How to Move up from 1st Assistant to Film Editor Editor Evan Schiff, who most recently cut the well-reviewed John Wick Chapter 2, was kind enough to answer my questions on his process of cutting that...
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The Best Colour Grading Plugins for Video Editors
The Best Colour Grading Plugins for Video Editors If you’re looking for a way to expand the native colour correction toolset of your NLE of choice, then these colour grading plugins could be...
The Making of Arrival
The Making of Arrival If, like me, you thoroughly enjoyed Denis Villeneuve’s masterful Arrival, then you’ll probably appreciate these excellent interviews (mostly with Editor Joe Walker)...
How to Edit an Action Movie
How To Edit An Action Movie As an editor some of the most fun I’ve had in editing a scene is when there’s a good amount of action going on. Now in my ‘normal work’ that...
Film Editors on Film Editing
Film Editors on Film Editing If you want to learn more about film editing the best people to learn from are film editors. On this blog there’s plenty of places to do just that! In a recent post...
Every New Feature in Avid Media Composer 8.6
Every New Feature in Avid Media Composer 8.6 Avid Media Composer 8.6 is now available to download and is the latest update to the software. In this short post you can learn all about those new...
Post Production Promo Codes & Freebies
Post Production Promo Codes & Freebies Everyone likes to save money, or even get things for free and scattered throughout the blog there are promo codes, discounts and freebies galore. So to make...
Film Editing with a Razer Naga Chroma
Film Editing with a Razer Naga Chroma Update 2021 – The Razer Naga Chroma has been superseded by the wireless Razer Naga Pro and wired Razer Naga Trinity – although the functionality is...
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...
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...
Editing Deadpool and Hail, Caesar! in Premiere Pro
Editing Deadpool and Hail, Caesar! in Premiere Pro As an editor who cuts in Adobe Premiere Pro every day, it’s always exciting to see major Hollywood films make the jump into very much the same...
Colour Grading in Your Video Editing Software
Tutorials for Colour Grading in Your Video Editing Software These days the tools for colour grading your project to a very high level are right there inside your video editing software. In this post...
Inside Professional Editing Timelines
Professional Film Editing Timelines It’s not often that you get to peer over the shoulder of a Hollywood feature film editor and see exactly what they look at day after day, whilst honing the...
Learn the Craft of Film Editing
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...
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...