What is the easiest way to get into film editing?
i love film editing and i am into making Action Sports clips and things like that. i also made my own lord of the rings style film for my high school media studies course, I won three awards for it. i have looked into a film school in new zealand (home) and its really expensive.. im young and i dont want to jump into a big student loan and moving overseas… the first step i made this year was getting a job in a motorcycle shop so i can continue racing motocross but also have enough money to buy my own camera and make short films etc. I basically want to know if I should go to the film school or do it myself, im scared there will be no work for me when I come out of the school.
Any help at all would be much appreciated!! Thanks alot
check my videos out i made them last year when i was 15
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3R86VH5zn8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNkl2WtGl20
I checked out your work on You Tube, and it’s promising. The most important factor in succeeding in the film editing world is passion for the field. It’s obvious you have.
Here are my thoughts for you:
I understand your situation — film school there in NZ is expensive and you don’t want the cost of moving overseas.
Since you are 16, you aren’t ready for film school anyway. Here’s what I suggest for you. Since you have enough money to buy your own camera (and I assume editing software), start now, and learn as much as you can about the editing software (www.lynda.com has great totorials for Final Cut Pro, and they’re reasonable priced.
Spend a couple of hours each day — as though you are already in film school. And produce a couple of pieces that showcase your abilities. (Watch TV and film to see what style you like best. Use that style in your work.)
And, practice every day (just like film school students do).
If you work hard, and have some good sample work, you just might be able to get a scholarship to film school.
Good luck.
My sister got into film editing. She went to college in New York and has been very successful and has worked on many large and visible projects, including some well known movies now. It can be lucrative if you are good and have the connections. you probably don’t need to go overseas to get the connections and training. Just go to a college that has a well known film editing department and start from there.
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I checked out your work on You Tube, and it’s promising. The most important factor in succeeding in the film editing world is passion for the field. It’s obvious you have.
Here are my thoughts for you:
I understand your situation — film school there in NZ is expensive and you don’t want the cost of moving overseas.
Since you are 16, you aren’t ready for film school anyway. Here’s what I suggest for you. Since you have enough money to buy your own camera (and I assume editing software), start now, and learn as much as you can about the editing software (www.lynda.com has great totorials for Final Cut Pro, and they’re reasonable priced.
Spend a couple of hours each day — as though you are already in film school. And produce a couple of pieces that showcase your abilities. (Watch TV and film to see what style you like best. Use that style in your work.)
And, practice every day (just like film school students do).
If you work hard, and have some good sample work, you just might be able to get a scholarship to film school.
Good luck.
References :
Former owner of a film business, and winner of 7 Emmy Awards.