Free FCPX Effects and Plugins A popular post here on the blog is this one from about 2 years ago which rounded up a collection of free FCPX resources. I thought it was about time I updated it! So the...
Category - Creativity
Grading in a hurry – Creative Looks in a Click
Quick Creative Looks in a Click If you need to give you project a bit of polish in a flash then you might want to look into a ‘look packages’ like these Speedlooks from Look Labs. They...
The Making of Chappie
The Making of Chappie Every so often on the blog I end up creating some massive, constantly updated post about a particular film that’s just come out. Somehow often sci-fi movies –...
Pro Tips To Improve Your Colour Grading
Pro Tips To Improve Your Colour Grading Today’s #ColorGrading tip: Underexposed footage has quite some ugly color noise going on. Desaturating the shadows can help. — Phil Strahl ...
How To Become A Better Colorist
How To Become A Better Colorist If you want to become a better colorist this year then learning from some of the world’s best colorists would definitely be a smart idea. In this round up of...
How To Edit A Documentary
How To Edit A Documentary – An Inside View If you’ve ever wondered how to edit a documentary then editor Steve Audette is the man to show you how it’s done. Steve has edited...
How To Become A Commercials Editor
How To Become A Commercials Editor – Interview with a Pro James Rosen is a sought-after commercial’s editor working at boutique editing house Final Cut, in the heart of London. James and I sat...
Behind The Scenes on Interstellar
Behind The Scenes on Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar is probably my most anticipated film of 2014, and one that I will enjoy seeing in 70mm film print at...
Learn Film Editing From Master Film Editors
Learn Film Editing From Master Film Editors Before the internet I really have no idea how you would have the opportunity to learn as much, and in as much detail, as you can from excellent resources...
The Making of Gone Girl
Inside the Gone Girl Post Production Workflow David Fincher’s Gone Girl seems to have created the perfect storm for post production geeks (like me!) who are both excited by the prospect of a...
DaVinci Resolve 11.1 Tips and Tutorials
DaVinci Resolve 11.1 Tips and Tutorials With the release of DaVinci Resolve 11.1 (no longer in beta) there are a slew of new editing features and updates which are quickly covered in the video above...
Davinci Resolve 11 Colour Grading Tutorials
DaVinci Resolve 11 Colour Grading Tutorials DaVinci Resolve 11 is now out of beta and available to download for free, either as the Lite version or as a free upgrade for fully paid-up customers. In...
5 Great Books For Business-Minded Artists
5 Great Books For Business-Minded Artists As a fairly entrepreneurial creative I’m always on the look out for great books on improving the business side of my artistic endeavours. After all if...
Inside Edit Fest London 2014
The Best Quotes from Edit Fest London 2014 I was fortunate enough to be able to attend the American Cinema Editor’s Edit Fest London at the very comfortable BFI on the South bank in London. It...
Colour Grading Tutorials and Resources for DaVinci Resolve and more
Grading Tutorials for DaVinci Resolve and more If you want to grow as a colorist then tutorials like this one from colorist Matt Scott will help you improve your art, craft and technique. That and...