HalfMoonRue’s Journey in social media edits
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In the latest episode of Bored FM, we talk with Jillian, better known to the TikTok world as HalfMoonRue. With a huge following that tunes in for her emotionally charged edits of the hit show Euphoria, Jillian has a story that's as fascinating as her creative output. As Vine emerged and later vanished, Jillian found herself without a platform until the pandemic brought TikTok into the spotlight. It was there that she saw an opportunity to reignite her love for editing, using Euphoria as her muse.
Jillian candidly discusses the challenges of social media fame, from the pressure of maintaining a presence to the unpredictable nature of platform algorithms. Yet, despite these hurdles, her passion for editing remains undiminished. Her advice to aspiring editors is heartfelt and simple: create content that you love and the right audience will find you. Please Enjoy:
Liv: I've been following you since 2020. Pandemic, I think, was when you started really going up on TikTok, I think. But I obviously want to hear from you. What was your process? Why'd you create the account, all of that?
Jillian: Let's think. Okay, well, I started editing when I was really little. Like, bad editing. Like, I, Carly edits on YouTube, but I would watch YouTube edits all the time of, like, I, Carly, and total drama island when I was, like, ten years old. Just, like, really bad edits. So I always knew that I wanted to do it when vine came around. I kind of edited on vine, which, it's so funny watching vine edits now, because they're literally the shortest six second edits ever. I, started to do that a little bit, and then I really didn't realize TikTok edits were a thing until pandemic back, like, 2020 is when I started to see them. So I was like, okay, I'm going to start back up. And I had rewatched Euphoria for the fourth time, so I'm like, I should just start to do it. And so that's kind of what inspired me, was seeing other people's edits on TikTok, and I was like, whoa, you can really do a lot more than just the vine days.
Liv: Yeah, definitely. Vine edits. I feel like a lot of people don't even know that that's where editing started, basically, for so many people. And then when vine died, I was like, where's everybody going? And then everybody went over to Instagram, and then that's sort of where I started. But TikTok is like a whole other. I feel like it's so easy to get things seen by a mass amount of people. Like, I was just looking at your views the other day. You're reaching, like, half a million, a million views, like, weekly.
Jillian: I mean, there's definitely pros and cons because I haven't done any Instagram editing, but I know you're more on Instagram, and I think it's easier to go viral on TikTok. But also, there's so many little annoying things that happen with TikTok, with videos getting taken down or. I recently have had this issue where all my videos are getting marked, like, uneligible for the for you page, and the only information it gives me is, like, low quality, and I'm like, okay, come at me, TikTok. so that's been annoying, but I literally think I'm addicted to the feeling of seeing the views go up. It used to happen more when euphoria was on, when season two, when it was airing, when everyone was obsessed, there was a lot more viral. It would go from zero to 2000 in a second. Now it's more steady. So I think I'm a little bit more used to it. But I still get, like. I mean, I just can't believe that, that many people are watching. And when people comment, I'm like, are you really talking to me? And about my videos? Because I just can't believe that people like them. Really.
Liv: It feels, like, so surreal, but it's not really. When you watch your edits, you would just understand. Your edits just hit different. I don't know how to explain it. Obviously, you're able to evoke emotions and bring people together over your edits, but is that something you really think about, or when you're editing, you're just editing?
Jillian: Well, really, unless there's a big trend going on. Sometimes I'll play into those, but most of the time, I kind of just make what I like to make and what I like to watch. And I think the best feeling is, like, when I finish an edit and it exports and I watch it, and I'm like, oh, my gosh, that was really good. That's the biggest satisfaction to me, is that I, like it, because I think there's so many good editors out there, and I was like, I just want to make more of what they're making and kind of use that as inspiration. So that's normally where I start. I also get inspired a lot by music. So if I'm driving or just, like, a song comes on, sometimes I'll just have this thing where I hear an intro of a song and I can just hear the perfect quote from you for it. I've watched it enough times that now I feel like I memorize the entire script and I'll just be like, oh, that quote would be so good right there. So I think music is definitely the start of it. Because sometimes I get, artists or people reach out to have me use their song. And if I don't love the song or if it doesn't really fit the vibe of my page, the edit just doesn't do well. So I feel like music is really kind of like the baseline of the good edits.
Liv: I can totally see the picturing it in your head in the car and you have to pull over and write it down or screenshot.
Jillian: I know right I'm like, I need a note.
Liv: Screenshot. The exact second for the moment that you want it. I'm exactly like that. It just kind of comes to you in the moment.
