This Keke Palmer, BET collaborators journey began in Baltimore [Video]

This is an article written by Janai Cherry, a social media intern with Wide Angle Youth Media, as part of an editorial collaboration with Technical.ly.

In the time since he changed his life’s path through participation in a youth development organization, Ben Loviglio-Wolf has developed a successful freelance career in video editing and visual effects.

The Boston-born and Baltimore-bred Loviglio-Wolf spent his Mount Washington upbringing searching YouTube for behind-the-scenes videos of his favorite films. He would watch tutorials to learn how to recreate action sequences and visual effects for his short action films, using various platforms.

“I remember there was a website a long time ago called Video Copilot, and I think I watched like every tutorial on their website for After Effects,” said the self-taught video editor, who also learned how to use Adobe Premiere Pro and Blender through those videos.

Today, Lovigio-Wolf is a full-time creative and freelancer …

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