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What I Actually Use at My Editing Desk
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items The things that help me edit sports promos during the day and work on my own films after the kids are asleep. This isn’t a perfect “creator desk setup”—it’s simply what I genuinely use to get the work finished
My main editing software for personal projects and content. I like it because it’s fast, especially when I’m working with a lot of footage and need to turn an edit around without fighting the software.
Final Cut Pro X | Editing Software
Paid partnership: BenQ supplied this light and paid me to create content. I use it during late-night editing sessions because it lights the desk without taking up the space of a traditional lamp.
Curved Monitor Light Bar for Dark Room | BenQ ScreenBar Halo 2
Gifted: Pago supplied this chair. A decent chair matters when I’m sitting through long editing sessions, especially on work-from-home days when most of my day happens at the same desk.
Home office chairs
One of the most important tools on my desk. I use headphones to find commentary, build sound design and catch small audio details that can completely change the energy of an edit.
Editing Headphones - Noise Cancelling
Video files become enormous very quickly. I use external storage to keep footage organised and avoid filling the computer every time I start another project.
External SSD - SAMSUNG T9 Portable SSD 4TB
I spend hours moving around an editing timeline, so the mouse needs to be comfortable and accurate. It isn’t the most exciting purchase, but it gets used constantly
Editing mouse – Logitech MX Master 4 Wireless Mouse
Can’t live without it. Helps me edit faster with all my shortcuts at the click of a button
TourBox - Editing tool for shortcuts