How To Learn From a ‘Bad Video Editor’
If you’re new to video editing, you can learn a lot from the tweets of WorstEditorEver!
Wide > medium > close > medium > wide. Then cut to the other guy.
— Worst Editor Ever (@worsteditorever) July 2, 2014
Time for bed. Uploading 2 TBs for apparently “urgent” meeting in the am. Did ’em a favor and sent Pro Res HQ instead of H264 #proforlife
— Worst Editor Ever (@worsteditorever) July 10, 2014
One of my favourite new editors to follow on Twitter is @worsteditorever whose special brand of advice is worth every penny you’ve paid for it – nothing!
Most of this video editing advice can simply be reversed to find a vital truth that might be new to you if you’re just getting started. If you’re a seasoned pro hopefully you can enjoy these tweets for what they are – someone having a good laugh, and nailing a few video editing inside jokes.
H264> FCP7> Pro Res 4444> Resolve LUT & BITC> Pro Res LT> Premiere Edit> XML> Resolve> XML> Avid Reconform> Compressor> Vimeo> Your welcome.
— Worst Editor Ever (@worsteditorever) May 14, 2014
Always delete older versions to save space.
— Worst Editor Ever (@worsteditorever) July 8, 2014
Perfect. pic.twitter.com/elf7OuBRJD
TIP: Hit Cancel when auto save widow pops up to save time.
— Worst Editor Ever (@worsteditorever) May 13, 2014
— Worst Editor Ever (@worsteditorever) July 8, 2014
Scored amazing gig. No pay for now but the guy is studio connected and told me there’s tons of stuff coming down the pipeline. Cannot wait.
— Worst Editor Ever (@worsteditorever) July 7, 2014
Always open a scene with a wide shot. Your audience needs to know what room we’re in.
— Worst Editor Ever (@worsteditorever) May 13, 2014
Amazing coincidence! The numbers on the clapper board exactly match the numbers in the video timecode. What are the odds?
— Worst Editor Ever (@worsteditorever) July 3, 2014
Time for bed. Uploading 2 TBs for apparently “urgent” meeting in the am. Did ’em a favor and sent Pro Res HQ instead of H264 #proforlife
Two hands right? Two mouses. Ditching the cumbersome keyboard for more efficient non linear digital video editing.
— Worst Editor Ever (@worsteditorever) July 1, 2014
So apparently they said “thirty second spot” not thirteen second spot. I told her to play it twice and mailed in my invoice. #firetheclient
— Worst Editor Ever (@worsteditorever) June 26, 2014
Never, ever upgrade NLE during a project. That’s why I’m still on FCP 5.5 HD.
— Worst Editor Ever (@worsteditorever) June 24, 2014
Follow WorstEditorEver on Twitter for more entertaining editing gems!
For a list of pro video editors sharing a wealth of information on Twitter check out our earlier post: 10 to Follow: Video Editing and Post-Production Twitter Users.
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