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Editing Fundamentals

Learn the craft of editing and how to build a career within only 90 days

Countless beginning editors face the challenge of breaking into the industry. Some try learning from YouTube but still feel something is missing. They grind through hours and hours of uncurated content but only slowly progress.

If this resonates with you, this course might be something for you

Learning By Doing

Video editing starts with mastering software, workflow, and the craft. You get all the lessons and the footage to gain the knowledge and put it into practice to turn it into a powerful skillset.

  • A simple and effective editing framework for almost all edits, including social media, branded, corporate, and documentary content, streamlining your editing process and ensuring quality results

  • A proven workflow blueprint that teaches the fundamentals of folder structure and naming conventions, helping you saving time on creating and organizing new projects.

  • An evergreen approach to delivering high-quality edits every time, and it's not even about your talent or level of creativity!

  • A simple system for audio editing that is easy to understand. (No techno-babble, only straightforward instructions.)

  • An easy guide to creating the most crucial motion graphics to elevate your edits.

  • The essentials of color correction to make your edits look amazing.

  • You will learn to edit efficiently to crank out more cuts quickly. You will become more valuable to your clients and can raise your rates gradually.

Instructor

Eike Dahle

Senior Instructor

With nearly 6 years of editing experience, Eike worked on over 100 corporate and branded content pieces, including projects for global players like Mondelez and AB Inbev. He's a frequent collaborator with 'This Guy Edits' on YouTube, editing and writing numerours videos with 100K+ views. Currently, he is cutting the upcoming documentary "Prost!" by PBS-director Greg Swartz.

What are the exact lessons?

The course consists of 5 modules and a bonus section. We start with the basics and work our way up to becoming a full-fledged Editor prepared to build a career .
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Course curriculum

  • 1

    Module 01 - Editing Fundamentals

    • Onboarding: Welcome to the Course & How to Get the Most Out of This Course

    • [1/4] Course Strategy: Editing Fundamentals Masterclass

    • [2/4] Course Strategy: Editing Fundamentals Masterclass

    • [3/4] Course Strategy: Editing Fundamentals Masterclass

    • [4/4] Course Strategy: Editing Fundamentals Masterclass

    • The Workflow Blueprint

    • Setting Up Post Haste

    • Premiere Pro Fundamentals

    • Briefing & Download Files (incl. a quick digression into CTAs)

    • Step #1: Selecting

    • Step #2: Sorting

    • Step #3: Assembly & Stringout

    • Step #4: B-Roll Selecting & Visualization (+ Pancake Editing)

    • WATCH THIS FIRST BEFORE VISUALIZING! | Non-Destructive Visualization

    • Elevating the dynamic of your edit: Adding subtle camera pushes

    • BONUS: Get my entire project for self-studying purposes
  • 2

    Module 02 - Audio Editing Fundamentals

    • Audio Fundamentals

    • How to Edit Dialogue

    • Music Selecting & How to Work With a Music Library

    • Make Your Videos Feel More Dynamic & Professional With Music Ducking

    • How to End Music

    • Sounddesign Fundamentals

    • Sounddesign Case Study: "The White Lotus" TGE YouTube Video

    • Quick SFX Editing Trick That Will Save You Time
  • 3

    Module 03 - Motion Graphics Fundamentals

    • How to Work With Module 03

    • Visualization Part 2: The Most Important Motion Graphics You Have to Master to Get Started

    • After Effects Fundamentals

    • Easy & Professional Text Animations

    • Dynamic Linking

    • Text Readability

    • Working With the Corporate Identity of a Company

    • How to Get Your Clients Assets Fast (CSS Peeper)

    • How to Create Text Animations That Are Optimized for Marketing - Checkbox Animations

    • It's time to create your animations :)

    • Rendering in After Effects

    • EXTRA: Free Premiere Composer Extension (Not Essential to the Lumaforge Edit)