Does anyone in your personal life know that you edit?
Liv: Is there anything, like, in your personal life, like your family or friends? Do they know about it or do they love it?
Jillian: Okay, so it's so funny because I think once I hit, like, 10,000 followers, I finally told my close friends and my girlfriend, I was like, you guys, I have an editing, like TikTok for Euphoria, blah blah, blah. And at first they were like, why did you not tell us? And I'm like, because, I don't know. Part of it feels separate from me in my personal life because I'm, like, 25 years old, I have a nine to five job. I feel like I have a normal life. And then I'm secretly undercover radio rebel editing. And that's literally how I feel. So they know about it, but I don't let them watch my edits. Sometimes if my girlfriend hears me editing over and over, she's like, can I watch that one? And I'm like, sure, I'll show you. But they are always super excited for me. Like, when I hit 100k, my friends brought over, like, a little cake that said 100k. like half moon root even. I know, it's so nice. Even though I literally block them and don't let them watch my videos, they brought me the cake, which was so nice. So they're definitely supportive and they know that's just, like, my personality to go off and do these random things like this.
Liv: I mean, I love that your friends are supportive because I too, was, like, nervous to show people. But I think now that you have a following, it's less embarrassing. But I feel like it should never be embarrassing because it's like your passion. It's what you love and it's so creative and cool, right?
Jillian: Yeah, it shouldn't be embarrassing at all. I mean, I think about all my friends who have different hobies and crafts and artwork and I think that's important to share it with the people that you're close with.
Liv: Yeah.
Jillian: I should probably let them watch videos more.
Liv: They're so good. I'm obsessed with them. Every single thing I have to comment, I just feel so compelled because your edits, like, I don't know, they just stand out for the other edits I see.
Jillian: That's so nice. I love editors that, and this is kind of what I try to do. And I feel like that's why people tend to say that, is because I really like editors who stick to a brand. I don't really have the same editing style with every edit, but at least I feel like it's the same kind of vibe because people will comment that and be like, I could tell this was yours before it even started. And that's what I like in other editors is when I watch one, I'm like, oh, my gosh, I totally know who made this before I even saw the username.
Liv: Like, I was going to ask you about half moon key. Is that your Outer Banks account?
Jillian: Yes. I started. Okay, wait, I have to show you these. I know this is just audio, but I'm showing her, all these Outer Banks stickers that my coworker just got me because that's, like, my newest obsession. Yeah. When I watched Outer Banks, that was, like, the first show since Euphoria that I was like, oh, gosh, I'm getting deeply obsessed and I hyper fixate so hard on characters and storylines, and I'm like, okay, I'm thinking about outer banks all day long. I'm like, I should just edit it, but I'm really particular. Like, I don't want to post anything except for euphoria on my main page. So I was like, I'll just start a separate account.
Liv: I love that, though. I love the username HalfMoon. It works. You don't even need to have it on one account because people just know and your style is so distinct.
Jillian: Right. I'll just keep it. And I feel like I can do more fun things with Outer Banks. Like, a little bit more kitschy and not so serious because I feel, like, Euphoria every time I try to do, like, I'm horrible at making thirst traps or anything like that. I'm like, I have to just stick to the dark and depressing on a HalfMoon route.
Liv: The darker edits, do you pull that from a place of, If you're in a bad or sad mood, you'll be making that edit, and then you'll feel alleviated from whatever you're going through. Or is it like, whatever mood? Any edit?
Jillian: Yeah, it kind of goes, like, any mood. It comes from music. Again, if there's a song that can really make me feel, like, moody and sad, I can kind of channel into that when I'm making the edit. And I do feel like in the winter months, I make better sad edits because it's just the vibe all around. But it's so funny. Everyone always comments, and they're like, are you okay? Are, you okay? And I'm like, I'm actually really good. Yeah, you wouldn't believe it from the sad edits, but I was like, I promise, I'm actually a very happy-go-lucky person, but I just feel like I can relate to so many of the emotions and all the different characters that that's what helps me go to that place.
Liv: Yeah, I went through a whole era of editing Euphoria when it first came out, and I felt the same way. People were commenting like, are you good? And I'm like, yes, it's just in the emotional show, and I think you can bring out your own little spin of it, your own take. But that is funny that when people comment that, but you never know. You could be helping somebody who's in a really dark place and they view that edit and they feel better.
