How to Become an Avid Assistant Editor What should you learn if you need to figure out, overnight, how to become an assistant film editor working on Avid Media Composer, in time for your first day in...
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DaVinci Resolve 14 Colour Grading Tips and Tricks
DaVinci Resolve 14 Grading Tips and Tricks In this post I’ve brought together some helpful tips and tricks for colorists working in DaVinci Resolve 14, plus I take a look back at some previous...
Understanding the Power of Film Editing
Understanding the Power of Film Editing One of the most exciting things about film editing is the power it has to totally transform the nature, quality and efficacy of a story. Good editing can save...
Inside The Edit – Editing Training Reviewed
Inside The Edit Reviewed I’ve reviewed Inside The Edit several times on this blog and I’ve recommended it as an integral part of my Alternative Film School for Film...
After Effects for Film Editors – Part 6
After Effects for Film Editors – Part 6 This edition of After Effects for Film Editors comes hot on the heels of Part 5, which took a detailed look at some advanced compositing techniques...
Updated Posts, Freebies and Fun Stuff
Recently Updated Posts, Freebies, Fun Stuff So I’ve not had time this week to put together some gargantuan write up of resources or a detailed product review or something fun I’ve found...
Getting Started With Fusion 9
Getting Started With Fusion 9 Fusion and Fusion Studio 9 was recently released, bringing with it a fistful of great new features including all new VR tools, camera tracking, planar tracking and a...
DaVinci Resolve 14 Training Courses Reviewed
DaVinci Resolve 14 Training Courses Reviewed DaVinci Resolve 14 is another huge update to arguably the industry’s leading colour grading software. Each year Blackmagic Design seem to exhaust...
Mixing Light.com Review and Every Free Training Video
Mixing Light Reviewed and Free Training Video Mixing Light Colorist Training Site Reviewed Mixing Light Practice Courses Reviewed Every Free Mixing Light Colour Grading Tutorial Mixing Light.com is a...
Proxy Workflows for Your Video Editing Software
Proxy Workflows for Your Video Editing Software The Offline/ Online workflow is back. These days this is mostly due to large file sizes and the computationally difficult nature of some camera...
Editing in FCPX Like Thomas Grove Carter
Editing in FCPX Like Thomas Grove Carter Thomas Grove Carter is an editor currently cutting commercials and music videos at Trim, here in London. He’s also a brilliant ambassador for the use of...
After Effects for Editors Part 4 – Useful Things
After Effects for Editors Part 4 – Useful Things After Effects is an essential piece of software for any editor to learn, even if it’s just being able to do a few simple things well. In...
LUT Gallery for FCPX and DaVinci Resolve Review
LUT Gallery for FCPX and DaVinci Resolve Review How to get real-time visual LUT previews in DaVinci Resolve and FCPX LUT Gallery Review and Tutorials Where to get free LUTS What is a LUT Gallery and...
All the New Features in DaVinci Resolve 14
All the New Features in DaVinci Resolve 14 Discover all the new features in DaVinci Resolve 14 DaVinci Resolve 14t tutorials and training What professional colorists think of Resolve 14 Blackmagic...
Final Cut Pro 10.3 Tutorial Round Up
Final Cut Pro 10.3 Tutorial Round Up What’s new in FCPX 10.3.3 Tutorials for better editing in FCPX 10.3+ In-depth workflow resources for TV and Film Final Cut Pro was recently updated to...