Free software includes Movie Moments, Movie Maker, iMovie, and Magix Movie Edit Touch.
Popular tutorial sites include The Beat, Ripple Training, and PluralSight (Adobe Suite). Many of these sites have courses for a variety of software. Choose tutorials for the specific software that you plan on using. You can also sign up for paid classes with an accredited university or on sites like Udemy and Lynda for more in-depth instruction.
Popular stock footage websites include Dissolve, Pond5, and Filmsupply. You’ll need to purchase the license to use these clips. You can get footage of yourself playing video or computer games with a webcam and video capture software such as OBS Studio, Plays. tv, and Nvidia Shadowplay. [3] X Research source
Classical music will make your scenes refined while heavy metal may make your scenes seem intense or dark. Take notice of how the music affects the video.
You may also want to add text to have built-in subtitles if your actors are speaking different languages.
Popular books include Behind The Seen, Making Movies, The Film Editing Room Handbook, and The Conversations: Walter Murch and the Art of Editing Film.
A formal education isn’t always necessary to work as a film editor. Some of the most popular film schools include the American Film Institute, Altos de Chavon Film School, Colorado Film School, and Hofstra University. [9] X Research source
Popular photography schools include Massachusetts College of Art and Design, University of Arizona, and Yale School of Fine Art.
Top photo editing software includes Adobe Photography Plan, Phase One Capture One Pro 10, and Serif Affinity Photo. [11] X Research source Free photo editing software includes GIMP, Fotor, and Paint. NET. [12] X Research source
You can get free tutorials from Adobe and Tuts+. Paid video editing courses can be found on sites like Lynda and Udemy. [13] X Research source
If an image is at an angle, you can also straighten and then crop an image to make it appear like the picture was taken on level ground.
Setting a high opacity will make a layer transparent.
Popular photo editing books include The Photography Book, Bryan Peterson’s Understanding Photography Field Guide, and The Photographer’s Eye: Composition and Design for Better Digital Photos.
Different publications will use different stylebooks. The editing staff or editor in chief can tell you which stylebook is used for their publication.
Popular proofreading groups include Copy Editors and Proofreaders, Editors & Copyeditors Forum, and the Freelance Editing Network.
Having a formal education is important if you want to pursue professional work as a copyeditor.
