Are you a Button Monkey?

A button monkey, also known as a button pusher, is an industry term for editors who struggle to come up with creative ideas. The best editors possess five key traits: curiosity, collaboration, humility, brilliance, and compassion. Curiosity can be developed by exploring new techniques, experimenting with different styles, seeking inspiration from other video editors, asking questions, being open to feedback, and continuously learning. Video editors should always be open to learning and trying new things to develop new skills and techniques that can enhance their editing abilities. Experimenting with different styles and editing techniques can spark creativity and curiosity. Seeking inspiration from other video editors can teach new ways to approach editing and expand the knowledge of the craft. Great storytelling skills can help editors avoid being labeled as a button pusher. Unsplice Pro teaches you the exact step-by-step process you need to go from technical Button-Pusher to In-demand Storyteller 1. Sign up for Unsplice Pro 2. Schedule your onboarding call 3. Get a personalised plan for what to learn next 4. Study and action the material 5. If you get stuck, a coach is on hand Membership gets you: - A catalogue of career focused courses - Weekly live group Q&As - Monthly creative editing workshops - Social events The longer you delay signing up, the longer it will take you reach your editing goals. Sign up here - https://www.unsplice.com/pro Thank you for listening! Shiny Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!) https://uppbeat.io/?referral=shiny-m834x#unsplice #videoeditingtips --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-video-editing-podcast/message Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-video-editing-podcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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Film editors have film school, video editors have Unsplice. My name is Shiny, I'm the founder of video editing training school Unsplice, and on The Video Editing Podcast you'll get straight-forward weekly video editing tips, tactics and career advice learned from 15 years as a professional video editor in London. You'll hear coaching calls with editors in the same position as you, as well as from pros at the top of their game and how they got there. We love talking documentaries, commercials, branded content, trailers, and everything in between. Come join our community of editors passionate about the type of work that makes up the majority of the editing job market - video editing. Do you have a question you want answered on the video editing podcast? Just visit https://www.unsplice.com/ask