"The next one can't come soon enough!"
"what i love most about it is as i said, getting the chance to work with real directors/producers. This beats film school. This beats watching youtube videos. Im not saying those are bad things at all, but THIS BEATS IT!"
Marcus Nicolas / Premium Coaching Student
"I'm so glad that this program is international and that Sven's got everything we need to make this international experience so smooth."
Tony He / Premium Coaching Student
"If you want to be the best, you have to work with the best, and that's exactly what Editrave offers."
Ouche Dishon / video editor
"The thing I like about this EditRave is that you are exposed to all fronts of editing."
mert halit izcan / storyteller
"The Go-To-Editor course is the answer to every potential video editor that yearns to have experience working on narrative, documentary and commercial projects."
"editing a short film/seeing other edits of the same film was an experience that I never thought I'd be able to be a part of."
David Hadley / Digital Post Manager
"I attended all but one session, and I liked each one of them. Especially the last one and the Mandalorian one."
Marko Janzic / Video/Film Editor
"The community the course manages to create is excellent. There are often messages on the discord of members asking their colleagues for editing feedback on cuts done for the course and outside projects. There is a lot of space for feedback and 1 on 1s with instructors, which is the most helpful part of this course as it facilitates constant, quality improvement."
"It has made a whole lot of progress on my editing journey because I'm new to editing"
"Six months ago, I couldn't have imagined working on a big documentary project like this. Today, we are nearly done with four awesome ~1 hour long episodes,"
Ryan Brog / Premium Coaching Student
"I have actually recommended this to a lot of my friends and my colleagues who are editors themselves."
"Every speaker was incredibly informative. Even as an 18 year veteran of the post production industry in Los Angeles, I gained new insight into the art of editing."
Mark Petro / Film and Television Editor
"It's a great opportunity to meet other people who share the same passion for editing."
Kamil Paryla / Broadcast Editor
"Thank you so much for providing these Rave panelist/workshops for those working on enhancing their edit skills...and for free (especially given where the industry is right now). The time and effort you put in for such a quality experience definitely showed and is greatly appreciated!!"
"I liked the variety of editing "theme" that was talked and debated (edit with Sound FX, edit for documentary, how do find clients, review cuts from the same scenes) and the quality of insights from the speakers invited. It makes me wanna cut more !"
Flavien Bellevue / Director/ Editor/ Camera Operator
"When I heard about the coaching program with Josh Beal, honestly at first, I didn't really intend to sign in. The costs and the considerable time investment were in conflict with my wallet and other obligations I had already lined up. However, I had this nagging feeling that this program might be a crucial step for me if I really wanted to pivot to scripted editing... as I do.
I can hardly express how happy I am that I followed my intuition, went and rescheduled what I could that Summer, just to seize this unique chance. For me, it totally paid of, and has been life-changing, no kidding.
Coming from documentary film editing, keeping on top of all the different takes for every single line of dialogue posed a real challenge. How do remember all the options, how can you quickly compare them? I found myself going over almost the whole footage of a scene – 30 minutes, 60 minutes – again and again, to make sure that nothing slips through the cracks. That was incredibly time-consuming.
Literally in the first session, Josh solved that issue for me by offering a truly detailed look into his approach, that made all the difference. I took it and combined it with Sven Pape's (meanwhile famous) stair structure and Emma Dupell's color coding (she's another great coach in the program)... and am blown away by this effective, in fact (an editor's) life-changing practice.
After that session, I thought “that's already it, everything else now is gravy”.
Thanks to Josh's spot-on feedback, I am noticing how I am becoming a better storyteller. My understanding how to carefully build and effectively land an emotional beat is growing. My sense for rhythm greatly improving. Watching the other students' approaches to a scene or a character is just eye opening to these endless possibilities, in a deeply creative way.
Last not least, Josh is not just a very competent editor and generous teacher, but also a very nice and approachable person, definitely a plus, which makes this three months journey together all the more enjoyable."
Claudia Syhre / Premium Coaching Student
"I have a second chance! Due to life circumstances, I had to choose a career in tech that I hated, but thanks to the course, I know I can make a career out of my passion!
I already recommended this course to a friend:)"
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Marcus Nicolas / Premium Coaching Student
"The whole experience of EditRave has given me a lot of creative renewal and I feel much more optimistic in my future as an editor."
Mathew Wheeler / Video Editor
"Dive in deep without drowning! See how the pro's do it, and then do it yourself."
