How to Be a Full Time Video Editor in 2024

💰Learn To Edit Like Me & Become a Full Time Video Editor
videoeditors.io/darensv
In this video I reveal the 3 main pillars that I used to go from a struggling freelancer to a full time video editor in just a 6 month period. This video will provide you with a general blueprint to follow as you start your video editing ventures. If you have any questions about the process or content creation please let me know in the comments.
#videoediting #freelancing #contentcreation
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Timestamps
0:00 Intro
0:48 Pillar #1 (Requirements)
1:35 Computer Specs
2:19 Skill Sets
3:02 Pillar #2 (Marketing)
6:03 Pillar #3 (Execution)
7:31 The Master Key
8:01 Become a Full Time Video Editor
8:40 Outro

[@darensv]

💰Learn to edit like me & Master content creation inside videoeditors.io/darensv

[@Furqan862]

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[@MxrtinBTW]

I'm so glad this popped up on my feed!

[@imrankhan-ko4op]

thank you so much for sharing the information and love it video editing of this video. very smooth and engaging.

[@tommieeeee]

Really good video man!

[@fatinazmyan]

nice video man. great efforts ❤🔥

[@nonanona8451]

Keep it up man

[@Hashspot]

really valuable🔥

[@EditorsPalace]

Really Valuable Video Bro ++Respect

[@Maxmilian.Artistry]

You're an inspiration bro, i'm omw

[@Vfxbenlee]

Trying to learn the animations rn to replicate this intro. Thank you, Daren!

[@darensv]

Send me the result once ready :D

[@yonaskidane-vt5rc]

keep it up bro👍

[@Vighahartaganesh]

Edit broooo✨🧨

[@magnumop7534]

Bro literally cooked with his first vid 🔥 subbed

[@ogserviuos]

dope 🔥

[@insain4163]

bro the edit was crazy looking for more content

[@darensv]

Appreciate it! New videos on the way

[@Spider_One-]

Bro i thought u had at least 100k subs! This video is amazing! The editing, the storytelling, top tier!

[@darensv]

Appreciate it brother!😁

[@pukins]

Fire ❤‍🔥

[@khaledsalah7934]

BRO YOU ARE A REALLY GREAT EDITOR , just watched 2 minutes and i'm impressed 💯

[@darensv]

Appreciate the kind words!

[@IMKPremNishad]

Wow content 💛

[@user-kc3bu7op6i]

nice vid bro

[@Industry_Of_Horror]

You edit better than most youtubers! Keep it up. 😊

[@darensv]

Thank you!

[@NIFairsandFunParks]

@@darensvno problem 😁

[@deha5711]

I'm not even a minute in this video and already can tell that you will become huge

[@darensv]

Thank you

[@josephalbert.]

Love the way the video is edited and structured! Keep it up! (small tip: maybe use an audio enhancer - adobe podcast, premiere pro (built in now) or something to remove the roomy sounding audio) - just a thought :)

[@darensv]

Thank you! I had the microphone right below the frame but I guess thats why there’s reverb. Next time i’ll clip the mic to my shirt

[@josephalbert.]

that's perfect! @@darensv

[@josephalbert.]

@@darensv greatt!

[@qwists1461]

Very useful video!

[@darensv]

Glad it was helpful!

[@K.A.Joseph]

Thank you man, if you ever start an agency I wanna be a part of that.

[@darensv]

Glad to hear! You can send your portfolio to [e-mail] and I will check it out.

[@AlegeUsman]

All i can say is thank you, it isn't easy editing with a phone.

[@ScrollingGamesYT]

Subscribed👍

[@SamuKovacs]

Cool video g!

[@darensv]

Thank you!

[@wendifyplus]

nice editing bro

[@darensv]

Thank you!

[@user-us3lc1og7v]

Don't forget if you will edit on Davichi resolve also get good gpu because it uses both gpu and cpu smartly unlike after effect or premier pro

[@FairFrames]

This guy cooked. WOw THIS WAS FIRE MAN

[@darensv]

🙏

[@vijaymorya__]

Thanks

[@samii910]

That is killer editing bro loved it

[@iszekk]

That was awesome! In this course will I learn editing like in this video?

[@darensv]

Appreciate it! Yes, tomorrow i’m posting the entire process of how I edited this video inside the course.

[@ericlee8930]

great editing styles, first impression of your videos, i thought this is Iman Gadhzi channel lol, wondering r u one of his video editor team?

[@darensv]

Haha thank you! I am not Iman Gadzhi’s editor

[@detailing_direct]

Hey bro love your video, what tutorials should I watch to learn the skills you used in your video

[@darensv]

Thank you! For the most part look for any After Effects tutorials (3D camera, graphs, etc.} I will also be releasing some tutorials teaching these things but that’s in the works for now. If you would like to see how i edit this exact video from start to finish I have a course on it coming out in videoeditors.io/darensv

[@Real5Head]

@@darensv Hello. did you release how you edited this exact same video on the platform ? I would love to invest to learn it!

