How could I improve my editing?

Usually when I edit stuff, it's just clips either in fast mo or slow mo, and has music over it. Take our latest video. What could I do to the editing to improve that? I need tips. What are some effects?

freak.inc's editing is just cut the clip to the action and add some song on it that we like

once in awhile ill fade b/w to regular but only when I feel artsy

Just try out different, things, maybe using effects, but subtly, and not too often, don't over do it.

Dont use effects too much. Don't slow-mo everything. Cut out parts that aren't needed instead of speeding it up or whatever.
If you ever suspect something goes on for too long, it probably is, so cut it down.

Listen to the music, if there is a definate beat too the song try and switch clips at the beat or time it so a significant part of the clip happens on the beat.

Yeah defo. Try and choose a song first and edit to the song. Instead of simply slapping a music track over clips.

Just do it mang.

I usually go through 3 different styles of the same movie I make, but they keep gettting shorter cause they start to bore me the more I do it, thats why our stuff is so short

Thats a good point, pick the song first.

Know wht footage u are going to include, and wht type of mood u want to set with the clip, then pick the clip and make your footage fit the clip.

they best way is to get sum1 with you at your home or sumwhere nad to sit and go over it woth you cos otherwise its too tricky well that wat I found out! heehee

Thanks guys for all the tips. I do some of the stuff you said, but I will try some other things.

just sit and fuck around with your program dude,just try everything out
and it doesnt have to be a shitload of effects,thatl just make it look cheap,have a nice clean editing style and get it to fit the music thats whats important

I want some of weaks software so bad

Quick cuts, time the beat with the visual, use take picture regulary then edit in photoshop.

oh thats how you did it, good shit, what do you edit with?

You can't

Veagas 6.0, its pretty cool. and when you save the pic in PS it goes straight to vegas.... if that makes sense.

nice im gonna have to check out vegas

I usually, not always, just get all the footage I want, just the bits I want, and just put it all into the timeline, then choose a song, then I edit to the beat of the music, either by shortening clips, lowering sound, adding effects which suit it, that way you have what you wan't in your movie,

I don't no if it makes sense but I usually do that, unless it's a skit.

dude, thats exactly how we did our last vid, exactly to every word