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hello you spicy bean! my name is harriet and this week i'm going more in depth on being a video editor for large influencers!
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I don't think I'd ever get into the editing game but I am so glad you put in that part about charging at least $50/hour! It is such an issue of every industry where people accept below what they're worth and it negatively impacts everyone else. Thank you!!! 💕
It’s soo important we value ourselves and our peers 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
@@scrivspo here, here!
Actually, it doesn't. There is a psychological factor, people tend to pay more as we believe we are paying for better quality. And in the case of decent people it is true as we pay money for extra courses to improve our skills, we pay with our time to get experience and we deserve to be paid for our hard work. Smart clients for sure understand it and they are willing to pay as they feel they can trust you with their product, and trust is rare nowadays and paid well.
I swear I've said this before but I'm going to say it again, I absolutely love how transparent you are with everything! So incredibly informative. You are amazing - thank you for all the effort you've put in.
Aw thanks for watching and leaving such a lovely comment!!
your email format actually landed me my current youtube client, currently trying to see how things will go. But Thank you. haven't start the video but have to just say thank you again. God bless you
Oh my goodness amazing!! Congrats!
Thank you so much for making this video! I went to school for film and always had the intention of getting into the industry or working as a freelance editor but life happened and I'm in a 9-5 tech job. this was the reminder I needed that I can keep working full time and make steps toward the career I always wanted to have 😄
Yesss you’ve got this 🥰
Thank-you so much Harriet, I've been looking for a video like this for a while. I feel som many people online have become gatkeepers, but not you! Thanks again x
You are so welcome ❤️❤️ always here to help!
Aaah I’ve been waiting for this 😭 Thank you so so much for making this video and also for the Skillshare link! Will watch all your recommendations from this and your previous editing video now ❤ Honestly so stoked you posted this because I JUST finished my video editing website and contracts etc so I’m finally ready to start pitching clients!
YAYYY good luck with pitching!!
Yess! Working on my site now
Can you please teach us the basics of building a strong portfolio? Like any advice, do’s-and-don’t and just an overall idea of what to built ❤
I can include it in my next editing video but you just want 3 strong videos that reflect your skills!
@@scrivspo thank you so much! ❤️
I am not the target demographic for this video (i work in mental health lol), but its really interesting to see how a field so completely different to my own operates! Good vid ❤
Thank you!! ❤️❤️❤️
Great video Harriet 👌🏼very encouraging for those of us wanting to start. So much practical info and advice.
So happy you liked it ❤️❤️❤️
Thanks for this!!!😍❤ love your contents on your freelance journey.
Yay so happy you enjoyed!
Thank you so much for this video. I am only starting in video editing and I have so many questions and you answered almost all of them
So happy it was helpful for you!!
Thank you for sharing! I appreciate you giving us an index in the beginning and some visual examples throughout the video.
You’re most welcome!!
Awesome video, and subbed 😊 I’m a graphic designer yet it was still really interesting to me. I have a TH-cam and have the video editing skills and was curious whether to start freelancing in that area as well. Even tho video editing can be so time consuming! Some ppl don’t understand it can take 10-20hrs for one video 😭. I relate to you as I’m also Australian, and my boyfriend is also a musician like yours 😆 I have a slightly unrelated question but how is your bf finding being a musician in Melbourne? the Aus music scene is a struggle at the moment and we’re wondering whether to relocate there at some point. Thank you 💙
The Melbourne scene is great in terms of live music, loads of gigs on all the time. In terms of paid cover gigs (like weddings etc) it’s much more seasonal here so it’s not super good atm. DM me or ethan if you need more detail!
You are killing it🎉 keep it up❤
Thank youuu!!
New sub here! Thank you so much for putting such a value packed video together for us. It’s seriously so exciting to hear that this can be a viable career path, it honestly sounds like a dream job. Do you have a system for storage? Do you edit directly from an external drive or do you keep all files on your computer?
Hi hi! I use an external hard drive and edit from it for my clients. Once a video goes live on their channel, I delete all the footage but keep the project file ❤️
Thanks so much for all the info, really helpful 👩🏼💻 I guess all of the prices you named are in AUD, right?
When I got started - yes! Now I charge in USD
I’ve another question for you! What is the average turnaround time for you to give them a first draft after receiving footage, along with how quickly do your clients to give feedback for those drafts? I’ve a client that takes weeks to get back to me sometimes and it’s so hard to stay motivated to work with them. I need a revised contract for sure, but I’d love to know if those things are also in your contract!
