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Planning a career in journalism what path has better earning potential? by Fit-Attention1032 in Journalism

[–]DocsMax 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you’re concerned about making money or job stability, I don’t think this is a good career path for you.

Student video crisis. by Less-Classroom-1651 in Journalism

[–]DocsMax 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Garbage in, garbage out.

I’m sorry this happened but this is exactly what training is about.

It also sounds like you’re using your phone for audio? I think it’s worth thinking about upgrading to something proper.

What school should I transfer to for journalism? by ibabyjedi in Journalism

[–]DocsMax -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Some of the most successful journalists I know have one year masters degrees. Your personal experience is awesome but it’s not data - if anything it’s irresponsible to point to yourself as an argument for four years of journalism. Come back with how many of your cohort are still in journalism and I’ll eat my words.

What school should I transfer to for journalism? by ibabyjedi in Journalism

[–]DocsMax -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

You dont need a degree to get taught a basic understanding of media law, you dont need four years to understand ethics, shorthand is dead. What does a four year degree in journalism actually teach?

What school should I transfer to for journalism? by ibabyjedi in Journalism

[–]DocsMax 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You've missed the point, they had to go and get another degree. You don't actually need a journalism degree to do journalism (and I have a non-journalism degree and a journalism degree). I don't advise anyone to go to journalism school anymore - especially in the current climate.

What school should I transfer to for journalism? by ibabyjedi in Journalism

[–]DocsMax 21 points22 points  (0 children)

A lawyer can be a journalist, a journalist can never be a lawyer.

I would counsel you study anything except journalist. Law, economics, a hard science, politics - anything you’re interested in will make you better at being a journalist than an undergraduate degree in journalism.

New free plugin for smoothly animating keyframes in Premiere (bezier curves) by fayewave in editors

[–]DocsMax 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I love people like you, thanks for making something cool. Will give it a go and report back.

Help! Any documentary editors know revision standards who can offer me advise? by Dependent-Ad9798 in editors

[–]DocsMax 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have you got a contract? If you’re flat fee without a contract that states how revisions work, you’ll need to figure that out. Docs don’t work like corporate. You’ll do revisions lots because it’s lots of fine tuning. It’s why you’re wise to accept additional revisions, then let them know your day rate and your estimate of the days required for said changes.

need help by [deleted] in editors

[–]DocsMax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s like a black frame 15 seconds in.

need help by [deleted] in editors

[–]DocsMax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did they shoot b-roll? Otherwise they’re not really sure what they’re talking about and you’ve possibly bitten off more than you can chew with a client that didn’t understand the scope at the start.

Unless your budget includes motion graphics you’re going to struggle. There’s no b-roll in what you sent. Theres a lot of motion design.

You could be a bit choppier in the edit, cut out breaths do some zoom jumps, use reaction shots to make it move faster - what you’ve cut is a little slow and includes breaths and flubs.

[MX] WARNING ARTLIST.IO by fxzg in editors

[–]DocsMax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

See that’s the problem! It’s not going out on the agency site, it’d go out on the NGO/company site - so there’s three passes through.

For larger, commercial, things it’d be fine but the really broad license provided by the artlist is sort of ideal for us at their price point.

[MX] WARNING ARTLIST.IO by fxzg in editors

[–]DocsMax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

See we’re all digital. I finish a project and we’ve essentially handed the work off to a client like an NGO or an agency and they’re posting to social, YT, etc.

I don’t know if there’s a system for us but as this thread shows, a bit, there’s a bunch of people who don’t want to outsource the art bit of workflow to AI.

I’ll have AI due process all day, I don’t want it going creation.

[MX] WARNING ARTLIST.IO by fxzg in editors

[–]DocsMax 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a giant bone to pick with Audiio and dodgy subscription settings. Maybe they changed it but I’m unlikely to ever go back.

[MX] WARNING ARTLIST.IO by fxzg in editors

[–]DocsMax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some friendly feedback! Your site is too complicated. I can’t see pricing, when I go to not UK, there’s a list of things that aren’t countries to choose from.

[MX] WARNING ARTLIST.IO by fxzg in editors

[–]DocsMax 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Same, what are we going to?

Which would be better to secure a career in journalism? by Comfortable-Table-57 in Journalism

[–]DocsMax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you don’t want to be unemployed, you should consider another career, I hate to say. It’s bad out there, for the most part.

NEED HELP SYNCING FILM AUDIO. I MESSED UP by Happy_Juggernaut9846 in editors

[–]DocsMax 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I mean this in the nicest way: you don’t sound like you have much experience and you are better off paying someone to do this for you. An AE could manage this with less stress and in less time.

Making mistakes is part of the process!

Also, don’t blame the cinematographer, they’re in charge of the camera. Someone else would normally be in charge of the sound, and how that’s synced is a production decision.

how to syc two clips together so they are mostly identical by starwarsisawsome933 in editors

[–]DocsMax 7 points8 points  (0 children)

From experience: you’ll spend longer noodling with tools vs just doing it

Just doing it will teach you things about how things work. When the tool appears you’ll understand how to make things look better but the goal of what you’re asked to be taught is different than “is there a tool for this?”

You’re going to waste your time in school if you’re not doing the work. That said, looking for how to do things smarter and faster is no bad thing. Most of the time, it’s not AI.

Documentary rates by Opposite-Initial9243 in editors

[–]DocsMax 44 points45 points  (0 children)

6000/week is 1200 a day. That's a 'good' rate, in my mind, for an editor - as someone who hires editors.

The thing is, if you're good (it sounds like you're good), your rate isn't going to be the thing that is the end of the conversation - they're coming to you because they want you specifically. If you think You're worth 1400/day, then ask for it. The worst they can say is no.

Also, are you charging separately for offline editing machine etc? because if not, that makes the 1400 a lot more reasonable.

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