You are confusing business expenses---which should be going on your Schedule C if you are self-employed--- and the standard deduction that everyone gets----with the itemized deductions for such things as mortgage interest, property taxes, medical expenses, charity donations, etc.--which go on a Schedule A if you have enough itemized deductions to exceed your standard deduction. Your business expenses have nothing to do with your standard deduction.
Your business expenses do NOT have to exceed your standard deduction. If you have not been entering them on a Schedule C then you have been making a big mistake.
If you are a "freelance video editor" then you are receiving self-employment income. Have you been using either the online software Self-Employed software or desktop software and have you entered your expenses on a Schedule C?
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2903027-how-do-i-report-income-from-self-employment
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901340-where-do-i-enter-schedule-c
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/3398950-what-self-employed-expenses-can-i-deduct
https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/self-employed/help/what-is-the-self-employment-tax/00/25922
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2902389-why-am-i-paying-self-employment-tax
Explain Standard Deduction—What is it?
https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/credits-and-deductions/help/what-s-my-standard-deduction/00/26370
It sounds like you might need to amend some previous tax returns if you have not been entering business expenses correctly.
Select your tax year for amending instructions:
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