Tips

  As a beginner or seasoned editor, it’s always useful to have a handful of shortcuts, and tips and tricks under your belt. Ryan, Jeff, and John discuss useful tools for film editors that you may not have heard of! FreeFileSync Keyboard Shortcuts Motion v2 Frame.io

Occasionally I get to step away from the more business-related topics and write something I’m passionate about. In this case, I’ll be writing about set etiquette. Set etiquette is something that allows for great success, but can also be a source of great frustration. Not knowing how to conduct yourself on set is a big […]

Everything you do speaks to your business’s brand. From obvious things like your website and business cards, to how you answer the phone, and yes, even your hiring process communicates your brand. Let’s take a look at our hiring process here at Backflip as an example of what *we think* the process communicates about our […]

If you clicked on this post expecting to read about the latest and greatest technology-based sales tools I use, I regret to inform you that is not the case. Though what I intend to talk about is equally as valuable as, if not more valuable than, any digital sales tool.. Curious now? To this day, […]

It can be a bit intimidating the first time you assign yourself the task “come up with something cool.” How do you tackle this challenge? What’s the first step to making awesome things? Most people know about brainstorming, but many may struggle to describe what this actually looks like. I will attempt to struggle less […]

With nearly two years of real world work experience under my belt, I’ve had my share of ups and downs. Here are 10 things that I’ve learned along the way. Talk is cheap.  Gain the boss’s trust by mastering the little things. This was one of my biggest challenges. I am a very prideful person. […]

When I was in high school, my friends and I had a garage band. We played a lot of classic rock covers but we also had a few originals we felt proud enough of that we decided to record an album and get it copyrighted. Yes, it’s pretty amazing but no, I’m not going to […]

Any expert in their field will tell you, they’re only as good as the tools they use. I’m constantly on the lookout for ways to make myself faster, more efficient, and, frankly, better at what I do. Over the years of editing, I’ve slowly started assembling a small list of software that is my go-to’s […]

Why is a picture worth a thousand words? Or similarly why is a video worth a thousand pictures? It’s the details. In psychology 101 we learned that nonverbal communication can often convey 90% of meaning. I know, I know, emojis are getting better and better (and they do help), but where in an email can you really […]

Often when we ask each other “How are you doing” or “How’s business?” we are looking for a few positive words or a positive story. It’s not that we don’t want to hear a real answer to those questions, but it’s more of a comfortable way to briefly greet each other. More and more, though, […]