(upbeat music) 2 2
-: Practicing and honing your craft 3 3
is the first step to getting big on YouTube 4 4
and in preparation for my YouTube career 5 5
I used to make crappy videos with no point 6 6
in order to get experience editing with my own footage. 7 7
I remember one night when the lights went out 8 8
at my house, I had nothing to do, 9 9
so I shot a video in the dark using a flashlight 10 10
and then I edited it 11 11
and it was a horrible video. 12 12
Very bad, but all those horrible videos 13 13
had a purpose for me. 14 14
I was practicing and experimenting 15 15
and learning as I went. 16 16
And yes I did upload those horrible videos 17 17
to the internet and no they did not get views. 18 18
But before you have subscribers, I mean, 19 19
you're allowed to do anything you want really. 20 20
But if you already have a brand or reputation 21 21
outside of YouTube then better not upload to the internet. 22 22
It can be embarrassing. 23 23
These days it's probably safer to 24 24
do your practicing in private. 25 25
So maybe volunteer to film and edit a video 26 26
for your family and friends. 27 27
Or maybe do some video projects 28 28
for your colleagues at work. 29 29
But you're going to have to start somewhere. 30 30
And your first videos may be bad. 31 31
You're gonna think they're amazing, 32 32
but they're probably going to be bad. 33 33
I just wanted to let you know if they are bad 34 34
it's completely normal and you get better 35 35
and better with each video you make. 36 36
So your job as a new YouTuber is to learn as you go. 37 37
Google editing techniques that you've seen 38 38
and you want to replicate. 39 39
Teach yourself and practice what you've learned, 40 40
one video at a time. 41 41
We will teach you some basic editing in this course 42 42
but editing is definitely an area that deserves 43 43
a lot more attention than we can give it here. 44 44
And it's also very specialized. 45 45
So some YouTubers will utilize 46 46
one editing technique more than others. 47 47
For example I wanted to know how to duplicate myself. 48 48
Or clone myself in post production 49 49
because I had no budget to hire other actors. 50 50
So I Googled cloning plus whatever editing software 51 51
I was using at the time. 52 52
And then I was able to have two or three 53 53
of me in the same shot together at the same time. 54 54
This is not something most people 55 55
will want to do in their videos. 56 56
But whenever I had a concept that required 57 57
a less common editing technique 58 58
I would just Google and watch a tutorial. 59 59
That's how I taught myself to edit. 60 60
Now with online learning platforms like this one 61 61
you can save yourself from endless hours of Googling. 62 62
But if you aren't able to afford a course 63 63
on editing then please find comfort in the fact 64 64
that in this section we will show you 65 65
some basic editing techniques, 66 66
which will be more than enough to tide you over 67 67
until you need something more advanced. 68 68
I'm going to teach you some basic video editing skills 69 69
and this may be all you need, 70 70
depending on the type of video you're making. 71 71
Today I'm using Final Cut Pro X to edit with, 72 72
but don't pay too much attention to that for now. 73 73
These are some of the things you'll need to do 74 74
when you make your YouTube video regardless 75 75
of what software you're using.