The filmmaker’s guide to budgeting post
I’m often asked, “How much does it cost to produce a film?” That’s like asking, “How much does it cost to make a car?” You can’t answer that without a lot of specifics. Instead, I’m going to address the issue of posting a film in terms of time, since time [...]
Archive for October, 2008
Are we there yet?
Posted in business, editing, film student, films, workflows, tagged editing, business, workflows, films on October 24, 2008 | Comments Off
Avid’s New Thinking and the DX Hardware
Posted in Avid, editing, tagged Avid, editing on October 17, 2008 | Comments Off
Right on schedule, Avid rolled out its new DX product line in June. This was previewed at customer events before and during NAB as the tangible part of the company’s “New Thinking” campaign. It is typified by new hardware, lower prices and a simplification of the core editing product line, including the end-of-life for most [...]
Encounters at the End of the World
Posted in Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Studio, color grading, editing, films, workflows, tagged Apple Color, color grading, editing, films, Final Cut, Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Studio, Werner Herzog on October 11, 2008 | Comments Off
Apple has made major strides in getting the professional film and video community to accept Final Cut Pro as a worthy tool, but what about other portions of Final Cut’s software suite? Notably Color, which was originally developed as Final Touch by Silicon Color and integrated by Apple into Final Cut Studio 2 in 2007. [...]
Plug-ins to Enhance Your Creativity
Posted in Avid, Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Studio, editing, graphics, tagged After Effects, Avid, Effects, Final Cut, Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Studio on October 5, 2008 | Comments Off
Effects filters and plug-ins are a way to enhance your creativity and expand the toolset that you can offer your clients. Effects packages are the way to “pimp your NLE”. Here’s a look at three useful options.
A. Noise Industries FxFactory 2
Final Cut Pro introduced the ability for editors to create and modify effects using Apple’s [...]
