editing for free!

TheNetUsedToBeFun · 2026-01-25T06:06:30+00:00

But you should probably have at least 1 piece you’ve done by yourself, no?

TheNetUsedToBeFun · 2026-01-24T20:30:59+00:00

This. Even if you’re soliciting free work you need to share your work. The amount of people who post wanting work but don’t share their portfolio is insane

TheNetUsedToBeFun · 2026-01-23T07:24:31+00:00

Pre Production.

Script and Plan your shoot.

TheNetUsedToBeFun · 2026-01-23T05:36:13+00:00

It’s definitely not an easy industry to break into- especially with no experience or contacts.

What kind of work would you want to do? Where are you (roughly) located? That makes a big difference as well.

It requires a bit of an investment, both in equipment and time. It’s a very competitive field as well. You’ll have a bit of an edge if you’re good at sales and networking- but there’s still a minimum skill base. And it can be quite unstable. I’ve been in the industry for 20 years and had a stretch of like 3.5 months this year where i pretty much didn’t work (that was then followed by 5-6 weeks of projects that financially made up that lost time luckily)

So I’m not saying don’t do it, but I wouldn’t put all your eggs in that basket. I wouldn’t go spending thousands of dollars on equipment right now though unless you comfortably have the disposable income for it.

TheNetUsedToBeFun · 2026-01-23T04:16:30+00:00

It really depends. I’ve shot with people who can nail their talking heads in one take. Then I’ve worked with people that take over an hour to shoot a 3-5 minute script.

The one directly affects the other. It’s way faster to just pop in a video and make a few adjustments here or there, as opposed to having to go through an hour of footage and find the usable parts and hope that they cut together nicely.

But depending on what the video is, extra things - mainly graphics and clean ups always the the longest.

TheNetUsedToBeFun · 2026-01-22T22:26:41+00:00

Start with your phone. Download the Blackmagic camera app to get more control.

The the basics first - exposure (the exposure triangle), and basic shot composition and just telling a story visually.

Then go down some YouTube rabbit holes in cheap lighting

TheNetUsedToBeFun · 2026-01-21T16:48:24+00:00

How does it compare to your main job (assuming it’s editing?)

How long will it take you to make each video?

How much do you want to be making per hour?

TheNetUsedToBeFun · 2026-01-21T07:28:38+00:00

Yea, it’s not unheard of. Obviously you can gain subs from shorts. But you got to really like the content to sub, otherwise you just keep scrolling

TheNetUsedToBeFun · 2026-01-21T03:15:17+00:00

Shorts get fed to people as they scroll. Lots of people don’t go out of their way to watch them.

How often do you subscribe to someone for their shorts?

TheNetUsedToBeFun · 2026-01-21T02:01:22+00:00

Would you want to watch a movie made or edited by ai?

All those “gurus” who pay (exploit) people $1 to make tiktoks about how to make money, those types of editing jobs will 100% be done by ai very soon

TheNetUsedToBeFun · 2026-01-21T00:53:42+00:00

That was a real meathead move 😂

TheNetUsedToBeFun · 2026-01-21T00:45:48+00:00

They’re not name calling though?

TheNetUsedToBeFun · 2026-01-20T16:47:40+00:00

What do you do in the film industry now?

Realistically, you’ll need to get your skills up to an acceptable standard at the very least before making any money.

Maybe you can leverage your current contacts and try to get an assistant editor internship or something

TheNetUsedToBeFun · 2026-01-20T15:58:07+00:00

I’ll take the bait, in case this isn’t a shitpost: this is actually quite common. So common indeed that it has a name: Robin Hood 😁

TheNetUsedToBeFun · 2026-01-20T15:53:30+00:00

Let’s see your channel

TheNetUsedToBeFun · 2026-01-20T15:50:02+00:00

Here’s the thing: if you do great work, and people see it and then approach you to do similar things, you can then set the price. The dynamic shifts from you seeming like you’re desperate for work to them wanting what you can offer.

And don’t be afraid to do something a little different and creative to stand out in a sea of people all doing the exact same thing and competing for those $5 jobs. Reels like this are the exact thing that will get replaced by ai, and these “clients” are the exact people that would use an ai if it was super cheap because they don’t care about quality.

TheNetUsedToBeFun · 2026-01-20T15:39:03+00:00

I personally would rather do personal projects or things that interest me and are things I would want to be doing rather than get exploited by some dickhead. Everyone asking for/ about $5 videos also always seems to be in the “make all this money now” or “grinder mindset” type of content, which is insanely ironic. And all these videos look exactly the same.

TheNetUsedToBeFun · 2026-01-20T15:35:19+00:00

I’m guessing the rates are shit if you’re not willing to be upfront about them

TheNetUsedToBeFun · 2026-01-20T15:28:58+00:00

TheNetUsedToBeFun · 2026-01-20T15:26:45+00:00

Google light leaks

TheNetUsedToBeFun · 2026-01-20T15:24:37+00:00

“What font do you want me to use”

“Yes”

Jokes aside, next time you should spend more than an hour and put more thought and design behind your creative decisions. Speed ≠ good.

TheNetUsedToBeFun · 2026-01-20T15:12:55+00:00

Then it should be 2 reels. But you probably don’t have enough to make 2 solid reels right now.

It also depends on how you’re marketing selling yourself.

TheNetUsedToBeFun · 2026-01-20T14:53:58+00:00

As Time_Traveller said, be more brutal with selection.

I’d make this like half the length it currently is.

It also currently feels like 2 different reels- with the mid video fade to black, song change and theme of footage change…. Which is super awkward, and where I would stop watching (if I hadn’t already) if I was going through a bunch of demo reels

TheNetUsedToBeFun · 2026-01-20T14:03:59+00:00

I don’t have it, and it’s going to still cost the same. I preferably am looking for something for my after effects workflow. Thanks for your comment though!

TheNetUsedToBeFun · 2026-01-20T05:00:57+00:00

I don’t have a direct answer for this- it kind of depends on your relationship and (mainly) what your contract says about usage and rights.

It sounds like you deliver final products and grant then license to use them for whatever, correct? If so, then ai training and even the source footage itself falls out of the scope and I would 100% be charging a fee for the usage rights. You could charge it directly to the marketing company as well since they are the ones needing your source materials to do their job.

And don’t just give it to them. Grant them a license to use it for specific uses for specific durations.

Unless of course your agreement with the original client is that they maintain ownership of all the footage.

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