When It Feels Like You’re Out of the Loop (You’re Not Alone)

Olivia Rodrigo: GUTS World Tour (2024)

Concert Special | Film Editor | Netflix

The edit suite can be loud — full of pressure, feedback, screens, speed.

But when the job ends, the silence hits.

And it’s easy to feel like you’re the only one who’s not working. Not posting. Not on something.

Let me say this:

Everyone in this industry goes through that.

Even the people with perfect grids and long CVs.

I’ve cut Emmy-winning projects and still had months where nothing landed.

I’ve finished tour docs that were watched by millions, and gone straight into three weeks of inbox silence.

It doesn’t mean you’ve lost it.

It means you’re human. And you’re freelancing in a creative industry that moves fast and forgets easily.

Here’s what helps me in those moments:

I rewatch something I’ve cut that I’m proud of. Remind myself I made that.

I check in with a friend in the industry — not to network, just to be real.

I work on something small — cut a personal reel, tweak my site, organise past projects. Something active, something mine.

You don’t need to be editing every day to be an editor.

And you don’t need to be hired to have value.

Hold your space.

It always comes back around.