The One Editing Tip I WISH I Knew Earlier 

I'm just here to offer my one tip. If your video feels dull and boring and slow. Watch through it, but every time you feel like it's getting boring, pause the video. Add a cut there and delete the remainder of the clip. That space needs to be filled by a new shot. Keep doing this through your whole video and watch how much energy is added to your edit.

Started watching your content when I was much younger and I now have an internship at a video production company and a lot of what I have learned up to this moment is because of you. It can be hard to know the real world impact your videos have but just know it has helped my life significantly. Thank you :)

I started watching your videos years ago before I could even afford a camera. I remember replaying your edits over and over again until I could finally break down how everything was coming together. After a summer in construction I spent my savings on a camera and started making videos and throwing them on instagram. As a long shot looking to make back my money I tried to slide into the dms of a local smoothie chain. Their media manager was super chill and loved my other content, so she agreed to let me shoot some short videos. Referrals from that longshot job have landed me to a full time job in media production. Not only do you set the bar for content awesomeness but you are also willing to share your advice/skills. Thank you brother for all your hard work and dedication to helping us grow with you

DANIEL IS BACK. He never left us, but this made me nostalgic. Very much the style of video that I fell in love with back in 2020.

Thank you for such awesome vids Daniel. I do what I call the "hype sequence" at the top of all my studio tour videos and they're all very much based on your style. However, 3 years in I still see so much space to grow. Rewatching these for fresh inspiration!

I watch A LOT of youtube video tutorials on video - and I think I can safely say yours are my favorite. Always very substantial and usable advice - with one third ingredient that makes them superior to most. They make you want to go make videos and get better. I am energized at the end of your videos, not tired and ready for a break. Thanks!

We recorded the same action from different angles and distances, that helps me a lot so that my videos don't look too boring, I think what you're telling us applies a lot to what we're doing, now yes, we'll do this with more confidence, although it takes time time, well worth it. Good information Daniel, watching your videos is always a motivation to keep going.

4:15 "constant motion"... Excellent advice. National Geographic does the same with hour long documentaries split into 5 second sequences

Daniel, you're amazing and great!!! Thank you so much for teaching us many things dealing with video editing, b-roll and filming. I enjoy and love your channel very much. Continue the great work that inspires us!!🙂🧡❤💚

One of the best video breakdowns I’ve ever seen on RU-vid and described very well. Goes well with motivated movements!

This is what they used to call ‘get in late / get out early.’ Same things apply to screenwriting and movie scenes. Love your content and energy. You are a force of nature.

Loved this tip! I have been noticing this too. I'm not a professional editor but I pursue this as my hobby and I love that my observations/thoughts resonate with your tutorials sometimes. I learn so much from you. Thank you so much Daniel :)

Thank you for this video ! I've been editing for years now, and naturally I understood that and applied it to my videos, but I had never actually put words onto it. Your video helped me understand why I was doing it ! ☺

Chef's kiss with this stuff man! Thank you as always for your helpful content.

I agree with this so much. In an effort to cut down on time during my cooking short videos, I realized I was doing this and cut those lead in moments to actions.

Correct! and sometimes it is a matter of sense, how we feel the pace and put them into a good sequence. Great tips!

Movement is a big thing. I love it. I've recently put movement in my talking head videos by punching in 1.3x and tracking the head to remain in the middle. gives an almost like parallax effect. Has subtle movement without distracting from the main content.

I haven't watched a video of yours in a minute, but man did I miss them 🙌🙌. I loveeeee your work. I hope one day I can make a fraction of the quality vids you make. thank you for the inspiration sir, you have no clue how much you help keep the hunger in my belly for this.

OMG! That photo-realistic backdrop! What? Where?? Love that! I’ve got those other common ones that look like various surfaces, but never seen that one before!!

Thank you so much I learned so much from you and now I'm rewatching my old videos and see my mistakes. Have a good one.

Great tip!!! And I do find that even 1 or 2 frames can make a huge difference in the flow of an edit!

broo, this was really good daniel great to see you back

That’s the one thing changed the way I record and edit my reels - CONSTANT MOTION. Really only a few frames here and there, some zoom action and it takes your content to another level. Really good advice!

The goat had returned! Man I look up to you so much dude

Well played sir, this gets my gripe every time editors miss these small but huge details. Thanks Daniel ~Smile oN

It's the simple stuff sometimes. Thanks! Good re-frame for me today as I jump into editing. Appreciate you.

This tip is so simple but yet mindblowing! i never noticed this issue but you are totally right! thank you for sharing

Glad to see you back, Dan!

Thank you for this! Great information and definitely going to practice it on my next video!

This is so true! Thanks for pointing out such a simple fix!

Thank you Daniel for your useful advice!

Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us! 🙏😍

Wow, truly powerful information!

Excellent and appreciated, one of your best insights yet.

I never thought about it the way you described it, but I realize as someone who edits alot of Music videos and montages, this is basically the number 1 rule. Great Video, thanks for giving me some new definitions to keep in mind! :D

Thank you very much for the lessons!👍🌍

Daniel, great tip! Thank you for this video. It will help me a lot with editing my calligraphy videos.

For fast paced sequences I like to start well into the action. Works great with a j cut too. It really boosts the energy of the whole piece.

This tip you just shared is everything, and it means a lot.

Nice to see you man!! Keep going on 👏👏🙌🙏🙏👍👍👊👊

Awesome and very insightful Daniel.

Thanks for the editing tip, pacing is a huge huge huge factor in the vibe of a video

Another banger Daniel, you’re the 🐐

That's great tip, and the way you explain that amazing.

