Category - Business

Kick-Ass Film Editor in Conversation

Eddie Hamilton on Editing Kick-Ass Eddie Hamilton is one of the editors who cut Kick-Ass and X-Men First Class and in this 30 minute conversation with Chris Jones he shares what it was like to spend...

Edit Fest LA (The view from the Internet)

Edit Fest LA – An outsiders view Living in London there was very little way for me to get to LA for Edit Fest but thanks to the mighty internet, and some gracious tweeters here is a round up of...

What editors want to learn…

Results from 3 Question Survey I posted a quick 3 question survey the other week, mostly to find out what I should be blogging about but also to see what other editors in the industry were...

On set Post Production

Light Iron Digital’s On Set Post Production This video from Michael Cioni and his team at Light Iron Digital is seeking to demonstrate a) how their kit works and b) their vision of the future...

How to get a job as an editor

Getting your big break Zac Arnold shares how he worked his way to his ”big break” through Craigslist and Facebook (and a lot of hard work!) Assistant Editing Handbook (free chapter!) If...

How to be a VFX Assistant

What do VFX assistants do on big hollywood feature films? Anthony Snitzer has an interesting blog/journal documenting what he got up to as visual effects assistant working on The Avengers for five...

How to run a post production studio

How to run an edit facility Post Magazine has an interesting article interviewing different post production house bosses run their editing facilities with comments ranging from which software...

Edit Suite Design

Designing your own edit suite Oliver Peters has a great blog post with some tips on designing your own edit suite covering everything from un-interruptable power supplies to acoustics and how to best...

How to set your freelance business rates

How much should I charge? Richard Harrington has a great 5 minute excerpt from his Lynda.com series Budgeting Video Projects,  on how to plan and set your business rates. Taking the time to watch...

How to become a film editor

If you’re just starting out in the film business and are wondering how do you get from where you are, to where you want to be – in my case working full time as an editor and getting paid...

Top 5 business books for the digital age…

Top 5 Business books I’ve been reading a lot of business books lately, partly for fun but mostly to try to learn more about the art and science of running a great business that not only creates...

Edit Suite Etiquette

How to keep your editor happy Joy Moeller shares what to do and not to do in an edit suite to keep your editor happy. It’s funny because its true!