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The Editing Podcast

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Jordan Orme is a video editor that has worked with Justin Bieber, Post Malone, Nike, Amazon Prime, and many more. Hayden Hillier-Smith is a leader in online video editing with a client list that includes household names like Logan Paul and MrBeast. Together they are The Editing Podcast: a podcast for video editors by video editors…because editing is in our lives more than ever. Whether it's the latest social media star or a literal Oscar winner, Jordan and Hayden interview the editors whose timelines have changed the world.
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Episodes

Can You Make Them Laugh and Cry? The Art of Blending Comedy and Drama

#filmmaking #tedlasso #editing We record all remote interviews with Riverside. Sign up here + code EDITINGPODCAST for 20% off Join The JuiceClub Get Cinematic Music With TrackClub 00:00 How Does Ted Lasso Make Comedy and Drama Work? 02:15 Ted Lasso Believe Sign Put Back Together Locker Room Breakdown 03:42 Prioritising Cutting To Reactions 06:29 Riverside is the best video podcasting tool 07:47 Make Comedy Funny By Cutting Slowly 10:07 Holding On Reactions For Emotional Impact 13:40 Join Juice C...

Jun 22, 202330 min

Michelle Khare Made The Best Editing On YouTube, Here’s How

We record all remote interviews with Riverside. Sign up here Join The JuiceClub Get Cinematic Music With TrackClub Watch @MichelleKhare "I Trained Like An Olympic Boxer" https://youtu.be/LZanXTAeqGc CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 01:22 Sparring scene breakdown 4:50 How Ryan got the editing job 5:22 How character relationships came first 9:19 Riverside is the best video podcasting tool 10:34 Breaking down the pre-fight editing 13:13 How do you know what to keep or cut? 19:33 Don’t tell the audeince how to...

Jun 15, 202337 min

How To Make Travel Videos People Will ACTUALLY Watch

#filmmaking #travel #editing We record all remote interviews with Riverside - Sign up here Join The JuiceClub Get Cinematic Music With TrackClub We talk to travel filmmaker, Luke Korns, renowned for his unique storytelling style on YouTube. Luke prioritizes personal narratives over traditional landmarks, a refreshing approach that's earned him a distinct place in the world of travel vlogging. This Podcast explores Luke's filmmaking technique, unveiling how he creates captivating narratives. Lear...

Jun 08, 202341 min

The Misconceptions of Hiring an Editor

Join ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Riverside⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , Your Online Recording Studio - code EDITINGPODCAST for 20% off. Get a free month of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TrackClub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Learn more about Tony Santos who Edits with Thomas Frank Follow Hayden Hilllier-Smith ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Jordan Orme ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ Business Inquiries: ⁠⁠⁠⁠TheEditingPodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.theeditingpodcast.com⁠...

May 31, 202324 minSeason 2Ep. 14

How Ai Will Take Your Editing Job

Join ⁠⁠⁠⁠Riverside⁠⁠⁠⁠ , Your Online Recording Studio - code EDITINGPODCAST for 20% off. Get a free month of ⁠⁠⁠⁠TrackClub⁠⁠⁠⁠ . In this thought-provoking discussion, we delve into the fascinating and sometimes unsettling world of AI in the film industry, focusing on AI's capabilities and potential in video editing. The conversation explores the pros and cons of AI-generated content, the uncanny realism it can achieve, and the concerns about its potential to replace human creativity in filmmakin...

May 17, 202327 minSeason 2Ep. 13

How Sound Effects Made This Movie $100M

Join ⁠⁠⁠Riverside⁠⁠⁠ , Your Online Recording Studio - code EDITINGPODCAST for 20% off. Get a free month of ⁠⁠⁠TrackClub⁠⁠⁠ . Learn more about Peter Albrechtsnsen. If you want your audience to pay attention, bring them in with sound. The open secret is that you see a movie more with your ears than your eyes. Peter Albrechtensen working hand in hand with director Lee Cronen, Peter built the soundscape for Evil Dead Rise. Peter shares a masterful philosophy on using sound to tell your story, not ju...

May 10, 202328 minSeason 2Ep. 12

How To Train An Editor With Sara Dietschy

Join ⁠⁠Riverside⁠⁠ , Your Online Recording Studio - code EDITINGPODCAST for 20% off. Get a free month of ⁠⁠TrackClub⁠⁠ . Subscribe to Sara Dietschy YouTube is in an editor skill shortage. There has never been a bigger demand for YouTube editors, but the jobs go unfilled. It’s not a lack of editors; the incentive isn’t there. Sara Dietchy is one of the few creators who cracked that code. A former editor herself, Sara shared how she did the impossible: taking an editor from Fiverr and training the...