My average turnaround time from receiving the footage can vary, when they send me a link to the footage I tell them when I’m editing it (eg. “I’ve booked you in for Thursday so I’ll send you the first draft then”). I find this a good way to work because they know what to expect. In my info sheet I tell them I can do a 48 hour turnaround time but I prefer not to work this way.
When it comes to revisions, I have 3 revisions which is in my contract. When it comes to timing of that, I find they never drag it out because it bleeds into their next video for the retainer and they’ll end up losing a video that month. That’s why a monthly retainer is so good.
I’m sorry to hear you’re stuck in that position 😭😭 definitely implement a retainer if you can, it should mitigate most of those issues
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Dude you're amazing!!
Thank youuu!!!
Thank you so much, this was fascinating! I have another question if you’re interested for your next video: (especially given your love for Chad 😂), do you think AI will ever be capable of editing videos and make your job obsolete? It’s hard to think of future-proof careers in 2024!
Hey hey! AI can already edit video podcasts (which is insane), the way I hope it will go is it aids editors in speeding up their process, possibly by doing the rough cut for us. But there are so many things you need creative decision making for (which parts to remove, when someone’s waffling on, etc) which I’m not sure if AI will be able to do. Maybe!! We’ll see hahaha
This is unrelated but I love your haircolor! Suits you so much! 🖤🖤
Awww thank you!!
What would u say if a youtuber wants to pay you less as they are a smaller youtuber and doesn’t make as much money (do u except or not) but also if they are a larger youtuber with let’s say 1M+ subscribers do you charge them more than you normally do bc they would be making more money or just stay at your set price?
(if that makes sense lol)
Of course, price yourself not only for your skills but for the client and the responsability that comes with it. More people will see the client with 1M subs, more pressure on your shoulders to make it better and not miss. Premium prices for premium clients.
I base my price around the workload not around the client! You never know how much money someone has eg. A small TH-camr might work full time as a lawyer and have a lot of expendable income, equally a large TH-camr might get all their views from shorts and make minimal money from the platform. I try to be as flexible as possible to work within someone’s budget but at the end of the day my price is my price!!
@@scrivspo that makes a lot of sense, thank you!
How do you stay social working as a freelancer
It’s very hard! I’ve made some freelance friends which helps but it’s much lonelier than a 9-5
Thank you so much for this video!!!!!! I have a Mac book air and it often heats up when I edit. What do lap top/ capacity do you recommend? Do I maybe just need a fan for my MacBook for the time being? 💛
Ugh I had that same issue, it’s so annoying. I ended up getting an iMac but my partner has the Mac mini which is amazing and better value. If you need a more portable option it’s worth looking into other laptop brands, MacBooks are amazing but so expensive hahaha
Try MacBook Pro 14 inch! the specs are good for editing 4k footages for a TH-cam video
Try to work with proxys. I have the MacBook Air too
@@sofiapais3208 I don’t know what that means. I heard someone say in another video to run Final Cut through the external hard drive and not the Mac , I need to find out how to do that
@@MelanieJosephine I use adobe so I don't know how it is in final cut but when I have to edit clips in 4k or something that is heavy for my computer, I convert the files to proxys, which is the same file but much lighter for the computer. When I want to export or do color grading with a single button, I go back to the original file.
Thank you for the video, really loved it! One question, how do your clients send the videos and photos? Do you pay like google drive for you to have more storage?
Yes I use Google drive and pay for the 100GB version!!
yeaaahhh, I'm in the Video
Hahaha ❤️
Do you have any tips on editing quicker? i use fcp too and i found things like keyboard shortcuts / template projects are game changing! wondering if you have any tips on things that you also find life changing!!
Definitely keyboard shortcuts!! I think the main thing is just practice, I’m super fast at rough cutting because I’ve done it so many times!
What is an open file? One of my client kept on using this term & I have no idea what they were talking about. 😅 help!
I believe it’s the project file, so an open file would be the file that both of you can edit. I could be wrong!
Incase, you've already worked on a video but the client said the brand has decided to edit the video through their own editor. Do we still charge the client even if the video we edited will not be used but we've already invested our time on it?
Absolutely! You charge for your time not the output
@@scrivspo thanks! I once ended up not getting paid cause my edited video will not be used 😭🥲
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Slightly disturbing as to how you have personalized chatgpt.
I think it’s an amazing resource!!
Heyy did you say ytjobs? I mean is that the spelling . Thank you for this video 🤍 loved this and the last one on editing as well. Also you speak very articulately! 🤍
Yes that’s the spelling!! ❤️❤️
As a college student who really wants to be an editor after she graduates: thank you🩷
Yayy good luck on your journey ❤️❤️