    • EXTRA: How to Create a Simple Yet Cool 3D Website Animation in Less Than 5 Minutes

    • EXTRA: Replacing Footage With Dynamic Links In After Effects

    • INSPIRATION: Watch My Lumaforge Cut

    • BONUS: Simple Product Shot Animation | Complete Guide & Template (Guest Expert)
  • 4

    Module 04 - Color Correction Fundamentals

    • Color Correction Fundamentals (The Only Video You Need to Watch on Color to Get Started As An Editor!)
  • 5

    Module 05 - Speed Editing Fundamentals

    • Strategy: How Increased Efficiency Leads to a Bigger Paycheck

    • Efficiency²

    • How to Remap Keyboard Shortcuts

    • Your Shortcut Template & How to Work With Your Shortcuts Even if You Are Not on Your Workstation

    • Timeline Navigation: In- & Outpoints

    • Timeline Navigation: Go to Previous or Next Edit Point

    • Timeline Navigation: Zooming In & Out

    • Editing: Add Framehold

    • Timeline Navigation: Shuttling

    • Navigation: The Selection Tool

    • Editing: Don’t Use the Blade Tool! Use “Add Edit”

    • Editing: Copy & Paste Attributes

    • Editing: Duplicating a Clip Quickly

    • Editing: Paste Insert

    • Editing: Nudge Clips Up & Down

    • Editing: Scale to Framesize

    • Editing: How to make a shot Slow Motion - FAST! :)

    • Flashcards to “Shortcut” Your Learning ;)

    • Optimization: How to Constantly Optimize Your Shortcuts
  • 6

    BONUS: Module 06 - Career Building Fundamentals

    • How to Find Your First Few Clients in Only 3 Weeks

Words From Our Students

What our Beta Testers Think (8.96/10 overall score)

“As I have been working as an Assistant Editor for the last 2.5 years (in AVID), I think this is one of the best sources for an individual to kickstart into independent video editing. I really appreciate your effort in designing the course, as I am sure it will really help me get ahead in my career. Those simple steps of approaching editing, audio editing, motion graphics, coloring, and finding clients will help me a lot!”

Annil

“"I find your style of teaching to be genuine and to the point. Without being hyped and loud, like so many others, you are engaging and enthusiastic in a down-to-earth and pleasant way, so you hold my attention. I am so happy that this course focuses on structure and efficiency. The world is moving so fast these days, and I believe this course will enable me to keep up. The fact that you give such clear instructions makes me think, ""okay, this is not impossibly difficult – of course I can do this."" Which is encouraging and worth so much in itself, so thank you. I now feel like I know exactly what I need to know as a beginner – nothing less (which would be a bummer) and nothing more (which would be overwhelming). It is so nice to see how much you clearly love editing, and it becomes apparent yet again that you really are the perfect person to create and teach this course."”

Miriam

“The course has been an absolute blast, and the career webinar was the cherry on top. You've laid out a very simple yet effective plan for building working relationships. I really admire you for sharing your personal (origin) story. As someone who's in a similar experience right now, it was very reassuring. Now, it's time for me to put in the work!”

River

“"I have no excuses now! Editing Fundamentals has helped me so much. Not only has the course answered questions I didn't know or think to ask, but it has also assisted me greatly in fixing my ridiculously messy timelines in Adobe Premiere—a situation that zapped all of my confidence. Thank you for wrapping up the course with the Career Webinar. It's so easy to follow; I literally felt guided step by step, breaking down the process in simple ways. The breakdown of the ""how to write out an outreach message"" section is so helpful because it's easy to overthink things and not take action. I wish Editing Fundamentals had existed before, so I wouldn't have picked up all those messy timeline habits. But I will practice the method you teach until it becomes second nature to me."”

Carol

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The course features real success stories from me and other participants, but you should not expect the same results. Building an editing career (and/or becoming a go-to editor) takes hard work, dedication, and significant time. There is no guarantee that you will be successful or make any amount of money.