Jillian: I know. I get so many dms that I'm shocked by that. People are just like, this helped me so much, or, I've been watching your videos for so long. I mean, every day I get these messages, and part of me is like, I can't believe that something that feels so little to me that I made actually could help someone. But, that's the most important is the people who get it. Get it really? The people who comment and just understand the vibe I was going for with an edit, I'm like, okay, I know that you're my audience, and you're like, who I'm making these for.
Liv: And that's not even something you can know. When you start, it just sort of snowballs. And you build a community. You find the people that like who they like. And have you ever found yourself making an edit because, you know it's popular? And then you're like, this isn't why I started this account. Or, I don't know, maybe that's just me.
Jillian: But, yeah, that's kind of why I tried to, like, I have my HalfMoonKie, and then I also have a second account that's like HalfMoonruerue, and those I kind of made to be like, less pressure. Like, if I want to do a trend or do something and fun or attempt to make a thirst trap, which never works out. Sometimes it works out for the John B. Outer Banks edits, but it never works out for euphoria. But I'm kind of like that there's less pressure on there. And I'm like, I don't really care if I get like a hundred views on there. I don't know. I know I shouldn't, but I do get really sensitive about on half Monroe if something doesn't do as well. I know I shouldn't, but I get, again, addicted to the feeling of like, okay, this edit did good. And it's not just for the views. It's more just like people liked it and I know that my followers liked it. That's the most important thing. So that does sometimes get to me. And I try not to force myself to edit because I know that if I'm not in the mood and something doesn't come to me, if I just sit down, the edit is probably not going to be as good. If I force myself to try to find a new song and try to find a quote, it's normally the ones that pop in my head, in the car or in the shower are the ones that do better because I just feel more inspired by them.
Liv: Yeah, I definitely agree. I have, like, a list on my phone of all these ideas that have been there probably for a couple of years, and I don't know why, but I can't edit. If I look at a list and I, even have the song written down, it just really comes to me in the moment. And those are like the best edits.
Edit whatever you're obsessed with at the moment
Jillian: Yeah. And you have more freedom, too. Do you feel like you have more freedom or do you think it's harder when you edit kind of everything? Is it easier for you to hear a song and be like, oh, yes, this character-specific? Because I feel like I only have, like eight to choose from sometimes where I'm like, oh, this song fits a totally different movie but not euphoria at all. I feel like. Do you find that hinders you or kind of helps you?
Liv: I feel like that's a good question because I go through phases where I'll edit one thing specifically, like, Euphoria. I had a whole, like, when it first came out, I had that whole era, and I remember having to feel like I had to announce that I was going to start editing other things.
Jillian: Yeah.
Liv: Even though I had prior, but it was like, such an era that it felt like, I was breaking out of that. I usually just edit whatever I'm hyper-fixated on at the moment. Like, right now, I just watched Saltburn. I have, like, six edits I'm going to post over the next couple of weeks of it.
Jillian: Oh, my gosh.
Liv: So it's always like, about whatever I'm currently obsessed with is what I'll be editing.
Jillian: I think that's good for ever-changing trends and stuff. That really is the best way to edit is when you're so stuck on something and you're like, I'm obsessed. I need to edit this right now. I feel like that's when the best edits always come out. So that's probably a good thing because I don't ever really get over euphoria. but when season three comes out, I'm going to be. I'm going have to. To take time off work to make edits to reawaken that-
Liv: The fire. Jillian: Fire
Liv: Yeah. I feel that way about Stranger Things, too. I'm like, it's so overrated. But then whenever it comes out, I'm like, this is the greatest show I've ever seen.
Jillian: I know. I totally forgot. I keep seeing things for season five, and I'm like, oh, my gosh. When season four was airing, it was the only thing that mattered to me. And then it totally died out of my heart. I don't even think about it. I still watch edits of it and I love it. And that's kind of how I am for a lot of shows, except for Euphoria and Outer Banks are the only two that the fire never really dies.
Liv: I feel that with Outer Banks. Outer Banks, I don't know what they're doing. I think they've kind of replicated that beautiful, like, early 2000s teen drama. Obviously, it's not going to be the same because they have, like, 10 episodes, 8 episodes. But the character dynamics, I feel like in the relationships, it's very, like One Tree Hill, The O.C, and I think that's for sure. It gets people so excited about it.
Jillian: I agree. I know. Those are just some of the characters that I'm like, I am obsessed. I keep applying to be an extra. This is why my coworker got me these stickers, is because I don't live in Charleston, I live in Indiana. They're filming season four, and I follow the casting agency on Facebook, and I literally apply every week. I'm like, please let me be an extra on this show. And they never respond, but I talk about it all the time at work, and my coworkers think it's hilarious. so she bought me all those stickers because she knows I'm obsessed.
