The MKBHD Method™ For Editing High Quality Videos

The Studio October 12, 2025
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Get a 30-day free trial of Epidemic Sound at https://share.epidemicsound.com/thestudioOCT25 The entire MKBHD post-production team gives a masterclass on editing high quality videos. ~ Chapters: 00:00 Tiny Decisions 01:19 Story Crafting With Mariah 01:49 Story With Too Much Footage 05:18 Story with Too Little 09:58 Color Grading With Vinh 10:21 Prepping for Color 11:06 LUTs 12:47 Our Favorite Coloring Plug In 14:41 Animation with Michael 17:13 Michael's Top 3 Principles of Animation 21:23 Michael’s Favorite Effects 23:33 Picking Music with Ellis 25:21 Saving Hours with Rufus 28:10 Common Questions About Recording Audio 29:56 Sound Design With Ellis 38:07 Marques' Advice to Creators 42:47 Meanwhile... WE MENTION THESE! Subscribe to Tyler Stalman - @stalman Tyler Stalman's LUTs - https://stalman.sellfy.store/ DeHancer - https://www.dehancer.com/ Overlord - https://battleaxe.co/overlord Subscribe to Mt. Mograph - @mtmograph Mount Mograph Plugins - https://mtmograph.com/ Shop the merch: https://shop.mkbhd.com Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/mkbhd Music licensed from Epidemic Sound: https://share.epidemicsound.com/thestudioGEN25 Follow The Studio: https://twitter.com/TheStudio https://www.instagram.com/thestudio/ Follow the staff: Marques Brownlee https://twitter.com/MKBHD Adam Molina https://www.threads.com/@parmesanpapi17 Alex Wolfe https://bsky.app/profile/alexwolfe.bsky.social Andrew Manganelli https://www.instagram.com/andrew_manganelli Brandon Havard https://www.instagram.com/havard.jpg/ David Imel https://twitter.com/DurvidImel Ellis Rovin https://twitter.com/ellisrovin Eric Villa https://ericpv.com Harper Makowsky https://instagram.com/harper_mak Jono Tan https://www.instagram.com/burntbanana/ Mariah Zenk https://www.instagram.com/totallynotabusinessacc/ Michael Emerick https://www.instagram.com/emerickm/ Miles Somerville https://www.instagram.com/carswithmiles Olivia Bransford https://www.instagram.com/livbransford/ Rich Ho https://instagram.com/richontrack Rufus Mullhaput https://www.instagram.com/rmullhaupt/ Tim McMahon https://twitter.com/timmcmahonn Vinh Dang https://instagram.com/danggvinh Equipment used in this video and others: Canon EOS C70: https://geni.us/AtpxW Canon RF 15-35mm f/2.8L: https://howl.me/chHqd63eV8A Canon RF 28-70mm f/2.8L: https://geni.us/Tbimi Sennheiser MKH-416: https://geni.us/jYxRVj Sennheiser ME 2 lav: https://geni.us/0bpKiZX PowerDeWise lav: https://geni.us/SRX1Th Zoom F8n Pro: https://geni.us/tuv7o8 Hollyland Lark Max: https://geni.us/mkJRt7 Shot & Edited by Rich Ho & Eric Villa Technical Producer & Colorist - Rich Ho Content Strategist & Line Producer - Eric Villa Audio by Ellis Rovin Graphics by Tim McMahon and Michael Emerick

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