The six steps, in order
Footage in. Rough cut, with the dead space gone. The first 3 seconds, one hook you would not skip. Captions, readable on mute. Export, a named file on disk. Sent, so someone else can see it.
The order matters. A transition on a clip with no rough cut is decoration. Captions on a cut with no hook still lose the viewer in the first second.
Where tutorials fit
Open one when a step blocks you, and only for that step. Stuck on captions? Watch the part about captions, then close it and caption your clip.
A tutorial answers a question. It does not replace the next step.
Side by side
| Tutorial | Edit | |
|---|---|---|
| Footage | Theirs | Yours |
| Order | Their chapters | Footage, cut, hook, captions, export, sent |
| Done | Video watched | File sent |
| Time | As long as the video | 20 minutes per step |
| Monday | Nothing | A cut someone saw |
Do this tonight
- 1
Name the clip and the day it is due. One clip, not a series.
- 2
Tick the steps already done. The first open step is the only thing you work on tonight.
- 3
Give it 20 minutes. If it is still open, it is tomorrow's first 20 minutes, not a new tutorial.
Common mistake
Polishing transitions before the rough cut exists. Effects on a 3-minute clip that should be 40 seconds make a longer bad edit. Cut first, decorate last, export always.