Tienke H Elmer ( Tink) / Premium Coaching Student
"Very valuable and actionable content from a team that understands the industry."
"I know it's opened up things for me, given me a ton of confidence, and is just a no-brainer. If editing is really what you want to do, invest 100% in the GoToEditor."
"I love the course. Theory and practice go hand-in-hand, plus the course does not require paid software to advance."
Christopher Vincent del Rosario Aquino
"very bit of information from the professional editors to the audiences questions helped provide a new insight into editing and the thought processes."
"The exceptional feedback and in-depth discussions were very helpful to me, as one just beginning to take film editing seriously, I was soaking it all in."
"I attend all of the sessions. I'm still an amateur editor, but after this experience I really have the will of becoming a professional."
"The highlight of the course is listening to Josh comment on our edits. [Josh Beal, ACE is a top-level TV editor and coach in our premium program]. He’s both kind and insightful, helping us to improve our editing while never discouraging us"
Joe Shapiro / Premium Coaching Student
"If that wasn't enough there are always additional extras, including the chance to compete for an actual paying editing job."
"Many great resources have come available to aspiring filmmakers in recent years, and at reasonable cost. I’ve tried a few. Each offering has its strengths and weaknesses. The Go-To Editor course stands above them all, in my opinion."
Matt Robertson / Premium Coaching Student
"his event rekindled my interest in video editing and I have already recommended EditRave to fellow film makers."
Edward Kraynak / Freelance
"My scene was selected for the EditRave Challenge and was given live notes!"
"This coaching program gave me the push I needed to start editing scenes. Seeing my course mates submit their work motivated me to do more. The feedback we received from both course mates and coaches kept the ball rolling, helping us all improve.""
"The course gave me the confidence to apply for a job as assistant video editor at Vice Media (which I got accepted for) and afterwards I got promoted within the company to a video editor."
"the go to editor course has actually given me a whole new community of other editors. I'm actually now part of a team editing a documentary that's going to be shown on streamers."
Bruce Barr / Premium Coaching Student
"Submitting cuts for feedback from fellow students and being able to leave feedback for other students really speeds up the learning process."
"Another invaluable aspect is the feedback loop. Comparing my thought process and cuts with those of other students and receiving feedback from professional editors has been immensely enriching."
"Joining the Elite course was the best decision I’ve made in my editing career, so far. I benefited from the coaches keeping us on track and offering encouraging feedback. And, there were extra, exclusive incentives introduced along the way motivating us to keep moving forward.
But, the best part of the whole course for me was the “class” size. Because the small group (around 25 students) was moving along at roughly the same pace, I received a lot more and focused scene feedback from my fellow students than I did in the regular course. I imagine this was similar to the experience of the early adopters of The Go-to Editor course in that first year or two.
As the regular course continues to grow, going the “Elite” route will suit editors like me who need a bit more direction and personalized feedback. I’m so glad I did."
Matt Robertson / Premium Coaching Student
"I like that it makes you really do some work by yourself and thereby get to realize what editing is about. What kind of challenge it is."
"The Go to Editor gave me exactly what I was looking for when trying to improve my editing"
"The course dives deep into the intricate processes that are involved in editing an entire feature film, shaping the story and deciding the fate of the characters and the film. Editing a scene on it's own is one thing but editing the same scene considering it's impact on the whole movie is a different ball game."
"I recommend this to anyone who's new to the industry or looking to change their editing career path. I will encourage all my students to attend upcoming EditRave events."
Marianne Post / Lead Video Curriculum Developer - Master Instructor
"I love the layout of the course and how it guides me through it step by step"
"Hey, my name is John Carlo, and I just want to talk a little bit about my experience in the Elite coaching mentorship program. I found it to be extremely, extremely motivating and a lot of fun. I like the idea of someone constantly pushing you, asking you questions, making you better, and helping you when you get stuck. Someone like myself, who's a seasoned editor, kind of fell out of love with editing for a long time. And this program is something that made me want to push myself to find a better way to become a better storyteller."
GianCarlo Fernandez / Premium Coaching Student
"A standout module was the career advice webinar, which provided almost two hours of valuable information on career strategy from professional editor."
"It feels like a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that I'm so grateful I jumped in to take advantage of it."
Malcolm Taylor / Premium Coaching Student
"I found that Sven actually cares about your progress. He makes sure that you finish the course from start to finish. Accountability is the number one priority."
Jaime P Espiritu / Premium Coaching Student
"I find Sven Pape to be engaging intellectually, consistently interesting and a natural born teacher."
