Q: Popular video editing software includes Adobe Premiere Pro CC, Corel VideoStudio, Final Cut Pro, and Apple Final Cut Pro X. Search online for reviews and find an editing software that will run on your computer and fits within your budget. Free software also exists if you have limited funds. Free software includes Movie Moments, Movie Maker, iMovie, and Magix Movie Edit Touch. There are free online resources that you can use to learn the basics of video editing. You can find tutorials on popular platforms like Youtube or Vimeo as well as editing-specific blogs and websites. Popular tutorial sites include The Beat, Ripple Training, and PluralSight (Adobe Suite). Many of these sites have courses for a variety of software. Choose tutorials for the specific software that you plan on using. You can also sign up for paid classes with an accredited university or on sites like Udemy and Lynda for more in-depth instruction. Collect footage or take footage yourself and practice different techniques on the video. You can also search online and find stock footage that you can use when you're first starting off. At first, practice with 30 minutes to an hour of footage. As you become better at editing, you can start cutting and editing larger pieces. Popular stock footage websites include Dissolve, Pond5, and Filmsupply. You'll need to purchase the license to use these clips. You can get footage of yourself playing video or computer games with a webcam and video capture software such as OBS Studio, Plays.tv, and Nvidia Shadowplay. Transitions can include cutting, wiping, and fading. Take your footage and try to transition different pieces together. Don't worry about having a cohesive story yet. Try adding music to the video that you transitioned together. This could be a song or sound effects. Add the audio to a separate track by uploading it into your video editing software. From there, you can cut and alter the audio to your liking. Classical music will make your scenes refined while heavy metal may make your scenes seem intense or dark. Take notice of how the music affects the video. Opening credits usually include the production company, the title of the film, lead cast, director, producers, and writers. The ending credits typically include all of the people involved in the creation of the film. Most video editing software will allow you to write text and place it on its own layer over the film. You can use the built-in tools to make the text fade and scroll. You may also want to add text to have built-in subtitles if your actors are speaking different languages. Once you get the basic techniques down, create an entire narrative and try to edit a full short film. Think of an idea for a story, then attach your video clips together for a cohesive story. Your first short film only has to be 5-10 minutes long. Once you get the basic techniques down and start to edit together your own films, you may want to learn more about the art of video editing theory. These books will give you more in-depth insight into all aspects of film editing. Popular books include Behind The Seen, Making Movies, The Film Editing Room Handbook, and The Conversations: Walter Murch and the Art of Editing Film. If you go to film school, you'll learn the basics of video editing and will be able to network with other people interested in filmmaking. Viable undergraduate majors include film, digital cinematography, digital filmmaking, and production. Consider going to a college or university if you have the time and money and want to become a professional video editor. A formal education isn't always necessary to work as a film editor. Some of the most popular film schools include the American Film Institute, Altos de Chavon Film School, Colorado Film School, and Hofstra University.
A: Select a video editing software. Watch tutorials online to learn how to use the video editing software. Collect video footage so you can practice. Experiment with different transitions. Add music to your video. Add opening and ending credits to the movie. Create a short film with a storyline. Read books on video editing. Get a bachelor's degree in film or a related field.

Q: If you accept a call before you have a chance to realize that it's an automated message, get off the line right away. Don't say anything, don't press any buttons, just disconnect. Any type of response or interaction can signal to the caller that there's a living, breathing person on the other end of the line that is willing to accept their calls. If they think you're receptive, they'll redouble their efforts, and the problem will just get worse. Make a mental note of who's calling so you can report them later if need be. If you're on a landline that has Caller ID, go back and record the number so that you don't make the same mistake should they call back. Pay attention to the name of the person or business indicated in the message so that you can later put in a request for them to stop calling you. Also, think back on anything you might have put your phone number on that could become an issue down the line. Go back and tell these callers you don't wish to be contacted any further. It's a hassle, but it may be necessary to bring the madness to an end. In most cases, recurring calls won't stop until you get your number taken off the list. The Do Not Call Registry is an index of US phone numbers that are unlawful for sales-motivated entities to dial. It's free to register your cell number, household landline or both, and, best of all, it stays on there forever. This won't keep illegal scammers from trying to take advantage of you, but it will at least put a stop to above-board callers like department stores, doctor's offices and telemarketers once and for all. The Do Not Call Registry makes a great failsafe for those receiving automated calls on a landline or house phone. This service is run by the Federal Trade Commission, which can legally prosecute businesses who fail to heed the provisions it sets out. American citizens are protected under privacy laws created by the Federal Trade Commission. If you're being harassed by automated calls from unlisted numbers, or a company fails to stop calling you after you've asked them to, your next course of action is to file a formal complaint with the FTC. They'll issue a stern cease-and-desist to the sources of these robocalls, giving you the satisfaction of a hard-fought victory and some peace and quiet at last. It is technically against the law for businesses to send out robocalls to private cell numbers. Be ready to supply the FTC with the name or title of the caller, as well as the nature of the messages you've been receiving.
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Hang up immediately. Manually withdraw from known call lists. Sign up for the National "Do Not Call" Registry. Call the FTC.