Take Time to Learn New Software

After you pick the software, make sure you take the time to learn and truly understand it. Learn every single bit of information you can on it, including hotkeys or short cuts, tools and hot features, and tips and tricks. This will help you speed up your editing, while also allowing you to be a little more creative in your editing style.

Give yourself time to learn before you expect to feel professional and capable with your craft. It will happen, but it takes some time and lots of practice. Learn all the different cut styles the programs come with to avoid any jump cuts or unnatural transitions that can turn viewers away.

Create Templates

Create templates for each of your videos to follow along with. Save information you use in every video on this template, such as an intro and outro, and then leave spaces to insert in information later depending on the topic.

This will save time and prevent you from repeating tasks. Templates will also help speed up the planning process as you already have an idea where you want to lead your viewers each time.

Film More Than Once at Different Angles

You don’t want to wish you had a different shot of something on editing day. Film more than once to get a feel for the scene and make sure you have all the information needed to convey the message. This way, you are not left feeling like you need to schedule another filming day while editing.

Rough Edit First

Put all your shots or main footage together without worrying too much about anything coming together perfectly for the time being. Just make sure you have the bulk of the information in the order you would like it to be. Then take the time to cut everything out that you don’t want. Don’t go frame by frame and then put it together as this may slow down the process and cause more confusion later.

Enhance but Don’t Go Crazy

Add the right music, transitions, and effects, but don’t go crazy and overdo it. Don’t cut too many times too fast or add too many effects, as this can tend to look amateur. Only add a little flair where needed to keep the audience interested or to direct their attention.

Utilizing these tips will free up your schedule, allowing you more time to focus on other vital aspects to video production such as marketing.