Like most video editors, audio mixing isn’t necessarily my forte, but there are plenty of projects, where I end up “playing a mixer on TV”. I’ll be the first to recommend that – budget permitting – you should have an experienced audio editor/mixer handle the sound portion of your project. I work with several and [...]
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Sitting in the Mix
Posted in Avid, Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Studio, editing, film student, tagged audio, Avid, editing, Final Cut, Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Studio, music on August 31, 2009 | Comments Off
Reliving the Zoetrope tradition – Walter Murch and Tetro
Posted in Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Studio, directing, editing, film student, films, tagged directing, editing, films, Final Cut, Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Studio, Francis Ford Coppola, Walter Murch on August 1, 2009 | Comments Off
Age can sometimes be an impediment to inspired filmmaking, but Francis Ford Coppola, who recently turned 70, has tackled his latest endeavor with the enthusiasm and creativity of a young film school graduate. The film Tetro opened June 11th in New York and Los Angeles and will enter wider distribution in the weeks that follow. [...]
What’s wrong with this picture?
Posted in film student, media, misc, television, video, tagged media, television, video on April 16, 2009 | Comments Off
“May you live in interesting times” is said to be an ancient Chinese curse. That certainly describes modern times, but no more so than in the video world. We are at the intersection of numerous transitions: analog to digital broadcast; SD to HD; CRTs to LCD and plasma displays; and tape-based to file-based acquisition and [...]
RED Post – the Easy Way
Posted in Avid, Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Studio, My Projects, RED, color grading, editing, film student, video, tagged Avid, color grading, editing, Final Cut, Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Studio, RED, workflows on March 28, 2009 | Comments Off
A commercial case study
Ever since the RED Digital Cinema Camera Company started to ship its innovative RED One camera, producers have been challenged with the best way to post produce its footage. Detractors have slammed RED for a supposed lack of post workflows. This is in wrong, since there are a number of solid ways [...]
12 Tips for Better Film Editing
Posted in editing, film student, films, tagged editing, films, Walter Murch on December 16, 2008 | Comments Off
I’m currently cutting a digital feature and this has made me think about editing styles. Here are an even dozen tips that I feel will make any budding film editor better at this craft. I’m sure not everyone will agree with all of these points, since they come out of my own approach and style. [...]
