How Max Joseph Turned a Boring Interview into a Timeless Edit

In this episode of Cut by Cut we sit down with ‪@maxjosephdirector‬ to break down his video “A Brief History of John Baldessari”. Max took footage he was unhappy with and with quick pacing, eye-catching graphics and exciting music, turned it into an engaging, timeless video. Let’s dive in! Featured video:    • A Brief History of John Baldessari   00:00 Introduction 00:25 Why Did This Video Get Made? 01:33 How Max Cuts Down Footage 04:23 How Exclamations Help Max Edit 05:35 Max Didn’t Know Where to Start 05:58 The First Sequence He Put Together 06:33 How Max Made the Word Collage 08:16 Tying Random Comments Together 09:14 Loud-Quite-Loud Structure 09:36 ‘A Clockwork Orange’ Inspiration 10:03 How He Edited the Music Figuring out how to go from slow to fast? 13:25 Including Non-Sequiturs 14:56 Editing Sound First 16:18 The All-Nighters 17:03 How He Filled in the Blanks 18:20 The DIY Match-Frame Technique 18:50 The Indianna Jones Map 19:19 What Stuck with Max 20:40 Thanks for Watching! ------ Digital Spaghetti is hosted by musician, filmmaker, and CEO of Patreon, Jack Conte. We sit down with the best creators to dive deep into their creative process and find out what motivates their work. Watch bonus material and join our community at patreon.com/digitalspaghetti For more ways to grow your creative business, visit www.patreon.com/patreonforcreators