Video Journey
🌹 The Wish
Do you wish (souhaites-tu) that your life would feel like it’s going somewhere new?
I do.
And so I’ve decided to become a beginner again—learning French, growing as a photographer, and now trying to learn video editing.
The world of video editing feels large, like French. And it’s easy to become daunted.
How to approach, then—to stay encouraged, to keep going despite that “beginner doubt”?
🌹 The Approach
With each video edit I make, I ask of myself: learn just one new thing (or two). That’s all. Don’t worry that the world of video editing is large. The way is made by walking. One step at a time.
This page contains pieces of my journey. So I (and you, if you’re interested) can enjoy the progress of a beginning video editor.
What new thing would you like to bring into your life? How can you do it one little step at a time?
My Beginner Video Editing Journey…
🌹 February 2026: In Which I Learn How to Place a Clip, Add a Title Card & Include Narration Sound
A brief pronunciation guide for scintillement, with sparkly rose quartz heart placed upon art that has a surprise.
🌹 February 2026: In Which I Learn How to Find Royalty-Free Music, Place It & Fade It Out
A contemplative peek at our roses tea table.
🌹 February 2026: In Which I Learn How to Turn Off the Ken Burns Effect for One Clip + Add Multiple Clips + Add Cross-Dissolves + Change Font Size
A brief tour of the different sides of The Anysley, which is featured in a gratitude post.
🌹 February 2026: In Which I Learn How to Add an Overlay, Change Its Opacity & Fade It In and Out + Increase Cross-Dissolve Duration + Change Font Color
A sneak peek of why I’m learning French through tea.
🌹 February 2026: In Which I Learn What I Can’t Do and Don’t Want to Do for Aesthetic and Learning Reasons: 1) Can’t Overlap Title Cards; 2) Please, No Additional Movement Even Though It Would Have Been Cool
A surprising pronunciation guide for le dépaysement, apt for the meaning of the word.
🌹 February 2026: In Which I Learn How to Change the Direction of the Ken Burns Effect and Get Text to Be Spaced Differently
My first French poem, shared despite feeling like a true beginner.
🌹 March 2026: In Which I Discover Built-In Sound Effects and Use a Gradient to Make Text More Legible Over the Opening Image
A vibe video on reinvention, for a post where horses really do belong.
🌹March 2026: In Which I Learn How to Change a Gradient Color (to Make My Video Look More Dreamy)
A video on how to pronounce the French word for “dream”: la rêve.
🌹March 2026: In Which I Explore Using a Fade-in/Fade-out Overlay in Addition to Cross-Dissolves to Create a More Nostalgic Effect
A nostalgic video considering my lost French family.