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Jump cut vs match cut: what's the difference?A match cut hides the cut. A jump cut shows it. Here's the difference, the famous examples, and which one a video of you talking actually needs.Talking-head videos · October 29, 2026How to start a video podcast: from your phone to episode one.Every guide starts with the studio. I'd start with the phone you have and a plan for the edit, because the edit is what decides if there's an episode ten.Podcasts · October 29, 2026How to produce a YouTube video: from idea to upload.Five stages, from the idea to the upload. Let me show you what each one hands the next, with one real 9-minute film taken apart.YouTube editing · October 29, 2026How to film yourself with a phone: eight steps.The phone in your pocket is good enough. Here's how to set it up in eight steps, and what went wrong in three real videos I filmed on an iPhone.Talking-head videos · October 29, 2026How to film yourself: set up, film, then fix it.Nobody behind the camera? That's fine. Get three things right when you film, and fix the rest in the edit. Here's how, with three real shorts filmed alone.Talking-head videos · October 29, 2026How much does it cost to edit a video: the real numbers.Every page that gives you a number is selling you an editor. So let's do it differently: the published rates, with their sources, and one real 9-minute video priced line by line.YouTube editing · October 29, 2026How long does it take to edit a YouTube video: the real answer.Everybody says « it depends ». Sure. But on what? Here's the rule of thumb, and one real 9-minute YouTube film, counted cut by cut.YouTube editing · October 29, 2026B-roll ideas: what to show while you talk.Most lists of B-roll ideas send you out to film coffee and keyboards. Your best ideas are already in what you say. Here's how to find them, with real videos.Talking-head videos · October 29, 2026App that automatically edits videos: the four kinds.Every app says it edits automatically. They don't mean the same thing. Here are the four kinds, what each one decides for you, and what you still do yourself.AI video editing · October 29, 2026Video podcast setup: what to buy, and what to skip.Most gear lists want you to buy everything, just in case. Here's the short one: what has to be right on the day, and what the edit can still fix.Podcasts · October 29, 2026Video podcast: what it is, and what people actually see.A video podcast is a podcast you can watch as well as hear. Here's what that means on screen, where it plays in 2026, and what an edited one looks like.Podcasts · October 29, 2026Video ads for Instagram: how to make one without a crew.Most lists of Instagram ads are Nike and Apple. Here's what one person with a phone can actually make, with one real ad taken apart, the sizes, and the steps.Ads and launches · October 29, 2026