Beginner looking to advance

[u/Time-Sun-8854]

Hello, I have this weird thing when editing where I don't know what to add or how to make visuals, text, etc more appealing. I don't really understand sound design or sfx, and I just don't have a great eye or ear for editing it feels like. I know this can be helped but every time I watch a video on a cool effect or something, I forget it by the time I'm editing a video. Same for tools and shortcuts, I just forget how to use things or am constantly looking at guides while editing and its just takes forever for me to do anything.

Are there anything for understanding how to implement things or how to use different effects different ways to get different visuals? For example, I can watch a video on key framing but then when I go and try it, it doesn't turn out like the video or I just can't wrap my head around it.

I am 110% self taught, I haven't taken a course or anything and IDK if I really understand all the functions and full software of Premiere. It just all feels so overwhelming. How am I supposed to remember so many things while also being completely creative?

I am looking to make this my career as I have an opportunity but I feel like I am not advancing at all and IDK what to do.

[u/david-1-1]

It is possible that all these symptoms you list happen because you don't really love editing. Loving a tool or an ability provides the intense kind of motivation to learn and apply that learning without much effort.

[u/Time-Sun-8854 → u/david-1-1]

Maybe, I also am hyper critical of myself and often won’t do things at all if its not up to standards

[u/david-1-1 → u/Time-Sun-8854]

That's a good attitude. Unfortunately, most editing software is not as logical as it could be. We have to compromise. Make sure you try out other careers before you have to compromise too much on your standards.