Álan Fontenele - Video Editor

50% Retention on a 20 min video? I'm done talking

If you're a video editor, you need to remember this! ALWAYS look from left to right. Tunnel vision is a very real and scary thing in the creative space

@AkiiEditz I like it

I Made This Banner Yesterday🙌 IS IT GOOD OR DID I OVER DO IT?😅

@NAndreicu Yeah...

When I have time to post on X I want more client work. When I get more client work I miss posting on X. What a cycle. Am I the only one?

@akono14 Doing some work on a new niche 😁 Btw, you should consider getting that chonk of a GPU a support bracket

Casual nightsession with blender What are you guys up to?

@samuelvisuals01 You're absolutely right, you can't be lazy in the field of work

A successful video editor can't be lazy

I’m convinced the best stories come from niches you genuinely love. Was watching Teo Crawford’s video where he hikes to a random lake he found on Google Maps. It wasn’t just the breathtaking landscape that stood out. It was the small moments where he’d show a photo he just took, sharing what he felt in that frame. When an editor understands that feeling, the work stops being technical and starts becoming about protecting that original spark. You just can't fake that kind of connection.

Time to put Notion to use. Stay organized folks, it helps a LOT!

@samuelvisuals01 Transcript

How I come up with visual ideas for my video edits Comment "Transcript" and I will send the AI prompt I use Must be following

Some days I hear a voice. Go work, you lazy *&#! But I’ve learned to look at it differently. The voice doesn’t hate me. It just knows I need more. It remembers what I said I’d do. It’s pushing me to stay locked in the game. Discipline isn’t about being hard on yourself. It’s about listening to the part of you that refuses to settle. The voice isn’t the enemy. It’s the reason I keep showing up.

@samuelvisuals01 👀

Every video editor needs to add AI tools to their workflow Unless you would lag behind I'd be posting 7 AI tools to use in video editing soon Follow me so you don't miss

@SvenKessels_ Fast track

Creators hit me up almost daily looking for good editors. Not great. Good. Reliable. Communicative. Honest. But here’s the problem: 📉 Fake portfolios ❌ No communication 🏃‍♂️ Quit when it gets tough If you're not that kind of editor, you’re already ahead of 90% of the game. Fancy effects mean nothing if you can't deliver on time. No one’s perfect at the start. It's all reps and honesty. If you want to fast-track your growth and learn from someone who's: ✅ Got 500M+ long-form views ✅ Worked 1-on-1 with Airrack, Matthew Beem, LawByMike & Futcruch DM me “Fast track” – let's get to work.

Every morning I wake up with this ache in my chest. Not pain. Just this feeling that I need to move. See something new. Breathe somewhere else. Not for escapism. But to feel alive. To collect moments I’ll carry into my work. I edit to get there. To build the kind of life that doesn’t wait for “someday.” Every render, every revision, every late night it’s part of the ticket. What is your driving force?

@Kamil_AFrames Tf is a youtube?

My wife has been asked by her colleague(old bloke) at work: “What does your husband do for a living?” She replied: ”He is a Youtube video editor”. “What? There is no profession like that”

@_Acevfx @Toluvvv Nah, they're fire mate. Don't worry about that

@AlanFontenel @Toluvvv picture and video is a bit different, but maybe my designs just suck😅

Recent frame What do we think about this UI?

@HenryGorstCCA outreach

Some lessons you learn the hard way. You're excited about the project. The client seems chill. You jump in head first, start cutting, even stay up late to make it great. Then the silence hits. No reply. No payment. Nothing. Now, I ask for 50% upfront, ALWAYS. Not because I don’t trust. But because I respect my time. It’s not about being cold. It’s about being clear. Enthusiasm is good. But boundaries keep you in the game.

@Toluvvv @_Acevfx Good point, you're probably right man. Dope design btw

@AlanFontenel @_Acevfx Makes sense, although when the actual video is playing, I believe the viewer's eye would not be focused on that section. could be wrong though

@Toluvvv @_Acevfx I did focused it first tho, then i went straight to the graph and stayed there. But yeah, it's perfectly fine

@AlanFontenel @_Acevfx That part of design will not be focused onnce, I believe it is fine