[@darensv]

@@Real5Head Hey, yes the masterclass for this video as well as the project files is released on the platform!

[@Real5Head]

@@darensv So excited to check it out!

[@Franz_FX]

Soo much value 🔥 I was a video editor on Fiverr for couple years but the market there is soo undervalued that people from third world countries take advantage of this since Fiverr pays in dollar they can have the cheapeast package prices and still make alot of money because when Dollar converts to their currency its alot of money to them still. Just for reference when you first started what were the prices you practiced and what are the prices you practice now on just a estimative range keep up with great work

[@darensv]

Thank you! I first started out on Fiverr as well, charging anywhere from $20-$60 per video, but the fees and market there made me stop lol. Now I'm able to ask for videos anywhere in the range of $200 up to even $800. Thanks for the comment👊

[@deividas8786]

Nice video! Where did you get your 3d phone, laptop and computer assets? Would love to implement something similar in my own work

[@darensv]

Thank you! The 3D animations are just regular images put together in after effects and converted to 3D objects. To get the 3D effect i duplicate them multiple times and place them behind each other

[@alexphonspar4490]

Bro this is so fucking god

[@rencuxfilms]

we need a vid on offers

[@boujeedagoat8397]

Crazy good edits , think music was a little loud for me

[@boujeedagoat8397]

Like beginning and middle

[@darensv]

@@boujeedagoat8397 Thanks for feedback!

[@premadgamer]

can you give tutriol own style edit how to make smooth in after affect and how to make some noise

[@fatihtasdelen4701]

show how did u do the intro of the video plz, its a good content

[@darensv]

I'll for sure look into making an AE 3D tutorial in the future, for now I have the tutorial for the intro recorded for videoeditors.io

[@SimonBorro]

In France, with a company, when you bill $4,000 per month, you then remove VAT (20%), then retirement, unemployment, health contributions (42%), then charges, then payroll taxes. .. You can manage to pay yourself $1200 dollars at the end of the month if you're lucky, for 60 hours of work/week. It's better to be passionate about your job, and not passionate about money.

[@F.90shorts]

Great Work, Keep Going.

[@515jesbinjenet2]

Amazing Video , I love your style . Can we get a look at your portfolio

[@darensv]

Forsure! message me on instagram or twitter

[@ujwalyadavilli5866]

is there any way i can get this project file or tutorial on this edit ? and also did you use 3d models in the specs section ?

[@darensv]

Yes I have posted the full tutorial as well as all project files for this video inside videoeditors.io/darensv For the specs part i just set up a 3D scene in After Effects, I didn't use any 3D models

[@The_HonestGuy]

What editing software do you think is the best and which one did you use to edit this video

[@darensv]

I use premiere pro and after effects, so I think its the best option

[@ArhantVellikad-rh1ds]

Can you please make video on how to edit like this on Davinci Resolve

[@yahoiz]

Don't let the Computer Specs scare you away from becoming a Video Editor, i started off with a budget build and upgraded it on an ongoing basis, renders used to take me up to 4-5 hours. I'm 600+ commissions deep and i still run GTX 1070TI & i7-10700K, i've only just now decided to upgrade my PC because the projects i've been working on have been becoming ginormous.

[@darensv]

Absolutely!

[@Solevdo98]

I will breakdown of your edit and tag you ❤ , cause I have re edited videos of Bart , Houston

[@darensv]

definitely tag me, i’d love to see!

[@GoohanHG]

How many classes are available now? I'm thinking about testing it for 1 month to see if it makes sense for me.

[@darensv]

Currently I have released 20+ After Effects lessons in the program, but there are 100s of other lessons from other teachers in the program available as well

[@abdelhakimbenlahlal8220]

I want to learn video editing and i have a question , i should begin with photoshop first or i will learn premier pro directly ????😮

[@darensv]

Learn premiere pro first

[@14thgunner]

are the edits of props or animations made with Adobe After Effects or Adobe Illustrator? Or both?

[@darensv]

Both. I gather the vector graphics from vecteezy and then edit them in illustrator and do the animations in after effects.

[@14thgunner]

​@@darensv Damn that's cool! Loved the video, keep up :)

[@darensv]

@@14thgunner Thank you! Will do.

[@Fw556]

What is the best editing software to learn for short form content?

[@darensv]

For short-form I like to use premiere pro because of auto-captions. And after effects for more advanced animations.

[@user-wh1pe9ho3c]

Hi, I'm trying to replicate the scale effect at 1:33 but I don't understand how you did it at all? If it's not too much trouble could you tell me how to do it?

[@darensv]

Hey, are you wondering about the zoom in effect?

[@user-wh1pe9ho3c]

@@darensv No, I'm talking about these three videos

[@darensv]

@@user-wh1pe9ho3c Got it! I call those pop-up cards, I think it would be hard to explain it through text so I might make a video on them later on. For now I have a lesson on them released inside videoeditors.io/darensv

[@user-wh1pe9ho3c]

@@darensv oh, thank you! very cool animation

[@lakshayyadav676]

Nice! You edited this video?

