The Wedding Video Editing Masterclass

Weddings Made Simple: Learn to edit high-end cinematic wedding films so you can charge more and grow your business.

What you'll learn

Craft Award Winning Wedding Films in Record Time

Get Ahead on Your Wedding Video Editing Backlog

Save Time, Make More Money, and Produce Stunning Wedding Films

Learn To Simplify Your Video Editing Process

The Value of Color: What You Actually Need to Know How to Color Grade Correctly

Master The Art of Sound Editing

Improve Your Narrative Story Arc

Simplify Technical Skills of Editing

Color Grade The Correct Way

Requirements

Must have a computer which can run either Adobe Premiere Pro or Final Cut Pro X

Description

If you feel like you’ve been spinning your wheels trying to grow your wedding business, and you want to charge more so you can stop hustling so hard and worrying about how to pay the bills, then this course is for you.Sometimes it can feel like you’re chained to your desk with a never-ending backlog of edits, and the moment you catch up, the next wave of weddings hit. This never-ending cycle leads to burnout, which is obviously not something you want!We’ve gone from charging $400 for a wedding to over $10,000 following the fast, clean, artistic, and fun editing process we highlight in this course. When we first started, we made mistakes and found ourselves buried in edits, but after filming thousands of weddings, we’ve developed a plan to ensure every film is unique, creative, and cinematically beautiful.If that is what you want, or you simply want to become a better editor, developing your coloring, audio, storytelling, clip selection, or hundreds of other skills, then let’s get started!When you’ve completed the course, you’ll know how to charge more and work less! You’ll be able to have more consistent high-end coloring and audio arrangement.And most importantly, your films will be unique to each couple every time, and you’ll be recognized for the amazing filmmaker you have become!

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Getting Started

Lecture 2 Helpful Links & Resources

Section 2: The Philosophy of Cinematic Storytelling

Lecture 3 How to Harness the Captivating Power of Story

Lecture 4 The Best Way to Understand the Wedding Film Genre

Lecture 5 How to Engage Emotion in a Wedding Film

Lecture 6 Practical Editing Floor Tips for Serving the Couple

Lecture 7 The 2 Simple Story Arcs That Will Revolutionize Your Wedding Films

Lecture 8 How to Effectively Apply the Story Arcs to Your Edits

Lecture 9 Your Challenge & Next Steps

Section 3: The Value of Color

Lecture 10 Getting Started with Color

Lecture 11 How to Master the Unwritten Standards of Color

Lecture 12 How to Get the Most Out of Your Footage

Lecture 13 Dynamic Range: Practical Comparisons to Understand Professional Image Quality

Lecture 14 Bit Depth: Is 10 Bit Really Worth It?

Lecture 15 Chroma Subsampling: How to Understand Your Image's Color Clarity

Lecture 16 Gamma: Is Shooting in Log Really Worth It?

Lecture 17 Color Space: How to Stay Ahead of the Curve

Lecture 18 Codecs: How to Maintain Quality When Your Competition Can't

Lecture 19 How to Read Your Image Like a Pro

Lecture 20 The 8 Easy Steps in the Color Grading Workflow

Lecture 21 Example 1: Pocket 6K / DaVinci Resolve

Lecture 22 Example 2: RED Dragon / DaVinci Resolve

Lecture 23 Example 3: Pocket 6K / Final Cut Pro / FilmConvert

Lecture 24 Master the Single Most Important Extracurricular Tool

Lecture 25 Create & Accentuate Color Schemes

Lecture 26 How to Make Your Images Stand Out Above the Competition

Lecture 27 How Color Matching Can Make Or Break You

Lecture 28 Color Matching Pt. 2: Primary A Cam

Lecture 29 Color Matching Pt. 3: Safety Cams

Lecture 30 Color Matching Pt. 4: Secondary & Primary B Cam

Lecture 31 Color Matching Pt. 5: Shot-to-Shot

Lecture 32 Your Challenge & Next Steps

Section 4: Master the Art of Sound Editing

Lecture 33 Sound Editing Made Simple

Lecture 34 The Standards to Follow When Editing Sound

Lecture 35 How to Create Crisp & Clear Audio Quality with the Equalizer

Lecture 36 How to Identify Improperly Balanced EQ Frequencies

Lecture 37 What Do You Do with Unfixable Audio Issues?

Lecture 38 The Five Simple Steps to Vocal Editing

Lecture 39 How to Prep Your Track for Best Results

Lecture 40 The Pro Approach to Attacking the EQ

Lecture 41 How to Identify and Remove Bad Frequencies

Lecture 42 How to Ensure the Bride Never Has to Reach for the Volume Remote

Lecture 43 The Best Way to Finish Your Track

Lecture 44 How to Apply the Five Steps with Default NLE Sound Tools

Lecture 45 How to Never Get Stuck When Editing Audio

Lecture 46 Why You Shouldn't Neglect Foley

Lecture 47 Your Challenge & Next Steps

Section 5: Craft Award-Winning Films in Record Time

Lecture 48 Bringing it All Together

Lecture 49 What to Take Into Account for an Effective Workstation

Lecture 50 Why You Should Take Your Project Setup Seriously

Lecture 51 What to Look For When Assessing Your Project

Lecture 52 Build the Documentary Film

Lecture 53 Create the Multicams

Lecture 54 Create the Transitionary Highlights

Lecture 55 Cut the Multicams

Lecture 56 Build the Highlight Film

Lecture 57 Music Selection Pt. 1: How to Lay it Out

Lecture 58 Music Selection Pt. 2: Assess the Cut

Lecture 59 Audio Arrangement Pt. 1: Setup

Lecture 60 Audio Arrangement Pt. 2: Pick Your Audio

Lecture 61 Audio Arrangement Pt. 3: Place Your Audio

Lecture 62 Audio Arrangement Pt. 4: Assessing Your Work

Lecture 63 Clip Arrangement Pt. 1: Selecting Your Clips

Lecture 64 Clip Arrangement Pt. 2: Editing Your Intro

Lecture 65 Clip Arrangement Pt. 3: Assessing the Highlight Edit

Lecture 66 Clip Arrangement Pt. 4: Full Film Watch-Through

Lecture 67 How to Self-Review and Export Your Wedding Film

Lecture 68 How to Stay Creative, Edit Faster, and Never Burn Out

Lecture 69 Your Challenge & Next Steps

Wedding video editors who want to create stunning wedding films, speed up their editing, make more money, and spend less time behind their computer