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How to Become an Indie Filmmaker : How to Become a Movie Editor

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Uploaded by on Nov 1, 2008

Becoming a movie editor involves going to a four college, getting a degree that specializes in editing and working for smaller production houses. Start a career in movie editing by practicing at home on a Mac or PC with advice from an independent filmmaker in this free video on the film industry.

Expert: Nathan Boehme
Contact: www.nathans-reel.com
Bio: Nathan Boehme is a writer, director and editor who currently lives and works in Los Angeles, Calif.
Filmmaker: Nathan Boehme

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  • Guys, watch this video again and again, till his words sink into your system. He's plain spoken, no nonsense, direct truth about movie editing. That is it. Only practice makes it perfect and DONT discount talent. Ideas count, not just practice. Sharper ideas, unique ideas that make you stand out makes your work noticed. Then submit those DEMO reels he's talking about to people who want to make movies or ads for TV. Get jobs and paid gigs to strengthen your portfolio. That is it. You're on ur way

  • I love making movies!!  LOL

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  • @TalesOfWar Learn Avid well, and you won't want to use anything else...but you will have to use other products. Personally, I edit in Avid. Meaning put all my clips together inside of Avid. I've found that you can't edit as fast in anything else (and I started out with PPro). But for finishing, I use premiere...for sound, for color, and for link to AE. And you have to learn how to get your projects from one to the others.

  • you look a little like elijah wood, how he looks in Hooligans :p

    Great video, no shit, just straight to the point!

  • @kirpaangadif any one is looking to contribute in a big project, look up the venus project

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  • @shadowrain2011 Avid is THE industry standard software for professional video editing. Premiere Pro is starting to get a bit of a look in but it's nowhere near as popular as many think it is. It's Avid then Final Cut Studio in that order. Premiere is a distant 3rd. At the end of the day it's the skill of the editor more than the software they use (granted bad software doesn't help). Premiere Pro is very similar to Final Cut, so it should be easier to transition over in the future.

  • @kirpaangad Final Cut Pro, likely version 5 or 6 judging when this was uploaded.

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