Michael Kahn’s Insights on Film Editing Michael Kahn has been Spielberg’s editor since Close Encounters of the Third Kind, collaborating together for over thirty years. I can only think...
Category - Craft
Zero Dark Thirty – Post Production
Behind the Scenes on Zero Dark Thirty I really enjoyed Kathryn Bigelow’s previous film The Hurt Locker – mostly for the thrillingly suspenseful action. So I’m really looking forward...
Learning to edit documentaries – Respect the process
Free Seminar on how to edit documentaries If you’re looking to learn how to edit documentaries and want a full run down of a tried and tested documentary editorial process then Richard...
Sound Design on Star Wars, Flight & Looper
Creative Sound Design on Star Wars This is a great video featuring sound design ‘godfather’ Ben Burtt on the sound design needed to create the Star Wars universe. Ben Burtt also did the...
Indie Feature Film School – How to fix it in post
Editorial & VFX tricks to fix your Indie feature in post production Editor/Director Ken Simpson has put together an hour long look at the raw, unvarnished truth about fixing your indie feature...
Short Film Inspiration – Coward
Short Film Inspiration – Coward Coward is a stunningly shot (35mm anamorphic) World War One short film by director David Roddham and shot by Stephen Murphy. Check out the 28 minute short film...
Color Grading Peter Jackson Movies
Colour Grading The Lord of The Rings & King Kong A few more youtube gems of color grading Peter Jackson’s epic The Lord of The Rings and also King Kong. These have been taken from the...
Cutting an Oscar nominated documentary – ”If a tree falls”
Editing a documentary – Director & Editor Interview Johan Walters has a superb interview with Marshall Curry & Matthew Hamachek who both wrote and edited Oscar nominated documentary If...
Interviews with Christopher Nolan’s Editing Team
Editor Lee Smith & Assistant John Lee in Interview Christopher Nolan is undoubtably one of my favourite directors and his editing team – Editor Lee Smith and Assistant Editor John Lee...
Professional Color Grading Tips
Improve your Colour Grading – Professional Tips Steve Hullfish gave this half hour presentation to the Editors Lounge on how to get the best out of your edit with simple but effective colour...
Crafting a 1 Minute Film
How to cut a short film South African editor Johan Walters has a fascinating interview with director/editor Bauke Brouwer on what it takes to craft a one minute short film for the International One...
Color Grading a Fincher Film
Color Grading on Panic Room & Se7en A few youtube gems on color grading a David Fincher movie. About 5 minutes into the Panic Room featurette world class colorist Stephen Nakamura color corrects...
The Post behind Life of Pi, Cloud Atlas & Hitchcock
Feature Film Editorial Round Up One of the things that’s great about the online post production community is getting insights into the latest interesting feature films even before they hit the...
2 Hours with Veteran Film Editor Dede Allen
Dede Allen, Film Editor Interview Dede Allen was a veteran of the golden years of 60-70’s Hollywood, editing films like The Hustler, Bonnie and Clyde, Serpico as well as other classics like The...
Improve Your Film Editing – Advice from Seasoned Professionals
How to be a better film editor – learning the craft The most recent episode of the That Post Show hosted by Kanen Flowers was an incredibly insightful discussion between Norman Hollyn, Alan...