What are the career & job prospects in India for Sound and Video Editing?

Hi reader, The job prospects in video and sound editing are growing day by day with the demand of good and technically skillful video editors. The demand is not limited to a particular sector rather the work is diversifies ranging from art designing to post-production of videography. TV centers, news channels, film and music video industries, advertising agencies, multimedia and web designing companies, internet portals are hiring or recruiting video and sound editors. Even YouTube could be the best platform for you. The emerging platform of music video and movie clips on websites has widened up the scope of job opportunities for professionals on part time and full time in these sectors There are various types of freelance video and sound editing works which include online and offline video editing, sound editing , mixing and mastering, special effects and compositing, digitizing and logging media, DVD editing, image cleanup and color correction is very popular these days. Freelance video editing jobs earns well. acquiring a good reputation as a reliable freelance editor will help ensure one's success in freelance video editing jobs. The scope is vast.

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Video editing is the process of choosing the best raw footage for a movie. This includes removing unusable footage and combining together to convert it into the best possible sequence. And, Sound editing is another important part of video editing. A video and sound editor is the professional responsible for editing the raw footage shot during the making of a movie. They need to make it very attractive and error free in such a way to satisfy their clients or the audience. Job prospects: Many television centers, news channels, film and video industries, advertising agencies, multimedia and web designing companies, are recruiting sound and video editing professionals. One can also work as a freelance sound and video editor. This is one of the trending jobs which people option for. Pay scale: The starting salary would be around 15,000-25,000 INR per month. With few years of work experience and exposure, one can earn more than Rs. 50,000 per month.

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A career in video editing is an interesting option for creative people who like to work in entertainment and media industry. It is a process of modifying or re-arranging the segments of video from one or more video tapes to create a final piece of video. The complete process of making art aesthetic in visual media is associated with the technique of editing. Video editing plays a significant role in the post-production process. The major task of video editor includes editing of soundtracks, video and film for the motion picture and broadcast visual media industries. Video editing is categorized as linear editing and non-linear editing or digital video editing. Digital Video Editing involves the use of computer technology for the onscreen editing process. In Non-Linear Editing, audio and video data is captured to a hard disk and then edited on a computer using various software. A career in video editing has become lucrative with the arrival of movie clips and streaming videos in websites. Since this field is highly competitive, the video editors should be ready for tough competition. Growing popularity of online video clips has resulted in increased video editing activities by the internet users. There are numerous job opportunities in video editing throughout the country. The video editors can find the placements in TV and film production studios, advertising and multimedia companies and web design companies. They can work for motion picture studios and with independent production companies. Most of the video editors work on a freelance basis or the short-term contracts for television companies, post-production studios and corporate employers. Career opportunities for sound engineer and technicians are available in various fields like radio stations, tv channels, studios, multimedia design, animation, advertising firms, movies and more. One can opt for specialised courses in technical skills such as sequencing, mastering, editing and recording. With proper experience, he / she can become studio managers.

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As the world is moving towards cheaper data, the way Indians consume data is changing vastly. Previously, we used our data packs to just check emails, WhatsApp, Facebook or maybe cricket scores. But with the introduction of cheaper data rates pan India post the Jio-effect, more and more Indians have started consuming more and more data for different things. We not only check cricket scores, but also stream live matches, we don't just read Bollywood gossip, but see entire movies online, we've become addicted to the new YouTube genres of comedy shows and vlogs. With the increase in consumption of media, also increases the number of such movies and videos produced. A lot goes into the making and production of high-quality videos. We can say that the sound and editing guys are the backbones of the video production. The magic they do post-production is what gives shape to a movie. For e.g., a YouTube video would only go hit if it is well edited and of high quality. For that, more and more youtube channels as well have started hiring a dedicated editing team. With such a huge increase in chances to get a job in this profession, the future for this career looks bright right now and one with the passion and skills for video editing should definitely go ahead with this as it is booming and he /she may reach great heights.

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