Editing

Narrative structure: master video storytelling in 2025
Explore narrative structure: from short video storytelling structure to a YouTube storytelling structure. Master your story telling structure or narrative video
How to work with a composer to create original podcast music
We talked to a composer and audio engineer about how to find the right composer for you — and how to end up with a collaboration that hits the right note for everyone involved.
How to add sound effects to a podcast
Sound effects can help set the tone for your episode, emphasize certain points, or create a more immersive experience for your listeners.
A thoughtful guide to editing a podcast guest who stutters
When we make podcasts and videos, we have the opportunity to literally give voice to all kinds of diversity — so why do we so often edit to a standard that doesn’t reflect the way people actually speak?
Why you should use still photographs in your next video
There are many ways you can use still photography in your next video project, from practical uses that might just save you in your edit to purposeful stylization techniques.
Here's how to turn a mountain of interview tape into a coherent podcast episode
It can feel overwhelming to take everything you’ve recorded and try to pull it into a single, coherent podcast episode. We asked an expert how to sort through it all.
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