May 03, 202330 minSeason 2Ep. 11

Pixar Told Us How They Never Miss.

Join ⁠Riverside⁠ , Your Online Recording Studio - code EDITINGPODCAST for 20% off. Get Funding For Your Content with ⁠Creative Juice⁠ . Get a free month of ⁠TrackClub⁠ . Buy "Making The Cut At Pixar" "The Wheel" is a filmmaking formula responsible for some of your core memories. Pioneered by Pixar, this storytelling structure is unique because everything comes from the editor. We spoke to Bill Kinder, Director of Editorial, on some of your favorite Pixar films. We also spoke with Bobbie O’Steen,...

Apr 19, 202344 minSeason 2Ep. 10

The $45 Million Movie Made With Only Screenshots

#filmmaking #editing #filmediting #storytelling #creative #videoessay #missingmovie #movie ⁠We record all remote interviews with Riverside. Sign up here with code EDITINGPODCAST for 20% off⁠ Get Funding For Your Content with Juice⁠ Get a free month of TrackClub with code EDITINGPODCAST 00:56 Riverside is the best video podcasting tool 02:05 Editing Breakdown 03:34 Sneaky Cuts 05:27 Contrast pace to draw the viewer in 06:56 How to stop pixelation on-screen recordings 09:06 These editors became th...

Apr 13, 202319 min

How To Edit Talking Head Videos

We record all remote interviews with Riverside. Sign up here with code EDITINGPODCAST for 20% off⁠ ⁠Get Funding For Your Content with Juice⁠ ⁠Get a free month of TrackClub with code EDITINGPODCAST How do you edit a talking head video to be entertaining? It’s a massive industry, but extremely hard to stand out in. We know the secret to doing so is in the editing, and Amy, who edited for @LegalEagle knows it intimately. So we asked Amy how to edit talking head videos amazingly. Chapters: 00:00 Int...

Apr 05, 202319 minSeason 2Ep. 8

What Is An Editing Influencer In 2023? (featuring Premiere Gal)

We record all remote interviews with Riverside. Sign up here with code EDITINGPODCAST for 20% off Get Funding For Your Content with Juice Get a free month of TrackClub with code EDITINGPODCAST From FilmBooth to ThinkMedia, to Finzar to Chris Hau, all of us are doing it, but I don't think we've acknowledged the term: we are edit influencers. So we sat down with Kelsey, the founder of Premiere Gal Media, an educational YouTube channel and training platform for video production and editing learners...

Mar 29, 202325 minSeason 2Ep. 8

The Try Guy's Editor Mastered This, And You Can Too

We record all remote interviews with Riverside. Get Funding For Your Content Get a free month of TrackClub Subscribe to @YBChangOfficial Watch YB's breakdown of "Without A Recipe" "The Try Guys Make Tacos Without A Recipe" Imagine editing this: You have six cameras constantly rolling, three hosts with their own ideas, and you must ensure everyone has enough screen time. It’s not easy. But @YBChangOfficial , the Try Guys lead editor, makes it look effortless. It took incredible skill for her to g...

Mar 22, 202341 min

The Last of Us Game/Show Changes, Explained By The Editors

Join Riverside , Your Online Recording Studio - code EDITINGPODCAST for 20% off. Get Funding For Your Content with Creative Juice Get a free month of TrackClub . 00:00 Comparing The Last of Us HBO Show to the Game Intro 00:59 Use Riverside for interviews and video calls 01:50 “Your Watch Is Broken” Comparison 03:27 Someone Who’s Played The Game 05:13 Henry and Sam Comparing with HBO Show and Game 06:39 The Last of Us and The Fear of Failure 08:14 “You’re Not My Daughter” Jackson Scene with Joel ...

Mar 13, 202326 minSeason 2Ep. 5

The Last of Us Editors Reveal What The Show Is Really About

Join Riverside , Your Online Recording Studio - code EDITINGPODCAST for 20% off. Get Funding For Your Content with Creative Juice . Get a free month of TrackClub . HBO’s The Last of Us is a TV show created and directed by Craig Mazin, and Neil Druckmann with a secret: it is an action show that doesn’t cut to the action. Instead, it takes a backseat to the character development of Joel and Ellie. We sat down with the talented editors of the show, Timothy Good, ACE and Emily Mendez to learn the ed...

Mar 09, 202326 minSeason 2Ep. 4

Colin and Samir Edited a Slow MrBeast video. And it worked.