Liv: They do open casting like that all the time. But I think I went to school in Savannah, Georgia, and they do that. But I think they really want people around the Charleston area because a lot of Savannah people that applied got to be extras. But I think it was just like a location convenience thing because they would go on weekends to go and shoot and then they come back and talk about it. Ugh.
Jillian: That's, like, my dream. I know. They were like, you have to be local to Charleston. I was like, what if I drive myself there and pay for it and I'm there on time? I was like, I will spend money to come do this. But I'm sure they see Indiana and they're like, put it in the trash, in the trash folder.
Liv: But being an extra kind of seems because a lot of time you don't even get to see them. You're just standing around for hours and hoping you're in the background. But I bet it is fun.
Jillian: I know. And then you get only paid, like $70 for the entire day.
Liv: Really?
Jillian: Probably not even worth it. Yeah, that's what I see, at least from the agency that I follow on Facebook. They're like, we'll pay you $60, but you have to be here at 02:00 a.m. And to work till, like 10:00 p.m. And I'm like, okay, I'm not doing that. Not worth the money probably, unless I'm going to see Madelyn Cline in front of me.
Liv: Yeah.
What are you most excited about for the new season of Euphoria/Outer Banks
Liv: What are you most excited about for the new season of Outer Banks? And Euphoria, but I'm more of an Outer Banks girly myself.
Jillian: Gosh. So season four of Outer Banks, I feel like I can come up with more reasonable predictions. Whereas Euphoria Season Three is more concerning to me because I have no idea what they're going to do. And there's like no word of when they're starting filming and everyone always comments and they're like, Euphoria season three has canceled. And I'm like, it's not canceled. It's just rumors. But I don't know anything, like, official. But Outer Banks season four, I don't know. I'm really intrigued to see how things change. Obviously, now that they have all their money, and see how they tie back the time jump and all that. I don't know. I want them to be rich. And to finally win because I feel like it would have been too repetitive if they lost again and lost out on the treasure again. So I know that it needed to happen and I do have faith. I feel like I have more faith in Jonas, like, the creator of Outer Banks, to do what the fans like. Whereas Euphoria, like, Sam Levinson, I feel like really doesn't care what anyone wants and will just do whatever he thinks is good. So Outer Banks is probably more realistic. Expectations of, like, okay, he'll give us the ships that we like and maybe he'll play into a fan theory and this, but Euphoria, I'm like, I don't have any expectations.
Liv: Me too. Euphoria. I feel like whatever ends up happening, I'll love it and hate at the same time.
Jillian: That's how I felt about season two. I was re-watching some clips of season two when I was editing and I was like, this season was just not good. I just loved season one so much and I feel like it can't be compared to. And part of me wishes it was like a limited series after season one or like, the special episodes at like, I still like season two, but, I literally have dreams every once in a while where season three will come out and the first episode is awful and I'm like, what do. I'm like, why am I dreaming about this? This is bad.
Liv: That's so funny. Yeah. Sam Levinson is nightmare fuel. Did he watch The Idol?
Jillian: Yeah, unfortunately, yeah.
Liv: I don't know what he's got going on. He's definitely experimenting creatively. So season three could be crazy.
Jillian: I know. I think he's just trying the thing that I didn't like about season two and the thing that I didn't like about the idol is that I think he's trying so hard to have this shock value now with Nate holding a gun to Maddy’s head. And obviously everything in The Idol was trying to be, like a shock value thing that I feel like didn't really fit into the storyline correctly. Whereas season one, all of the traumatic events that happened, all the characters, I feel like, genuinely would make your jaw drop. But it wasn't like, okay, he just threw this in there to put something that's going to trend on Twitter. And that's kind of how I felt about the whole Cassie Maddy storyline because I know there's so many TikTok editors who love it, and I feel like it just invited in a, bunch of people who didn't really like Euphoria and they just thought it was, like, this funny viral show. That sounds kind of pretentious to say. No, I'm not trying to gatekeep the show.
Liv: Yeah, I feel the same way. I mean, I think it turned into a big meme or a joke, whereas season one felt like this was real television. This is groundbreaking. This is, like, opening doors for harder conversations.
Jillian: Jillian: Totally.
Liv: That is funny. I have something.
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Jillian: Oh, yes, I have them, too. They're back here, on my table stand. I have them. And my mom m was here, this week, and she was like, I still haven't watched Euphoria. Can I borrow your DVDs? And I was like, those are actually the scripts. They do not make DVDs anymore, Mom.
