and edit high-quality videos.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s hard enough to get started as a video editor without falling into the classic traps that all beginners face. 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