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  • AI: The Elephant in the Room (with us)
    • 5/20/25

    AI: The Elephant in the Room (with us)

    AI is everywhere, and it permeates so much of what we do in our day-to-day lives. For some of us, it also impacts our work life. It’s not going away, that’s for sure, so we better buckle down and talk about it - the good, the bad, and the ugly.

  • Common Writing Mistakes (That All Beginners Make)
    • 3/21/25

    Common Writing Mistakes (That All Beginners Make)

    When you are first starting out with a new hobby or career, it’s expected that you will make a lot of mistakes. Maybe you’ll put the paint on too thick on your mini’s shield. Maybe you’ll write an incomplete line of code in your retro-style FPS. Perhaps you’ll include a poem at the beginning of each of your book’s chapters that are written in contemporary voice when the book is set in 18th century France. Fortunately, there are many people out there that have already made the mistakes and can help the newbies navigate them. If you’re a new writer, this video is for you.

  • How to Defeat Writer's Block
    • 3/20/25

    How to Defeat Writer's Block

    Writer’s block got you down? It truly is the bane of every writer’s existence. It crops up at the worst of times, and often hangs around way past its welcome. But there are quite a few tactics for breaking through that wall. If you’re a writer who’s been stuck on a blank page, this video is for you.

  • Before You Say Yes to That Video Editing Gig… Watch This
    • 5/20/25

    Before You Say Yes to That Video Editing Gig… Watch This

    Just as clients need to watch out for red flags when looking to hire, you as the video editor need to watch out too. It’s tough to book new clients - it’s even more tough to find legitimate ones. If you are new to being a freelance/independent video editor, this video is for you.

  • How to Choose the Right Video Editor
    • 3/19/25

    How to Choose the Right Video Editor

    When you’re looking to hire a video editor for the first time, it can feel overwhelming. Not only do you have to first determine what platforms you’ll use to look for them, but then you want to make sure you don’t end up scammed. If you are new to hiring freelance/independent video editors, this video is for you.

  • Why Video Editing Takes So Much Time
    • 3/19/25

    Why Video Editing Takes So Much Time

    Have you ever wondered why video editing takes so much time? You contact a freelancer for a simple request - a 10 minute video that will be pulled together from 30 minutes of raw footage and needs some simple additions like background music, lower thirds, some SFX, and a little bit of audio clean up. You think to yourself, that can’t take more than an hour or two, right? Then you get the quote from the freelancer and wow - sticker shock. If that sounds familiar, this video is for you.