Liv: Like, this is crazy that they made this for a whole season and then season two, nothing.
Jillian: When I first got those, I went back through and read each script as I was watching the episode and was, like, trying to follow along, and I was like, this is so, he was just. Sam Levinson was so inspired with season one and then season two, I feel like he just didn't know where to go. But I blame that partially on Covid.
Liv: Yeah. Like, so many things. And then he probably got in his own head about it because he had more time to sit with it. But I feel like that's all ah. Of us creatively. Sometimes if you think too much about something, you overthink it, and it turns into something you didn't really plan.
Jillian: Right. It's just better to go with your gut, because I always wonder what would have season one looked like if Covid didn't happen. And they just, like, March 2020, and right before they were supposed to go back to set, they didn't. And to my understanding, he rewrote a lot of the script and rewrote the finale as they were about to start filming it. I think they changed the ending because it was supposed to be a lot darker. And then he was like, we need people to have something to. Some hope to look forward to. But I'm like, oh, the money I would pay to figure out what your original plot was, because I feel like he was still in the headspace of season one, and then he just kind of, like, lost himself. But who am I to judge? I guess he's still making, like, a million dollars and still creating all these characters that I love, so I really shouldn't talk too bad about him.
Liv: I do like how most of your edits, even though they're Euphoria, they're mostly Rue because she is the heart of the show. She is the reason we're watching.
Jillian: Oh, do I have my candle? I have this, like, shrine candle of, Hold on, let me get it. I know that the listeners can't. It's like a Rue shrine candle.
Liv: Oh, my God. I love that.
Jillian: Like, the ones that Jesus is normally on, she's, on it. But when the Emmys were like, I lit my candle and I was like, please let her win an Emmy, partially because I had spent, like, 3 hours making an edit being like, congrats on your second Emmy. So I was like, if she doesn't win, I just wasted this edit.
Liv: You manifested it for her.
Jillian: [Laughing] I did, yes.
Liv: I love that.
What is it about your content that you think people resonate with?
Liv: What is it about your content that you think people resonate with? Because obviously there's so many people that edit Euphoria, but people know your username. People follow you for years. So what is it you think brings people back?
Jillian: I think it's mostly just like the deep understanding of each of the characters. And it's not just like this surface level kind of thirst-trappy edit. I'm obsessed with thirst trap edits. I think that people who do that are just as great of editors who do the more sentimental things, because I could never do that. I literally could never figure out how to work After Effects or do any of that stuff, so major credit to them. But I think people like the emotions and the music, because a lot of people comment a lot about the music choices, so I think that's something that people resonate with, and a lot of the times people just say they feel seen, and I think that's just because of the kind of darker style. And I feel like sometimes I try to tell, like, a little story with my edits, and I always like when people comment and understand that. So I feel like, really, that's. I don't know. I feel like there's so many good editors out there that do the same stuff. So when you say, what makes you stand out? I'm like, I don't know. I really don't know.
Liv: No, I think you're right. Getting to the deeper story, not just for the surface level and then also music. I feel like you don't use trending songs a lot. Usually just use songs that you love. I'm the same way, obviously. It's a nice and easy way to get views, but I like using songs that I personally love that haven't really been on the Internet much.
Jillian: Right. And that normally helps you. I feel, like, you create a better edit when you really feel connected to the song that you chose, it's going to make a better edit. And I think people can tell, like, the edits just turn out better when you really feel connected to them.
What advice would you give to somebody who wants to edit or start an account?
Liv: What advice would you give to somebody who wants to edit or start an account and join the community online?
Jillian: My biggest advice, and people will dm me sometimes and ask, and I always tell them, make the content that you genuinely like to create and the right people will find you. Because when I first started posting, I really was just making them edits for myself and because I liked them. And so when people would watch them and also feel the same way and like them, I was like, oh, m my gosh, I didn't expect to have an audience that liked the same thing. So I think it's harder to make edits when you're trying to please a certain audience. And so I think just being true to yourself and only editing what you like and the right audience will find you. If it takes a while, it takes a while. And that's also not what editing is all about. At the end of the day, sometimes if I ever find myself getting sad that I'm like, oh, this edit totally flopped, or whatever, I'm like, well, I still got to post it and there's someone out there who saw it who this is related to it, or this is now their new favorite edit or something like that. So I'm like, it's not about the views. I know I just talked about how much I love the views, but it's really not about that. It's more about just editing what you like.
