Andrew-David Jahchan

The Davinci Resolve Speed Editor – It took me a little while to get used to it at first, but I truly love this thing! It’s become such an integral tool in my video editing workflow that I can not imagine working in Davinci Resolve without it anymore.

I’m sure there are tried and true methods for sparking creativity out there, but what really works best for me is letting my subconscious do all the heavy lifting. Whenever I hit a wall, I just switch to working on something else entirely – whether that be another game, a design project, video editing, or abstract painting (which you can see displayed on my wall) – and let whatever I was working on simmer in the back of my mind. Sometimes it takes a day or two, but eventually I’ll feel a kick of creativity – often times late at night – and switch back to that project.

This is something I actually struggle with a lot. I tend to spend all my time working – whether it be at the company I work for as an engineering manager (especially since I work from home), or my own game development/video/design projects right after work. Not to say that I don’t enjoy what I do, in fact, that’s probably why I spend so much time focusing on the “work” part of “work-life balance.” I love game development, I love video editing, I love designing – they’re like hobbies or pass-times to me. I am aware that it’s not a healthy way to live and, fortunately, I have my lovely spouse to pull me out of my work bubble on days where I’ve just been sitting at my desk for hours on end.