It was around this time when I started editing my first Avatar Music Video seven years ago. It still amazes me that I stuck with this hobby for as long as I have when I fell out of others in a much shorter span of time. That's not to say I haven't thought about moving on from editing as well.
From 2009 to 2011 I suffered from a creative block. I couldn't finish a video to save my life. I had no inspiration, and I lost sight of what I enjoyed most about this hobby. I thought for sure that I was going to just drop everything and walk away from editing for good at the time. It was with the help from my friends in CDVV and DZ-Studios that I found my inspiration again and started editing more. In the last two years I have put out more videos than I had in my first two years of editing. I'm still coming up with new ideas and even investing in a better rig so that I can continue editing.
Recently I've looked back to when I first started editing and how I've come to this point where I'm even more inspired to persue this hobby further. I think about how some of my favorite editors and biggest inspirations for editing had begun to move on just as I was starting out. I also thought about how I came close to moving on myself and how someday in the (hopefully distant) future I might stop editing.
What's keeping me going now? For me, it's the creativity and fun of it. I love the idea of making videos and interpreting my appreciation for my favorites shows/movies/music. I also love exploring different styles and moods through editing and learning new techniques as I go.
What's keeping some of you going? How is it that some editors last longer than others?