Join Riverside , Your Online Recording Studio - code EDITINGPODCAST for 20% off. Get Funding For Your Content with Creative Juice . Get a free month of TrackClub . Colin and Samir are described as your favorite YouTubers favorite YouTuber. After 10 years of struggling on YouTube they found their format: an interview show exploring what it means to be a creator. They rode that show with 140 episodes all the way to a million subscribers. We explored the editing process behind their interview show ...

Mar 01, 202341 minSeason 2Ep. 3

Euphoria Editors Reveal Their Surprising Editing Formula

Join Riverside , the Online Recording Studio that professional editors use and trust - use code EDITINGPODCAST for 20% off. Get Funding For Your Content with Creative Juice . Get a free month of TrackClub and edit with great music. The story of “Euphoria” is there is little story, but enormous emotion, because that’s what growing up is like. Instead of plot being what motivates their show, they prioritize the emotion and showcase what their characters do with that emotion. We asked the editors o...

Feb 22, 202334 minSeason 2Ep. 2

Why We Stopped The Editing Podcast.

Get Funding For Your Content - http://getjuice.com/getfunding Get a free month of TrackClub - https://trackclub.com/referral-landing?via=the-editing-podcast We are hiring: https://www.theeditingpodcast.com/join-the-family Learn to make $100k/yr editing with Jordan's online editing course "The Editing Formula" - https://www.acidbite.com/products/the-editing-formula/ In this episode of The Editing Podcast, we're honest about how and why we burned out and took a break, reminded each other of why we...

Feb 15, 202329 minSeason 2Ep. 1

Why Yes Theory Said No to a $1,250,000 Movie Deal and Edited "Project Iceman" Themselves

Credit yourself with Stir: https://www.usestir.com/credits It’s every filmmaker’s dream, $1,250,000 dollars to make the documentary you’ve always wanted. But Yes Theory said no. “Project Iceman” is a documentary about the man who completed an Iron Man Triathlon in the most dangerous place on earth, Antarctica. Even more impressively, this movie was funded entirely by the subscribers of the YouTube channel Yes Theory. We sat down with Ammar and his DP/Editor Victor. In our conversation, we explor...

Dec 20, 202239 minSeason 1Ep. 15

Star Wars Editor Reveals THE Editing Secret That Hooks You In - Simon Smith on Andor

Credit yourself with Stir: https://www.usestir.com/credits This show has been called the next Breaking Bad. It’s been called the best tv show of the year and its storytelling secret can be summed up in two words. Blink Removal. Simon Smith edited episodes 9 and 10 of Andor, a new Star Wars show on Disney+ that has been called a tour-de-force of television writing, editing, and storytelling. With Jordan under the weather, Hayden spoke with Simon about YouTube editing trends and secret Star Wars V...

Dec 13, 202232 minSeason 1Ep. 16

How to Edit Like Hayden Hillier-Smith

Credit yourself with Stir: https://www.usestir.com/credits On The Editing Podcast we’ve learned how to edit a Ryan trahan vlog, how to edit a Michelle Khare challenge video, and with Zack Arnold, how to edit a Netflix show. But…have you ever wondered how to edit like our host Hayden Hillier-Smith? So today the tables turn – literally. Instead of being on the host side of the table, Hayden is on the guest side of the table. And on this episode we learn how to edit like Hayden Hillier-Smith...

Dec 08, 202249 min

Why Filmmakers Hate YouTube, But Shouldn't. (w/ ThisGuyEdits)

Credit yourself with Stir: https://www.usestir.com/credits 0:00 Why filmmakers hate YouTube 2:22 Editors used to hate Netflix 3:34 YouTube’s secret advantage 4:58 Why Sven’s film students reject YouTube 6:35 How Sven started his YouTube channel 11:00 Comment “We love Stir” 11:43 Film vs YouTube intros 15:55 Why do music video work on YouTube? 17:54 How creatives use social media to tell stories 20:17 ThisGuyEdits’ biggest YouTube lesson 22:14 How James Cameron hired from YouTube 24:41 Secrets be...

Dec 01, 202227 min

How Nope's Editing Psychologically Tricked You - Nicholas Monsour

Credit yourself with Stir: https://www.usestir.com/credits A great movie should suck you in. "Nope" directed by Jordan Peele does that, literally. The man who put those shots together is Nicholas Monsour. Nicholas has edited "Nope", "Us", "Keanu", "Key and Peele", and "Drunk History." We talked to him about finding the story in the edit, how much the script dictates his cuts and hidden details in "Nope" that you might have missed. Follow Hayden Hilllier-Smith YouTube Instagram Twitter Follow Jor...

