Guides
Post-Production Techniques
Editing, sound design, subtitles and finishing, everything that happens after the shoot to turn footage into something people watch to the end.
Start with subtitles and captions, because most people watch with the sound off and it is the easiest win in the edit. Lower thirds covers the name and title captions that tell viewers who is speaking. For sound, room tone and ambient sound explains how to keep a scene feeling continuous between cuts, and the sound design guide covers music, effects and the mix. For the whole edit to publish routine, see editing, exporting and getting your video found.
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Film sound design basics for video makers
Sound design is the deliberate shaping of dialogue, ambience, effects, music and silence so they guide attention and emotion.
By Nigel Camp
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Lower thirds for beginners, with simple design tips
A lower third is a short text overlay in the lower part of the screen that shows a name, title, location or key fact.
By Nigel Camp
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Why subtitles matter in video, and what good captions do
Subtitles matter because people watch with the sound low or in public places, and more than 18 million people in the UK are deaf, have hearing loss or tinnitus.
By Nigel Camp
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What is ambient sound in content creation?
Ambient sound is the natural background audio in a scene, such as room tone, traffic, birds or office hum, sitting underneath dialogue and music.
By Nigel Camp
