Breaking into the world of post-production can seem fairly daunting at first.  While taking on all the technology can be intimidating, so can the terms and concepts that go into the post-production process.  While there are a plethora of tutorial videos and guides on the internet, technical jargon or terms could keep you from fully utilizing those resources to their full potential.  Thus, we here at TMP have created the post-production glossary!

The Movie Pool is back to take you through the final part of our Post-Production Glossary.  These are all the terms you need to know as an editor, or as someone working in the Post process.  If you're just starting out, it's a good guide to get you started on all that you need to know and be aware of.

All right we’re back with another section of the Post-Production Glossary. Last time I took you through A-G of all the post-production terms you needed to know in order to get your editing off the ground. This time around we’ll tackle H-P to help full out your glossary.

People love making movies.  Getting out there and shooting all of your footage, directing the cast, and catching that perfect angle...it’s all great stuff.  Then you get to editing it and suddenly you realize, you’re lacking a lot of things.  Or you’re running into problems you just didn’t think about on the set, and now it’s going to double your timeframe because you weren’t prepared for it.

When it comes to editing...there’s a lot of ground to cover.  There are just so many aspects to the craft of post-production, that new people trying to get into it can easily find themselves lost and disinterested.  To help this out, there are a plethora of instructional videos out there on the internet.  

However, even with those resources, there are certain technical terms and jargon that you may not fully understand.  Thus, even with help from a tutorial, you may find yourself lost in the lingo and still struggle to stay on top.  That’s where we come in, and I’m laying down the top terms you’ll need to know when it comes to Post-Production.

Editing, in and of itself, is a craft that requires a lot of work to get right.  The editor's job is hard enough as it is, but the easiest way to make things harder, is by editing a project you developed and directed yourself.  Sometimes it's unavoidable, so we're here to explain the pitfalls of such a practice, and some tricks be successful with it...if you have to.

Director’s and editors have to be able to work together for a movie to really come together.  Sometimes it’s not an easy relationship though, and director’s can find themselves alienating the editor.  In order to avoid that, TMP has developed this article as a way to help directors out in learning the best ways to work with your editor.

A word to the wise.  This is mostly for the indie/low-budget filmmakers.  Trying this in the big studio world, more than likely won’t help you out.

We here at TheMoviePool are obviously always trying to highlight the best that filmmakers like ourselves have to offer.  Today that comes in the form of a very awesome trailer, mashed together from a multitude of films.  This is what impresses me most about some of these trailers.  They take scenes from several different films, but manage to mesh them together in order to form a cohesive story, which works visually as well.  These things truly showcase the power of video editing and this particular video is made more awesome by the fact that it's for Ender's Game.

YouTube has created a new place for filmmakers (and annoying people) to explore and expand their work.  This is especially true for video editors and one of my favorite things to look up on the Tube are movie trailer mash-ups.  Editors take the soundtrack from a popular movie trailer, but use a totally unrelated film for the footage.  What's left is something incredibly creative and often wildly funny.  Some are simply amazing and makes you wish whoever created it isn't simply wasting his time at home on these things, while others look like a teenager got a hold of Windows Movie Maker.  Today I've decided to share with you what I feel to be the 10 best movie trailer mash-ups.

So you've decided to take the plunge are now determined to become a film/video editor; now what?  I would love to say that it's all smooth sailing after college, but unfortunately it's a long road ahead.  I've compiled some general editing tips to help you get started and that might keep you on the path you've chosen.

If anyone has ever told you editing is easy, they've lied to you.  It's not terrible, and by far isn't the most difficult filmmaker job, however, it requires a lot of skill and attention to detail.  It requires quick decision making and a creativity beyond even what a director has to do.  Truly, when I was going through film school I've never seen so many switch their focus than from editing.  It's not for everybody and for the most part ends up with you spending tons of time by yourself.