HotShot Editing Academy

Learn how to start approach your project, what details to look out for and what relevant questions you could ask your client before opening your editing software.

In this lesson the basic organisation of hard drives is covered.

This covers how to get your physical workspace ready to get to work and that (editing) gadgets are overrated.

This lesson covers the game changer to get you started on becoming a hyperefficient editor!

You will learn how to break down your project to know what you have to do each day. After this lesson you can also estimate the amount of time you need to communicate to your client.

One of the most important lessons! We’re setting up a solid base for our project for speed and to prevent future issues.

This is where the fun begins. We’re looking at our footage and setting our folders and timelines up for succes.

Usually a tedious process, but here you’ll learn how to get through this step efficiently and quick.

Effectively go through the interviews in a way that works every time.

In this phase of your project, you’ll start to see the story coming together.

Learn how to convert all that juicy b-roll into scenes with a beginning, middle and end.

An optional step, but very useful if you’re working with a ton of music.

This is where all your previous work comes together and you’ll learn how to build your first draft of your project in no time.

Learn why it can be useful to number your documentary scenes.

Learn how to properly export and send Version 1 of your project to your client. A lot of things can go wrong in this phase and following the steps in this lesson will avoid all of them.

Here we cover how to effectively work through feedback.

Set up your project for an efficient color grading workflow.

After this lesson you’ll be able to color grade every project efficiently. Even longer projects will only take you mere days.

Here we’re looking at getting your edited sequence ready for your sound designer.

The final step.