[@darensv]

Thank you, yes I did

[@lakshayyadav676]

Awesome skills mate! In the program do you teach how to edit like this or is it just software fundamentals?

[@darensv]

@@lakshayyadav676 I released lessons on how I edited this exact video in there, but I also have lessons on the software fundamentals

[@friendamira]

Looks good but it feels like its low fps

[@eminem5521]

how to get orders 😭

[@fatihtasdelen4701]

decrease the film grain a little bit plz

[@LegacKult]

why? it looks good like that tho

[@factsyoudaddy]

Thank you for this, just sub.

[@hemuvee]

Hey bro currently I'm making only $100/month through editing, i want to scale at to $1000/month, but I'm not able to do that can you help me in this by guiding or providing some helpful resources.

[@darensv]

Hey, I believe you can scale to 1k per month by just creating good videos. I would focus on elevating my skills in the editing program you chose, and then post my listing on upwork as well as posting my edits to instagram. And then reaching out to people who may be interested in working with you. I don’t know your exact situation so you can reach it to me on x or instagram and I can consult you a little more in-depth

[@SHAHZAIB-sz8sn]

i have 1 question ? you're a videoeditor you earn money in video Editing Freelancing way you make Youtobe Chennal ? what's the Reason

[@darensv]

So I can teach and inspire others to do the same

[@hemuvee]

Bro are you earning $4k a month by delivering services by self or outsourcing it?

[@darensv]

Delivering the services myself up until now. I recently hired another editor for part of my projects

[@maherabnoman9055]

Anyone teach me video editing

[@flamegaming2008]

"Could you please share the 📂 project file for this 🎨 masterpiece?"

[@darensv]

I've released the full masterclass as well as the project file for this video in videoeditors.io/darensv

[@ajwreghusdzhfg]

The specs are in my opinion totally overkill, I'm using an i5 with 16gb of ram and never had any issues in Davinci Resolve

[@mohamedrefath3298]

What is Gpu

[@ajwreghusdzhfg]

​@@mohamedrefath3298A GPU, or Graphics Processing Unit, is a specialized electronic chip that is designed to handle complex visual processing tasks. Unlike a CPU (Central Processing Unit) which is designed for general-purpose computing, a GPU is optimized for parallel processing, allowing it to perform many calculations simultaneously.

[@itzzvxnsh]

@@ajwreghusdzhfg which gpu do you have 💀 cause I have same specs

[@999WRLDEVERYWHERE]

Good to go..bro cause we don't need 3d editing, blanding at start. You can edit everything in this specs. I will buy the same specs PC it's Asus strix g15

[@ajwreghusdzhfg]

@@itzzvxnsh 3050 ti

[@dopesandwitch6875]

are you shooting this on a phone? :)

[@darensv]

Nope, this is shot on the A7siii

[@ZhengxinYe]

🫂 Bro

[@joshuazhou1164]

is the course worth it? anyone buy it?

[@tinoho8842]

i did, definetly

[@brim3n.ae_]

man do u use element 3d for all the 3d,or extrude somehow with any of the effects? it will be more helpfull,if you reveal that

[@darensv]

I use the built-in after effects 3d. As for the icons I just copy the layer a few times and place them behind each other. I will make a AE 3D tutorial in the future as well.

[@brim3n.ae_]

@@darensv thanksss❤️,for the blinking Cc light sweep right?

[@brim3n.ae_]

@@darensv thanksss❤️,for the blinking Cc light sweep right?

[@darensv]

@@brim3n.ae_ Yup!

[@JuhoSprite]

NickEh22.5

[@vishalpundir2340]

Someone hire me for 500$ month as editor. I am ready.

[@editsmoothle]

you know that why you are going to be big because you never lie you just say 32 gb ram need so need thats i like and thank you for video

[@darensv]

🙏

[@ST-lb5no]

This guy's a scam. One of those "coaches". He knows nothing about pro video. The lighting is terrible and the editing looks like a school project. Don't buy into this. It's a scam. Also, most of the comments on this video are bots.

[@JMRabil675]

Video editing is dead because of Ai. No one hires editors anymore, you can just use Sora to get watever vid you want. DONT waste your time getting into editing

[@Real5Head]

U dont know shit about video editing 😂

[@Loy_hustle]

And don't waste your time watching video editing video knowing well you comment this BS

[@pagstudio565]

Hahahaha

[@Real5Head]

"No one hires editors anymore" while every single youtuber has an editor these days. "The days of AI" . I can pretty much say there are atleast more than a thousand orders every day for video editing services in fiverr only xD

[@darensv]

Yup, everyone on youtube hires editors. for now AI is just a tool the editors use. Sure it will become a lot more advanced and maybe replace those not ready to adapt, but editors who choose to stay ahead of the curve and use it for their advantage will win.