Sorkin’s Masterclass – An Editor’s Review Learn screenwriting from the writer of West Wing and The Social Network Deepen your understanding of the craft of cinematic storytelling...
Category - Craft
Rogue One – Plus Star Wars Edit and VFX
The Making of Rogue One The excitement around Rogue One is building and I thought it was a good opportunity to pull together some great resources on StarWars: The Force Awakens that I’ve been...
Editing 360 and VR Video
Editing 360 and VR Video Understand the essential terms, concepts and technology for VR Learn VR’s post-production pipeline in Premiere and FCPX Does VR narrative filmmaking have a future...
How to Edit an Independent Feature Film – Interview with Julia Bloch
How to Edit an Independent Feature Film – Interview with Julia Bloch How did editor Julia Bloch go from an obscure film school in Denmark, to playing doubles tennis with Lars von Trier, to...
DaVinci Resolve 12.5 Training
DaVinci Resolve 12.5 Training DaVinci Resolve 12.5 is now out of beta (so go download it) and packed with hundreds of new features, improvements and updates. In this hour long demo recorded at LACPUG...
Sound Design Tips for Film Editors
Sound Design Tips for Film Editors Sound design is a hugely important topic for any editor to increase their knowledge of. There’s a whole category on the blog devoted to sound design, but...
What Does an Online Editor Do?
What Does an Online Editor Do? If you’ve ever wondered what an online, or finishing, editor does these days then you’re in luck! In this post you can get an incredibly detailed look at...
Insights on The Craft of Film Editing
Insights on The Craft of Film Editing To me the craft of film editing is every part of the job that’s non-technical. It’s the reasoning behind the creative decision making, the diplomacy...
How To Get an Agent as a Film Editor
How To Get an Agent as a Film Editor If you’re an editor looking to get an agent, then you should definitely check out the article I wrote for Aotg.com’s The Assembly magazine, which features plenty...
How To Be A 2nd Assistant Film Editor
What does a Second Assistant Editor Do? The role of a second assistant film editor isn’t often the focus of many interviews, as the limelight often falls primarily on the Editor or even First...
FCPX Advanced Workflows and Tutorials
FCPX Advanced Workflows and Tutorials If you’ve already mastered the basics of FCPX, then hopefully this round up of advanced FCPX workflows and tutorials will help you take your skills up a...
Tips on Editing Documentaries in Avid
Tips on Documentary Editing in Avid If you want to learn how to edit a documentary in Avid Media Composer, then there’s few better teachers to spend time with than PBS Frontline editor Steve...
Creating On-Screen Graphics for Hollywood Feature Films
Creating On-Screen Graphics for Hollywood Feature Films London based Territory Studio produce stunning on-screen graphics for some of Hollywood’s biggest movies, including The Martian, The...
How To Be a DIT Part 17 – Interview with a DIT Instructor
How To Be a DIT Part 17 – Interview with a DIT Instructor Buy Digital Imaging Technician on iTunes | Buy Digital Imaging Technican as a PDF If you want to learn how to be a DIT then listening...
How To Be A DIT – Part 16
How To Be a DIT – Part 16 It’s been a while since my last How To Be a DIT post, and so this one’s a bit beefy as a result. But it’s packed with great insights on the world of the...