When you are starting out you often have to build your portfolio from scratch; creating own ‘spec’ adverts or short films and doing plenty of gigs for free or as favours for friends...
Category - Editing
Documentary Editor’s discuss their work at Edit Fest NY
Documentary Editor’s on How To Edit Steve Audette has posted up the full length, three part, panel discussion from Edit Fest NY 2011, which features four professional documentary editors...
Which version of Pro Res should I use?
Depending on what the type and quality of work you are producing, picking the right Pro Res codec can be crucial to ensuring you maintain a pristine image throughout and don’t end up running...
Andrew Stanton on editing John Carter – Pixar’s latest film
The Making of John Carter from Mars Andrew Stanton talks through the post-production challenges involved in creating John Carter which is Pixar’s latest film and their first live action...
An exemplary lecture on editing documentaries…
How to edit a documentary Frontline editor Steve Audette delivers a fine lecture on how to edit documentaries in a gripping fashion. Steve has edited for over two decades for Frontline and Nova, and...
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...
Using Automator to prepare FCP timelines for Color
Preparing your FCP timeline for Color When you are preparing a final cut pro timeline to be sent to color there are often a lot of effects or speed changes etc that need to be ‘baked in’...
Which version of XML should I use?
Using XML to transfer in/out of FCP A quick reference for which version of XML to use when transfering between FCP project file versions: XML / FCP version Compatibility Use XML version 1 for going...
Edit Assisting: Getting Organised
How to be an edit assistant Evan Schiff shares his workflow for organising a feature film, in this case Hellboy 2, to keep the whole operation running smoothly. A consistent and accurate naming...
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...
2 hours of Final Cut Pro X Tips
Managing FCPX events and projects… Mark Spencer and Steve Martin from Ripple Training talk through the latest features and updates in FCP X 10.0.3, including relinking media, green screening...
Touchscreen editing with FCPX
It’s all very Minority Report, but this video demonstration from Jason Rose, shows off his touchscreen interface while editing with FCPX. It’s also a handy demonstration of how to create...
Understanding 4K and the future of cinema
The future of digital cinema… Michael Cioni of LightIron Digital delivers an unmissable presentation on 4k and the future of digital cinema, whilst revealing in detail the post-production...
Colour grading a TV commercial using Assimilate Scratch
Freelance colorist Andreas Brueckl has some great tutorials for colour grading using Assimilate Scratch. This whirlwind tutorial reveals the process he used for a TV commercial which involved a lot...