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...
Category - Editor’s Tools
Useful tools for film and video editors
The Best In-Ear Headphones for Film Editors
The Best In-Ear Headphones for Film Editors What are the best in ear headphones for film editors? How to choose the right in-ear headphones for film editing Affordable high quality headphones for...
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)...
Building a Micro Home Recording Studio for Voice Over
Building a Home VO Recording Studio Build a Home Voice Over Studio on a Budget Great Ideas to Improve a Home Voice Over Booth Essential Equipment for a Voice Over Booth Building a home voice over...
After Effects for Film Editors – Part 3 – The Cinema 4D Edition
After Effects for Film Editors – Part 3 – The Cinema 4D Edition Take a deep dive into what’s possible in Cinema 4D Lite and R18 Studio Learn how to pick the right version of Cinema...
This Guy Edits in Conversation
Editor Sven Pape, This Guy Edits, in Conversation Film Editor Sven Pape was kind enough to make the time to chat to me about his successful YouTube channel – This Guy Edits – which...
5 Books To Expand Your Skillset as a Film Editor
5 Books To Expand Your Skill Set as a Film Editor As an editor there are actually a wide variety of places that your unique skill set can take you, as your career develops. In this post I’ve...
Colour Grading Tutorials for DaVinci Resolve
Colour Grading Tutorials in DaVinci Resolve Colour Grading Tips from Professional Colorists Troubleshooting Common Problems in Resolve Resolve to FCPX/Premiere Pro Workflows Resolve 12.5 Tutorials...
An Editor’s Christmas Gift Wish List
Christmas Gifts for Film Editors Christmas is now only a month away and it’s that time of year when friends, family, colleagues and countrymen start to ask what you’d like for Christmas...
Editing and Colour Grading with the Tangent Element Kb
Editing and Grading with the Tangent Element Kb How to set up a Tangent Element Kb Editing and Grading with an Element Kb in Premiere Pro Download Premiere Pro custom Editing control mapping The...
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...
Is the New Macbook Pro Suitable for Video Editing?
Should You Buy the 2016/17 Macbook Pro for Video Editing? Is the new Macbook Pro with Touch Bar right for video editors? Is the 15″ Macbook Pro cut out to be my next professional work laptop...
How to Edit in DaVinci Resolve
How to Edit in DaVinci Resolve Watch free DaVinci Resolve video editing tutorials Learn professional techniques for editing in Resolve Discover paid-for Resolve training, books and apps Whether...
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...