What you'll learn
Understand what it means to be a professional editor
Know the profitable industries
Learn all the basic editing skills that you need to become a professional
Edit an amazing YouTube video that Wow's your client
Get started with sales and marketing
Get your first client as an editor
Requirements
Basic knowledge of computer software needed
No editing skills required
No prior business experience needed
No marketing or sales knowledge required
Description
Are you considering becoming a professional video editor but you don't know how or even where to start?This course guides you through the process of becoming a professional. Understand what it means to be a video editor, learn the skills you need, and get your first client.There is a big shift happening in the media world right now. TV has become less appealing, Social Media is more popular than ever.YouTube, Livestreaming, Podcast, and many other formats have taken the world by storm and turned the industry on its head.Every day new media companies and content creators are producing thousands of hours of raw video footage that needs to be edited and turned into video content.Right now, there are not enough editors to fill the demand. Every media company out there is looking desperately for editing talent to handle the increasing workload of editing videos.Editing software, stock footage, music, and assets are available for free, making it easy for anyone to start as a freelance video editor.If you ever thought you would make a great video editor, then now is the time to make that dream a reality!My name is Leon, I am a professional social media editor. The past three years as a freelance editor have been wild.I had the pleasure of editing YouTube videos for popular creators, social videos for big companies, and social media ads for brands such as TUC, OREO, and Kellogg's.I almost would have become a traditional editor.-> Internship at a big TV production company -> Apprenticeship -> Then full time employmentBut during my apprenticeship, I saw how much demand there was for social media content and how much freedom it gives you to be a freelancer (Both creatively and financially)My Macbook and my editing career allow me to go and live anywhere (Right now I live in Montenegro but by the end of the year I might be somewhere else)Becoming a freelancer was not easy for me. My entrepreneurial mindset and my sales experience helped but still, there were a lot of challenges to overcome.I made this course because I know how hard it can be for creative people to sell themselves or their services.In this course, I will teach you more than just the editing skills that you need as a professional editor.I will guide you through the process of getting your first client.Part 1 In the first part of the course, I will give you clarity about what it means to be a video editor.I will explain the 3 different career choices that you have as a video editor and what industries and video formats are the most lucrative to work in.Part 2 The second part of the course is a video editing crash course. I focus on teaching you the things that move the needle. You don't need to understand every single button in your editing software.With my 6 editing hacks, you will be able to wow your first client with little effort.Part 3The third part of the course is going to make it really easy for you to get that first client.I am tapping into my experience as a salesperson handing you my best advice for getting your first client.In addition, I will give you my pitch template that I have used in the past to acquire clients.I love video editing.It's the job of video production where everything comes together. It's unlike any other step of video production and content creation.As a video editor, you are in control of all the aspects that make a video great.But a career as an editor will give you more than that. It will give you control over your life. It will enable you to charge money for what you already enjoy doing.It is fun, exciting, and fulfilling.You can work a stable 9to5 or you can make your own hours.You get to be the creator and designer of your dream life.This is what's included in the course100 minutes of video contentNo fluff - Only my best advice from 5 years of professional experienceClarity on what it means to be a video editorVideo editing crash course for complete beginnersMy 6 editing hacks of how to wow your clientMy proven pitch template to get clientsThe Success formula of making SalesThings don't just simply work.When I started editing, the music did not fit the video.When I started pitching my offer, it did not fit the client.But every time I learned something and every time I improved something and over time things started to work.You have the advantage of learning from my mistakes. You will make your own mistakes but you become more successful faster than I did because you have something that I didn'tThis course, that teaches you everything you need to know.Again this is the best time to become a video editor. Ever.Companies are looking for editing talent like crazy right now. But every window of opportunity closes at some point. I see a lot of editors sharing their success stories on social media.That means the demand for video editors is slowly being filled by the market.Don't sit around and miss this window of opportunity. Become a professional social media video editor today by enrolling in this course.
Overview
Section 1: What It Means to Be a Video Editor
Lecture 1 Welcome to this course
Lecture 2 My Story
Lecture 3 3 Exciting Career Paths
Lecture 4 5 Industries Worth Considering
Lecture 5 Conclusion Section 1
Section 2: Video Editing Crash Course
Lecture 6 introduction Part 2
Lecture 7 Basics of Editing Software
Lecture 8 Amazing Videos With Little Effort
Lecture 9 Editing Hack #1 - Pacing
Lecture 10 Editing Hack #2 - Cut In's & Zoom In's
Lecture 11 Editing Hack #3 - Motion Text
Lecture 12 Editing Hack #4 - Stock Footage
Lecture 13 Editing Hack #5 - Audio Mastering
Lecture 14 Editing Hack #6 - LUTs
Lecture 15 Final Result
Lecture 16 Conclusion Section 2
Section 3: Get Your First Client
Lecture 17 introduction Part 3
Lecture 18 Why You Are Ready
Lecture 19 My Pitch Template
Lecture 20 Sales Success Formula
Lecture 21 Conclusion Part 3
People who want to make money editing videos,Beginner video editors who want to become professionals,Creative people looking for an interesting career,People interested in video production


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