If you've shot a film and now you realize the audio sounds terrible, then this is for you. Having good audio is crucial because even if your image looks amazing, bad audio will instantly make your film feel amateurish.

Now here's the good news! I'm going to walk you through how you can rebuild your audio to a pro cinematic level using just your iPhone and free software. This will work whether you've already filmed something with bad sound, or even if you're just looking for a DIY way of getting pro audio on a budget.

In today’s post, I’m critiquing a short film called The Noise—written and directed by one of my Youtube subscribers - Leilane Fallace. She’s made a few short films before, and she generously dropped a comment on one of my videos inviting me to review one of hers.

Even though I’m analyzing Leilane ’s film specifically, I’ll be pointing out actionable tips that are useful for any filmmaker working on short-form content.

A big mistake filmmakers make is including bloated scenes—full of dialogue or moments that don’t actually move the story forward.

In this post, I’ll show you how to sharpen your scenes and cut them down without losing any story power—using a real example from the first film I made 10 years ago.

Want to make your film actually great? It all comes down to how you work with your editor. In this post, I share the simple things you can do to get the best possible results from your editor.

When filmmakers set out to make a film, they all have the same goal in mind: making a GREAT film. However, there are some common mistakes that many new filmmakers make, that create NIGHTMARES in the editing room and that also ruin the quality of the film. So in this post, I want to talk about what those lethal mistakes are and how you can avoid them in your next production.

I edited a short film titled Sweetbriar, by director Danny Rivera, which premiered at the SXSW film festival in 2025 and won the AUDIENCE AWARD in the Texas Short category.

So in this blog, I wanted to discuss what I learned from editing this film, and impart any nuggets of wisdom I may have to share.

In my previous post I discussed where you should look if you want to find a good video editor. In this post, I’m going to be covering how you can make sure you hire the right editor for the job. The right video editor isn’t always the one with the best website, the most impressive work history, the best rates or the coolest desk setup.

So I’m going to give you my top tips (as a video editor) on what to look out for, so that you can make sure the next editor you hire is perfect for the job. 

Before you can even consider how to hire the right video editor for your project, you need to know where to look for them. The problem is, there are tons of websites claiming to have the “perfect” editor for you, and it can be hard to know which ones are legit.

In this blog post, I’m going to cut through the BS and point out, from an editor’s perspective, where you’re most likely to find a high quality editor for a price point that works for you.