Nov 22, 202228 minSeason 1Ep. 13

Why Netflix Editors Don’t Care About The Algorithm - Cobra Kai Editor Zack Arnold, ACE

Credit yourself with Stir: https://www.usestir.com/credits Can a YouTube video be number one on Netflix? Netflix took a gamble on a YouTube Show, Cobra Kai, and it became the #1 streaming show, with Season 5 outpacing The House of the Dragon, The Rings of Power, and She-Hulk. And there’s a reason for this, its storytelling and editing. Zack Arnold has edited the most iconic episodes of Cobra Kai, and became its lead editor in season 5, mostly due to his storytelling philosophies. We sat down wit...

Nov 15, 20221 hr 10 minSeason 1Ep. 12

Michelle Khare Hates Retention Editing, And It's Working

Credit yourself with Stir: https://www.usestir.com/credits Do you want to know what’s next for YouTube? Look to Michelle Khare. Michelle has trained with the army, survived the hottest place on earth, and made us interested in the politics of a cheer squad. Michelle creates Spectacle-based YouTube videos, but hers stand out as the best because of her experience in traditional media. Instead of retention and optimization, her team focuses on experiential storytelling which is brought to life by h...

Nov 15, 202236 minSeason 1Ep. 11

Editing Secrets from the Editor of Black Adam - Mike Sale, ACE

Credit yourself with Stir: https://www.usestir.com/credits Is there a difference between editing MrBeast and Black Adam? You may be surprised by the answer. Mike Sale, ACE has been in the business for over 20 years, and his passion for editing is palpable. The reason Black Adam is doing so well in the cinema is that Mike’s editing made us fall in love with the main character using one trick, flaws. Despite working with budgets we’ve never seen before, Mike’s advice in this episode is highly acti...

Nov 08, 202238 minSeason 1Ep. 11

How He Accidentally Started Editing For Taylor Swift

Credit yourself with Stir: https://www.usestir.com/credits Taylor Swift. Mariah Carey. Nicki Minaj. Imagine Dragons. What do all these artists have in common? Their music videos have all been edited by today’s guest. Chancler Haynes is a music video editor who has worked with the music industry’s biggest artists, amassing billions of views and breaking YouTube trending every upload. His latest edit was Taylor Swift’s Anti-Hero and Bejeweled music videos which she released for her latest Midnight...

Oct 25, 202230 minSeason 1Ep. 9

5 Secrets that Upgraded Our Editing Career

Credit yourself with Stir: https://www.usestir.com/credits Jordan’s Project Preset: http://www.jordanorme.com/freetemplate We asked our audience to throw us some questions, we explore the secrets and tips in how to find editing clients, discover your pay rates, maximise your editing workflow and learn to be efficient in your editing. Hayden also simplifies the process on how to tell a story. 00:00 Intro 00:58 How To Find Editing Clients 05:56 How To Find Your Pay Rate 8:28 Use Stir To Help Find ...

Oct 18, 202223 minSeason 1Ep. 8

#1 Biggest YouTube Editing Mistake & How To Fix It

Share your Adsense with Stir: http://usestir.com/tep Today's guest has definitely been in your favorite creators' Frame.io. Meet YouTube consultant Paddy Galloway. Paddy has saved countless YouTube videos in the edit, resulting in billions of views. Known for his devout study of YouTube analytics, Paddy can spot where a video fails and flourishes based on previous retention curves. On this episode of The Editing Podcast, Paddy sits down with Jordan and Hayden to talk about restructuring videos i...

Oct 11, 202230 min

Breaking Down The Best Edits Of All Time

Share your Adsense with Stir: http://usestir.com/tep Jordan Orme and Hayden-Hillier Smith break down their favorite cuts of all time, incredible editing moments from this past year, and their personal favorite cut ever from their own editing work. They dissect how one cut can ripple across an entire movie and even into their own personal lives. Follow Hayden Hilllier-Smith YouTube Instagram Twitter Follow Jordan Orme YouTube Instagram Twitter Business Inquiries: TheEditingPodcast@gmail.com https...

Oct 04, 202240 minSeason 1Ep. 7

Why Professional Editors Won’t Work On YouTube

Share your Adsense with Stir: http://usestir.com/tep Jordan Orme and Hayden-Hillier Smith compare and contrast the working conditions, hours, pay, and other incentives between YouTube editors and editors in the traditional film industry. What can web editors do to improve a negative work environment? Follow Hayden Hilllier-Smith YouTube Instagram Twitter Follow Jordan Orme YouTube Instagram Twitter Business Inquiries: TheEditingPodcast@gmail.com https://www.theeditingpodcast.com...

Sep 24, 202237 minSeason 1Ep. 5
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