diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8ab9aac..bbd5de7 100755
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ app/config/development.php
 # we don't need to sync these everywhere
 vendor/
 
+# Audio and video files #
+#########################
+# we really shouldn't track these with git
+public/audio/
+public/video/
+
 # Dot Files #
 #############
 # the gitignore bit is so that .gitignore is still committed if