G'day, I'm Hani.
Video editor. Professional remover of ums, ahs and the bit where someone checks if it's recording.
I've loved editing since high school. Back then it was just for fun. Now I edit for Australian businesses, including a glamping brand and an accommodation business.
Here's how it goes. You hand me hours of footage. I find the bit worth watching, cut the waffle, the dead air and the "is this thing on?", then open with a hook that earns the next three seconds. Captions for everyone watching on mute. Pacing that keeps thumbs off the skip button.
What you get: no more footage rotting in a folder, more posts going out, and clips people actually watch, share and send to a mate. You sound like you on a good day.
I edit in CapCut and DaVinci Resolve. Quick where it can be, careful where it counts, so more time goes on clean cuts and good pacing.
I like edits that don't show off. If you notice the editing, I've probably overdone it.
What working with me is like.
- You'll get replies
- Revolutionary stuff, I know. You won't be chasing me for an update.
- Honest notes
- If the first ten seconds drag, I'll tell you. Nicely, but I'll tell you.
- Your voice, not mine
- The edit should sound like you on a good day, not like a template.
- Files that just work
- Exported in the sizes each platform wants, and named so you can actually find them.
Things I won't do to your video.
- Put a whoosh on every cut. Some cuts just want to be left alone.
- Bury your message under effects. Flashy is a tool, not a personality.
- Use music you don't have the rights to. A copyright strike is nobody's idea of a good arvo.
- Pad it out. If it's done at 40 seconds, it's done.