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...
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Skyfall’s Post Production Workflow
Inside Skyfall’s post production process The latest instalment of the Bond franchise does not disappoint (so go see it if you still can!) and as ever Roger Deakin’s cinematography does...
5 Amazing Visual Effects Breakdowns
Step by Step Visual Effects Reveals Visual effects breakdowns are always compelling viewing for me, as they are like watching the post production process in reverse. Peeling back the wallpaper and...
Dealing with difficult clients
How to deal with difficult clients I’ll be the first to admit I like laughing at the silly things ‘clients’ say and on the internet you don’t have to look very far for plenty...
Editing Tips from the Editor of The Amazing Spiderman
Editing Tips from Alan Edward Bell Alan Edward Bell editor of The Amazing Spiderman and 500 Days of Summer has added two more tutorials to his blog one (above) on how to do basic rotoscoping in order...
Preparing for a Grading Session
Questions to ask during the Creative Brief Patrick Inhofer from Taoofcolor.com is (hurricane Sandy not withstanding) about to release his grade along training series in which you get to grade an 8...
Grading & Finishing Commercials
Creative DI in Commercials Studio Daily and Assimilate hosted this hour long webinar with Emery Wells, CEO & Founder of Katabatic, who walks through his colour grading, compositing and finishing...
Editing The Avengers – Jeff Ford
Avid Roughcut – Cutting features of all sizes The Avid Roughcut podcast is a wealth of excellent editing information, advice and insight – I’ve selected some of the best in this...
Editing Breaking Bad with Kelly Dixon
Editing Breaking Bad Editor Kelly Dixon and Post Co-ordinator Trevor Baker spoke at the recent LAFCPUG meeting about how they got into the film editing business and came to be editing the hit TV show...
Books On Film Editing – Part 2
More Books on Film Editing A while back I listed my ‘Top 5 Books on Film Editing‘. Since then I’ve read a few more and thought I’d list them here. There really is a wealth of...
Conversations with Multi Award Winning Editors
Film Editors in Conversation Movie Geeks United has an awesome archive of over 600 interviews with actors, directors, producers, composers, DoP’s, editors and more. Here are some of the best...
Editing Homeland
Cutting Episodic TV on Avid Studio Daily has a fantastic interview with Jordan Goldman on his creative process for editing the acclaimed episodic TV drama Homeland. Goldman shares some of his...
Conforming in Resolve
How to use a Reference Movie in Resolve Warren Eagles from the ICA has this 10 minute tutorial inside the latest version of Resolve – 9.0.2. Warren talks through the importance of using a...
Post Production on LOOPER
Cloud-based visual effects on LOOPER There are plenty of interesting goodies floating around the internet around the release of Looper and you can find some of the best ones compiled here. To kick...
Editors Craft Round Up
Editors on their craft Here’s a round up of some of the most recent articles on the internet on editors speaking on their craft… Being an editor Dad Kylee Wall has written up one of the...