Welcome back to the ground up show. I'm your host Matt Diavella and this podcast today is a special one

I started this show over a year ago because of the challenges that I faced as a filmmaker in my life

The uncertainty doubt an overwhelm that creeps up on you anytime you face an ambitious project

I wanted to talk with other creators to learn from them

But to also share some advice with those who are trying to start something from nothing

These challenges we face are real and how we navigate them is the difference between the project that gets finished and the one that doesn't

The creator that masters the craft and the one that throws in the towel

So five months ago, I got an email from a listener named Sterling Grinnell

He sent me a video asking if you could come on my podcast

He was a 22 year old aspiring filmmaker that wanted to talk about creativity and business

Let me know your thoughts

I'll leave my website in the in the email here

You can take a look at some of my work

No, that's kind of scary. I

Replied and told him that I love the vulnerability and effort he put into the video

But it probably wasn't the best fit. I was looking for people with a little bit more experience

Then just a couple weeks ago I saw him tag me in an Instagram video and when I watched it

I almost spit my coffee out. He parried he'd one of my videos with unreal precision

Hey guys, and welcome back to another video today

We're gonna be talking about how to edit like mad Diavella now first off

It's important that you talk in a voice that you would use if you were maybe up past your bedtime and didn't want to wake your parents up

But something different than the typical YouTube voice something that cuts straight to the heart of people's emotions

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