Tag Archives: editors tools

Editing Tips from Alan Edward Bell

Posted on September 11, 2012 by jonny

Editing Craft – Alan Edward Bell Alan Edward Bell editor of The Amazing Spiderman and 500 Days of Summer has started a blog where he shares some of his insights and tips into what it takes to shape a performance … Continue reading →

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DaVinci Resolve Q+A with Colorist Andrew Balis

Posted on September 10, 2012 by jonny

Hollywood DI Colorist Andrew Balis on DvR9 In the most recent podcast from Moviola.com Andrew Balis answers a good selection of questions on colour grading and DaVinci Resolve 9 off the back of his 90 minute webinar on node based … Continue reading →

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A Complete Guide To Setting Up a Home Color Grading Suite

Posted on September 7, 2012 by jonny

How to set up a colour grading suite If you’ve ever wondered what it might take to set up a decent grading suite in your guest bedroom then this post from Ryan E Walters on nofilmschool.com will provide you with … Continue reading →

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‘Beauty’ grading tips & Assimilate Scratch Webinar

Posted on September 7, 2012 by jonny

‘Beauty’ grading tips for that commercial look Andreas Brueckl demonstrates how to achieve the unachievable with some revealing tips about what goes into creating a beauty based TV commercial. Personally I always feel like  I’m adding to the lies of society whenever … Continue reading →

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DaVinci Resolve Color Grading 101

Posted on September 7, 2012 by jonny

Free Four Part Resolve Tutorial Series Den Lennie from F-stop Academy has created a free four part colour grading tutorial series. As a DP (rather than a colorist) Den offers more of a beginners perspective and is also largely demoing … Continue reading →

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Standing Desks for Film Editors

Posted on September 6, 2012 by jonny

Creating your own standing desk Sitting at your desk for 40+ hours a week is slowly killing you. Standing is healthier and apparently makes you more productive. Plus Walter Murch does it so it must make you a better editor! I’ve … Continue reading →

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Finishing in Final Cut Pro X

Posted on September 1, 2012 by jonny

Finishing Your Project in FCPX Oliver Peter’s has a great article on colour grading in FCP X to finish your project. Demonstrating just how much is possible (although why wouldn’t you just use DaVinci Resolve Lite?) in the latest version … Continue reading →

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Editing with VFX in mind…

Posted on August 29, 2012 by jonny

Editing in your own VFX If you’ve not watched Alan Edward Bell’s 30 minute webinar on the visual effects that he temped into his offline cuts of The Amazing Spiderman, then sit down and skill up. He makes a compelling … Continue reading →

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REDCINE-X Pro Tutorials

Posted on August 28, 2012 by jonny

Grading in REDCINE-X Pro and more… REDCINE-X Pro, the free ingest and grading application from RED, lets you create dailies or finished graded material from your original RED metadata. The software is now in its 15th stable build as for … Continue reading →

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DaVinci Resolve 9 Download & Video Demos (Updated)

Posted on August 6, 2012 by jonny

DaVinci Resolve v9 public beta released Head over to Black Magic Design to download the new public beta of DaVinci Resolve v9 and give it a go yourself. You will need to be on Lion or Mountain Lion as apparently … Continue reading →

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