Category - Creativity

Edit Suite Montage

Have edit suite, will travel. I’ve been a freelance film editor for the past 7 years. In that time I’ve edited in London, Milan, Kenya, Spain and soon Sweden. I thought I’d post up...

The end of the cinema experience?

Film vs Digital – The End of Cinema? A short documentary reflecting the views of a handful of (mostly) british projectionists lamenting the end of 35mm projection and the coming ‘tidal...

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!

How to edit a network TV show

What do editors actually do? If you’ve ever wondered what editing a network TV show might look like then here’s a time lapsed view of an editor creating an hour long show for the NBC...

Timelapse Editing Set Up

Editing Timelapse in 4k Tom Lowe of Timescapes fame, shares a quick overview of his PC and Adobe based editing system for creating his new film, filling over 15 TB of storage hooked up via esata...

Thelma Schoonmaker on great editing…

Thelma Schoonmaker on great editing…. Fast Company’s Co.Create has an interesting article (featuring a scene from Hugo) talking to Thelma Schoonmaker on what makes for a great edit. Hugo...

Film vs Digital

Film Vs Digital Here is the trailer for an interesting new documentary, Side by Side – The Science, Art and Impact of Digital Cinema, featuring (of all people!) Keanu Reeves, on the future of...

Walter Murch in Conversation

An interesting excerpt from artist Josh Melnick’s new book called The 8 Train, in which he chats to film editor Walter Murch about blinking, slow motion and flicker fusion points.

What Do Film Editors Actually Do?

What Do Film Editors Actually Do? A funny but true story in pictures from Alan Capriles blog, a New York based film editor. UPDATE – For a much more complete look at what a film editor actually...