# Some tips for creatives #typ/Liste #zu/arbeit *...aus dem internet zusammengeklaut. Nicht von mir!* - Rest your eyes. Health always comes first. - Done is better than perfect. You could keep tweaking something forever, but you have to know when to let go. - Back everything up. - Under promise. Overdeliver. - Less is best, but don’t obsess. Start simple and only make it more complex as necessary. - Learn the keyboard shortcuts. ## Professional Relations - you are providing a very valuable service so your prices should reflect that. Yes a 11 year old will do your job for free, pick your battles. - insisting in communication via email, especially when it comes to changes. That way everything is time/day stamped and provable who said WHAT and WHEN. - Watch your export before sending. ## Video Specific - When in doubt, leave it out. Almost any video can be improved by making it shorter. If a shot doesn't move the story forward, it doesn't belong. - if you were in that room, fly on the wall, observing the conversation, who would you want to be watching? cut to them. Reaction shots are important! - Don't hold on to great shots, if they don't fit to the whole scope of the project. - [Best tips you have as a video editor : r/VideoEditing](https://www.reddit.com/r/VideoEditing/comments/1b6mfy2/best_tips_you_have_as_a_video_editor/) - [Editors, what are some common mistakes you've noticed in amateur film editing? : r/editors](https://www.reddit.com/r/editors/comments/1ahw9tn/editors_what_are_some_common_mistakes_youve/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3)