Liv: Yeah. And if even the edits that flop, if one person comments like this helped me or this really brought me out of whatever I was going through, that makes up for all the views, all the numbers. Just the fact that you really got through to one person is like the greatest feeling ever.
Jillian: Totally. That's the most important. And I would also say, don't worry if you feel like you're not a good editor, because I think your inspiration is what's most important. I had no idea any of the editing softwares when I first started doing TikTok editing because I was so out of the loop and I was like, what's VSP? What's Capcut? I had to look up all these things and I still edit on Capcut and everyone is always comments and they're like, you realize you were using the worst app, possible for editing? I'm like, yes, but it's what I know how to use, and it works for me. So I wouldn't know how to make half the edits that some of these editors make. So I think that's important. It's more about the feeling you put into it and not about the actual quality or software you're using.
Liv: Definitely. I use Video Star, so that's nothing special. But people are like, use After Effects.
Jillian: Yeah. Stick to what works for you. You don't have to learn all these fancy programs to make a good edit.
Liv: Yeah.
Is editing dying off?
Liv: I saw on Twitter recently, people are talking about how Instagram editing, or just editing in general, is dying off. I guess people are missing that old Vine era of, editing. What do you think?
Jillian: That's so interesting. I'm so out of the loop with what I feel like. I don't have a lot of editor friends, but I feel like I'm m out of the loop with the bigger editing community of Instagram. TikTok, like, all the different platforms, because I know there's people who still edit on YouTube, too, and all different stuff. I don't know, it's hard. I think TikTok is making it harder for editors with limitations, with videos. Or they just took away their creator fund.
Liv: Really?
Jillian: Yes, they literally just took away creator fund, which was the main way for creators to make money. And now they want you to join this new program where your videos have to be a, minute or longer to make money off of them. So they definitely don't want editors on there. So I do kind of agree. I feel like TikTok is not making it easier for editors, and I just now created an Instagram where I can post my TikToks on there just so they're somewhere else. But I'm just not as in the loop with the Instagram editing community.
Liv: I think editing will always be alive because there's always going to be people who want to edit, and there's always going to be people that want to watch edits. Whenever a new social media app comes out, I feel like people will constantly, always be uploading stuff like this. So I don't even know if it's dying.
Jillian: Yeah. 15 years ago on YouTube of iCarly, then it definitely, I don't think, dies. And I think the editors will always kind of have that spark in them to keep editing and, like, new generations, whether they're different, like, a Vine edit is so different than TikTok. Edits these days, but I don't think it'll really ever die out. I mean, it's just like, the movies or a, like, that's never going to end. I know everyone with COVID was like, movie theaters are going to die, and no one's going to see movies. I'm like, people still like the experience of viewing art in different ways, so I think it won't ever go away.
How do you navigate boredom or creative blocks when you don't feel inspired?
Liv: Since this podcast called Bored FM, and, my Instagram is bored FM, I sort of made that because I find myself really bored all the time. Obviously wanted to escape that. How do you navigate boredom or creative blocks or times where you don't feel inspired by anything?
Jillian: I normally try not to stress myself out because when I look and I'm like, okay, I haven't posted anything in four days, and I have no inspiration, I find myself getting more and more frustrated. Like I said, if I just sit down and try to force something, so I really think just, like, time or try to listen to new music, watching I think other people's edits is always a good inspiration just to see what other people are doing and even starting a new show. I'll start a new show and then I'll be like, oh, this character totally reminds me of this. Or just editing something new, too. So I think normally I try not to force myself into editing when I'm bored. but new music, I think, is always a good way to get new inspiration.
Liv: I felt pretty in a creative block, I guess, around the holidays, and then I watched Saltburn, and that, ah, awakened something in me again.
Jillian: Yes.
Liv: So I think, yeah, just constantly consuming new content will awaken something inside of you.
Jillian: Yeah, I totally agree. I love that.
Liv: Okay, well, that was all my questions.
Jillian: Okay.
Liv: But thank you so much for joining. This was a really good conversation. I'm excited to watch it back and put it together.
Jillian: Yeah, thank you for having me.
Liv: I really just started this podcast because I followed you for years. I'm reaching out to people that I've followed for a while that I've always wanted to talk to, just to hear what your process is like.
Jillian: I feel like it's harder. Like, editors are always behind. Their faces are never out there or their voice, I guess. So I wonder if it's harder to get people to talk about it or easier. I don't know. I think just start with your favorite people, and that'll all work out.
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