How To Edit Talking Head Videos

How do you edit a talking head video to be entertaining? It’s a massive industry, but extremely hard to stand out in. We know the secret to doing so is in the editing, and Amy, who edited for @LegalEagle knows it intimately. So we asked Amy how to edit talking head videos amazingly. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:39 Riverside is the best video podcasting tool 01:48 Breaking down a talking head edit for Legal Eagle 03:47 Call and response editing 05:09 How to have great retention in talking head videos 07:26 How to fix boredom 08:17 Get funding with Creative Juice 09:30 Trackclub has bloody good music 10:19 How to edit a seemingly boring topic 13:39 How to make anything funny with editing 15:47 How to overcome the intimidation of After Effects 17:24 Templates are game-changers 18:21 Amy’s top 3 talking head tips Hosts: @JordanOrme and @HillierSmith Editor: @TysonPellegrini Intro Editor: @HillierSmith Producer: @AshleyJWoods

How To Edit Talking Head Videos

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