Life with an OLED TV – A Film Editor’s Review So what is it like to work and live with an LG OLED TV? A delight, to be honest. Five months ago I wrote over 6000 words on using an LG OLED...
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Magic, Movies and the Art of Film Editing
Magic, Movies and the Art of Film Editing This post is about magic, movies and the art of film editing, and how all those things can come together to deliver a little child-like wonder. To me, the...
What do Assistant Editors Have to Know?
What do Assistant Editors Have to Know? The first step to making your way to the editing chair on a big TV show or movie is to become an assistant editor. The chances are you’ll get your foot...
5 Books on Film Editing for 2019
5 Books on Film Editing for 2019 If you’re looking for an up to date book to read on the craft, business and technique of film editing, then most of these books will deliver that in spades...
Understanding FilmConvert’s New Nitrate Colour Grading Plugin
Understanding FilmConvert’s New Nitrate Colour Grading Plugin FilmConvert have just launched their eagerly anticipated new and improved film emulation colour grading plugin, Nitrate, and in...
DaVinci Resolve 16 Tutorials and Training
DaVinci Resolve 16 Tutorials and Training DaVinci Resolve 16 is now officially out of beta and available for download from BlackmagicDesign.com. In this post I’ve rounded up the best DaVinci...
Understanding the New Features in DaVinci Resolve 16
Understanding the New Features in DaVinci Resolve 16 Every new feature in DaVinci Resolve 16 explained Tutorials for safely upgrading to Resolve 16 DaVinci Resolve 16 Learning Resources DaVinci...
New Features in Assimilate SCRATCH 9.1
New Features in Assimilate SCRATCH 9.1 What’s new in Assimilate SCRATCH 9.1 Using Assimilate SCRATCH for the first time Assimilate the makers of SCRATCH have recently released a major update to...
The Making of a Classic – Editing Heat
The Making of a Classic – Editing Heat Michael Mann’s Heat is one of my favourite films. Nearly 25 years after its release it’s still inspiring filmmakers today with its...
How to Edit a Movie Trailer
How to Edit a Movie Trailer For me, watching the trailers at the movies is one of the best parts of a trip to the cinema. And if you’ve ever thought – that looks like fun – then the...
72 FCPX Tips from Ripple Training Live
72 FCPX Tips from Ripple Training Live If you want to learn Final Cut Pro in an in-depth and systematic way, then the training from RippleTraining.com is excellent. It’s well structured, easy...
Using an OLED TV for Post Production
Using an OLED TV for Film Post Production When you spend all day looking at images, as I do as a film editor, you really want to look at them on the best possible display you can, or at least the...
Learn Documentary Editing from Professional Editors
Learn Documentary Editing from Professional Editors Learn Documentary Filmmaking from Ken BurnsLearn Documentary Editing from Frontline Editor Steve Audette ACEUpdate on Inside The Edit – A...
The Best Presentations from NAB 2019
The Best Presentations from NAB 2019 If, like me, you didn’t make it to NAB in person this year, then you’ll hopefully, like me, also enjoy the plethora of inspiring and informative...
This Guy Edits – The Go-To Editor Course Review
This Guy Edits – The Go-To Editor Course Review Three years ago, Hollywood editor Sven Pape launched what would become an extremely popular YouTube channel for film editors, This Guy Edits. The...