This is a transcript from THE FREELANCE JOURNALIST 5 MINUTE TAKLSHOW podcast. You can listen to it on iTunes. Carlos: Hi everyone. From Brooklyn, NY, this is Carlos P. Beltran. Welcome to the freelance journalist 5 minute talk show. Today we're talking about how to approach media network editors. People who ultimately are the ones who commission us to produce work. Today we're talking to Bart Vandever a good friend, writer, director, based in LA. He produces non fiction and f

It's all about prep-work and and being organized. The Puzzle Pieces approach. This piece of advice best suits video producers getting into short-form video editing for the first time. However, I've used this method of editing since I first started cutting my own pieces. I'm not the best director out there, but I am a thorough editor. Whether I'm working on branded content or short form documentary pieces, most non-fiction/unscripted videos fundamentally rely on Interviews + B