"Hey, my name is Malcolm. I'm currently enrolled in the dramatic editing 1.0 course. I was previously, and still am, enrolled in the Go-To Editor course. So when this opportunity came along to jump on and actually have coaching with an experienced editor, we are being mentored by Josh Beal, who's a member of ACE. And, you know, that's really fantastic. Josh is really amazing. I got to meet him last fall, I think it was when Sven had the Edit Rave last year. We got to edit three scenes from this film, which we're now editing the entirety of. So Sven got the rights to the whole film, and now we're working on it as if we are the editors of this film. We are getting all the footage day by day. We have, I think, day one through nine, all the shoot days coming in, and we're going through this course day by day, editing the dailies, as it were, as they come in. And, you know, having read the script, Josh was very encouraging of getting on top of the script, making our beats, our notes, etcetera. We beaded out the whole film on a script level before we even began to edit. And now we're in the edit. We're meeting every week, and it's a three month process. I'm about halfway through moving towards the end of day five, moving into day six of the footage. I just finished a big sequence of editing, an action sequence of the film where our main protagonist runs off with his buddy's car into the desert and confronts his own sort of dark night of the soul there. It was a really thrilling sequence to edit, and I'm very excited about my work on it. What surprised me most about Josh was, of course, he's an incredible editor, which you would expect with 20 years experience on film and television. But not only that, but he is an incredible person. Like, he just really cares. And that's unique, because not everybody cares as much as Josh does. And he really cares for each one of us in the course and he puts in all his time and effort into giving us feedback, looking at all our cuts week to week. So, for me, Josh's feedback is invaluable. And getting to do this course on avid media composer was just next level for me. It made it a no brainer. Sven got us all discount codes for avid media, the ultimate version. I don't know where else you would get this kind of training. And I've trained at a lot of different online places, and I went to college. I did a year there where we actually worked in avid, but I came out of there and I still didn't feel nearly confident. I didn't even feel confident to apply for, you know, an assistant job. Luckily, I did somehow ace the interview to get into the union here in Canada, and so I did get into the union as a trainee. Of what we're doing is unparalleled. You just wouldn't get that in any other course. So to have this live feedback week to week with a mastermind editor, this fantastic group of colleagues, and Sven's core system, which is so fantastic, he's got all the backups in place, all the learning tools that you could possibly hope for. I'm so over the moon about this course. It's a no brainer, really. Yeah, it's a small investment, but, you know, my career is definitely worth this investment."
Malcolm Taylor / Premium Coaching Student
"Sven was very helpful, and he was invested in my future.
One of my biggest problems was confidence. I didn't feel like I was good at what I do."
Alyssa Donovan-Browning / Apprentice Editor, The Holdovers
"This has impacted my editing journey greatly as I now understand the practical tactics and thought processes that go into editing a film or show."
"We had amazing coaches like Jonathan Nyiri and Marvin Falz, who are amazing examples on just their utter knowledge on how to help out with pacing or even accountability."
"Every dollar I've made from editing in the past years I can directly trace back to the skills learned in the Go-To-Editor."
"To get Dailies from a real film and be a part of an Editing Challenge competition on its own would be amazing already, but combined with the live sessions with real Hollywood Editors and be able to ask them questions is stunning and very unique."
Joachim Iseni / Director, Editor and Cameraman
"There's a lot of interaction at the end of the session where attendees directly interact with the editors, which is something, in the outside world, that would be difficult to have a meeting with them and ask questions."
Avinash Kumar / Video Editor, Colorist and Motion Designer
"taught by people who know editing on a professional level. It's detailed and comprehensive. Also, their community on Discord is equally excellent - because they care."
Neal Wiser / Content Creator / Screenwriter
"From editing a scene from the short film Ashes, featuring Alan Ruck, to having it reviewed by renowned Hollywood ACE editor Josh Beal, the experience was truly enriching."
Bharat Vohra / Video Editor
"I would recommend the GoToEditor to someone who needs more experience working on professional footage"
"It was a terrific experience and I learned SO much about the art, business, and practical side of editing. I'm also glad the events were recorded (I missed one session because my daughter was in town)."
Neal Wiser / Content Creator / Screenwriter
"It's crazy the amount that you can learn in just six months when you're working with the right people and pushed to do your best work."
Chloe Szilas / Premium Coaching Student
"What I loved most was how it seamlessly catered to both beginners like me and seasoned editors – no one felt left out."