Learn the Craft of Film Editing If you want to learn the craft of film editing, to truly understand the ‘why’ of film editing and not just the technical button pushing how. If you want to...
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Editing in Avid Media Composer 8.4
Editing in Avid Media Composer 8.4 The most recent release of Avid Media Composer is now up to version 8.4. (8.4.5 is the latest patch) Some of the headline new features include the ability to create...
Professional Colour Grading Breakdowns
Professional Colour Grading Breakdowns Learning from professional colorists is one of the best ways to improve your own colour grading skills, and this round up of breakdowns from a wide variety of...
Premiere Pro CC 2015 Tips and Tricks
Premiere Pro CC 2015 Tips and Tricks Premiere Pro CC 2015’s December update brought with it a whole host of new features, that had been showcased at NAB, but are now in your hands. In this...
Improving Every Part of Your Edit
Improving Every Part of Your Edit When you’re a self-taught filmmaker it pays every now and then to take a refresher course in your editing software of choice, partly to learn new and better...
DaVinci Resolve 12 Free Training
DaVinci Resolve 12 Free Training DaVinci Resolve 12.1 is now available and packed with a slew of new features and updates. This post brings together some of the best free DaVinci Resolve 12 training...
Download Free Film Grain and Light Leaks
Download Free Film Grain and Light Leaks When used well, a touch of film grain and a well placed light leak can really perfect a look. When used badly it can be carelessly sloshed all over your edit...
Craft Insights – Editors in Conversation
Craft Insights – Editors in Conversation Commercial’s editor James Rosen, shares some fantastic creative wisdom in this blog post on the creative potential of intention, and our place as...
HitFilm 4 Pro – First Impressions
HitFilm 4 Pro – First Impressions HitFilm 4 Pro is the latest release of the compositing/editing software from the UK based software company, HitFilm, and I point that out because it’s...
Christmas Gifts For Film Editors
Christmas Gifts For Film Editors Christmas is the season for giving thanks and sharing the love, and who better to thank than your hardworking, bleary-eyed, faithful editor. The one who has cut you...
Mixing Light – A Year in Review
Mixing Light Colorist Training – In Review It’s been over a year since my initial review of Mixing Light.com, the professional colorist training site which delivers weekly insights to a...
Feature Film Workflows
Feature Film Workflows There is a certain feeling of trepidation that is experienced in the heart of every editor when they take on a project that is bigger and more complex than anything...
Interviews with Film Colorists
Interviews with Film Colorists If you want to learn how to be a better colorist then you need to get around professional colorists and ask them as many questions as you can. If you don’t happen...
4K Video Editing Monitors
4K Monitors for Film Editing Last updated: July 2022 Should you buy a 4K computer monitor for video editing? That’s the question I’m currently asking myself as I look to buy a new monitor...
How To Be A DIT – Part 15
How To Be A DIT – Part 15 It’s been a while since my last How To Be a DIT post, and if you’re new to this series you might want to check out this post that brings serves as a...