It was 1968 when fellow film student George Lucas first introduced Walter Murch to Francis Ford Coppola. The trio was invited to a demo of the new CMX600 nonlinear editing system. This early computer workstation was the precursor to modern NLEs, but could only handle several minutes worth of black-and-white footage. In spite of that, [...]
Archive for October, 2007
Youth Without Youth
Posted in Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Studio, editing, film student, films, tagged editing, films, Final Cut, Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Studio, Francis Ford Coppola, Walter Murch on October 17, 2007 | Comments Off
In the Valley of Elah
Posted in Avid, editing, films, tagged Avid, editing, films on October 16, 2007 | Comments Off
Every war spawns stories and films about that effort, as we try to make sense of the incomprehensible and the affect it has on those directly and indirectly involved. In the Valley of Elah is one of what will undoubtedly be many films stemming from our involvement in the war in Iraq. This is the [...]