I love this ❤

This has to be the funniest thing I have ever seen, watching you sit there and look into the camera in silence 😂

Showing the lack of jump cuts was the perfect example! Great video as always 😊

Let's GOOOOOO!!!! #BEARDGANG

🤯 oh my goodness! This is so true and now I’m going to see it In every video. Great stuff

Hi Daniel, I've been following your videos for a long time and they give me meaning for what I want to do in life. As a beginner/intermediate, I have a video suggestion for you. In order to give a guideline to enthusiasts, it would be interesting to make a video on the essentials to have to start with, a small studio at home. Even if it means making a list in order of priority. :) I did some research, but we quickly fell into a rabbit hole with all the lights, diffusers, back drops and accessories such as sliders and filters. Thank you again for your wonderful inspiring work!

Thanks for the tip Daniel!

yep ... editing graffiti stuff for years now and I quickly discovered that action window edit trick pretty quickly myself to get that "perfect" flow/pacing for my edits ... so 110% agree with you!!!! cheers!

I love how you broke this down with examples, thank you

My dude still pushing out content! 👏👏👏

Well, I enjoy every single second of Daniel’s video.🙂 3:30

Thank you for sharing. Always get something out of your information and professional approach.

Master at work ❤️. I just shot a short film a few days ago and i did not leave space for pacing in my shots and I had the issue while editing. Either the shots were before action or they were lingering shots. But now I've understood how to make the video. Thank you 😊

Great tip! Thank you!

Thanks for teaching me something I never knew before!

I simply love you! 😁🤩

Very helpful indeed. Thank you for uploading

Great video...thanks for sharing such a lovely tip

Another way of saying this (or something related to this topic) is to CUT ON ACTION. Which is such a simple technique that gives your film or video much better pacing and makes it feel like one cohesive piece.

My goodness I am going to be obsessed with the action window. Possibly the best tip I've seen. I often waited for the action to go completely through the frame not anymore. Just the best bits. Quick snappy edits are my future. You have really nicely articulated how to have a punchy quick video.

Great video... as always

great way off adressing this issue, very creative, thank you!

Helped a lot, thank you🎉

Yet another great editing tip

This is so awesome! 😊

Bravo! I feel entertained.

Brilliant!

Had a video mentor say two simple words about his editing and shooting mentality; "Action only" Definitely reminded of this recently and wish I could go back and change some old work!

Daniel, thanks a lot for not making 10 minute video just because algorithms work like that 🙌 Your videos are always useful and interesting to watch 😍

Great work 👍👏

This is one of the BEST advise for editors.

Love this tip. Even 1 extra frame outside that window could truly throw off a sequence

pacing is so important. Thanks for sharing homie!

I love the new logo!

This is an underrated understanding in general and I'll admit that I was guilty of this for a long long time. I eventually figured it out from watching a lot of other people's work and realizing over and over again that I was being far too precious with my clips thinking that "more was more", when it really wasn't. And so looking back at stuff from 5 years ago can be pretty painful, as time away from those projects makes me scream at the screen: "move on already!" It was that changing in thinking that finally got me to realize, just hit the sweet spot of action, and like you say not leaving time before or after. Sometimes I think it's appropriate to have "delayed action" or a "lingering shot" (as you say), but that is by far in the minority of cases and should only be used to inform the viewer. It's particularly useful if it's about a character as an example being very methodical or hyper deliberate. But even in that case you'd likely hold the shot to show the action being repeated, methodically. Certainly for a reel or any commercial you'd virtually never do this on the order of 99.99% of the time. The other way it has been discussed in "classic film-making" is "always cut on the action", not after. We don't need to even see the completion (as you note in this video) virtually any of the time. Our minds create that for us. This is so simple, so basic, yet so vital. Because we though seeing it in others' work may not grasp it for ourselves. And as I noted at the beginning, I feel like it took me far too long to realize how common a mistake it was in my own work (and I'm still guilty of it sometimes. The longer I work on a piece, generally the more honed it becomes, but virtually all my fast edits should be trimmed down more).

Master at work ️. I just shot a short film a few days ago and i did not leave space for pacing in my shots and I had the issue while editing. Either the shots were before action or they were lingering shots. But now I've understood how to make the video. Thank you

Thanks Daniel. DELAYED SHOTS - LINGERING SHOTS... Guilty as charged. I shall pay more attention to my cuts from this day forward.

Studio lookin 10/10!

Expert advice!!!! ❤ Thank you!!!!

Good Point, thank you for sharing 🙏

So right ! I'm Choreographer/dancer and also Director, As dancer we don't like to leave "empty moment" on the beat,unless it's o Purpose, As for editing, you are 100% right, unless the latency moment is on purpose for the video, story etc.. Thanks for ur knowledge u inspired me a lot ! Peace Daniel !

Great tip! Never looking at videos the same way again when i see this now 🙈😃

Thank you love it. Very helpful ❤

something so small yet so effective thanks bro

"Action window " the new magic word for me when editing Thank you for so useful tip

Nice, thanks for putting in words something I knew but wasn’t fully aware of. Love the little joke at the end 👍

WOOOW THANKS A LOT!

After a Long Time I am watching your video I am so happy to see you again 😊❤

Amazing 😊

Fantastic

wow thx for the video. super helpful

First Video I have seen from you Daniel. Amazing tips. I am new to video editing and videography and am always looking for tips and tricks! That's an earned sub from me! Happy to be here!

Well said!! ❤❤❤

Great advice!

Preach! 🙌

Incredible.