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D&D for Kids & Editing: Storytelling is Storytelling
Me DMing at BreakoutCon in 2017. (Nerd identities monster'd to protect privacy) Over the last little while, I’ve been running D&D for kids at my local game store. On paper, that might sound like a side quest; something fun, a little chaotic, and totally unrelated to my day job in video editing and post-production. In practice, it’s been one of the best storytelling workouts I’ve had in years. Running games for kids has sharpened the exact same muscles I rely on when I’m shapi
Star Ben
1 day ago3 min read


Why You Need to Trust Your Video Editor (and Let Them Find the Story)
I recently worked on a project where I was called in as a video editor to recut a piece that the agency had been struggling to get right. They had tried a few versions, but nothing was landing. When I stepped in, I watched the footage, read the brief, talked to the creatives, but then I just followed the story. All of the effort that the agency had put in was super helpful, of course, but they were too close to the project. They needed fresh eyes . Why Fresh Eyes Matter in V
Star Ben
Nov 18, 20252 min read


Growing a Post Production Business
Happy Creations - On The Go! Building Happy Creations: Reliability, Friendliness, and Speed in Post-Production Since Star started her...
Star Ben
Sep 11, 20252 min read


Editing Ethics Question: Should We Manipulate Our Subject's Words?
What do you think? “My job is to make people say anything I want.” That’s something I’ve often joked about when people ask me what I do....
Star Ben
Aug 12, 20251 min read


Don’t Let AI Rewrite Your Script
What we learned when AI tried to help and made things up instead There’s a growing trend in post-production: using AI tools for more and...
Star Ben
Jul 8, 20252 min read


Welcome to the Happy Creations Blog
Hello, and welcome to our little corner of the internet. We’re Happy Creations, a post-production studio run by a small, scrappy team:...
Star Ben
Jun 4, 20251 min read
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