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IndieWire just released a fantastic breakdown of essential editing terminology that’s perfect for new editors and seasoned pros alike. Whether you’re deep in the timeline or collaborating across departments, having a shared vocabulary can make your workflow smoother and your creative choices more pr...
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I’ve been editing a walkthrough video this week for a personal project, and HOLY COW!!! I can’t even express how much more I admire and respect my video editor friends than I already did!
My hat’s off to you fine folks!!
It's always so much more tedious than you'd think, isn't it? Crazy how laborious it is!
Aaron Mirtes it really really is!
Big news for editors, colorists, VFX artists, and post professionals: DaVinci Resolve 20 is officially out of beta and ready for download.
This new release brings major updates across the board, including enhanced AI tools, im...
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Ashley Renee Smith - I've had several people in the last few weeks tell me they are moving their work station over to DaVinci, maybe this is a sign I should move too lol.
I know Ashley Renee Smith . A whopping 7gb+ download. But I'm loving it. Still finding out what it does better than 19. I am always running to catch up to Blackmagic Design. Has anyone gotten their ha...
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Morgan Aitken Ipg I always suggest checking out YouTube tutorial videos that can help point out some of the changes between versions. That's always helped me!
I adore Resolve! I switched four years ago and never looked back. It never crashes! What's not to love about that?
SO true, Aaron Mirtes!
The most viral ad during the NBA Finals?
Not Nike. Not Gatorade.
It was an AI-generated spot for a FinTech startup — made by one guy in 48 hours for $2,000.
The ad was for Kalshi, a platform where you can trade on real-world events:
– Will egg prices rise?
– Who wins Game 7?
– How many hurricanes h...
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I'm curious what the future of this is. Because there's obviously the "scaling" problem. Like, how MUCH better can these models get before we hit a point of diminishing returns? While I definitely thi...
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After the film has been shot and is about to be edited, I remember cutting tracks for the film director during post. Here is a snapshot of the process for a different project, but you get an idea of how it’s done. Worked in Pro Tools and looking into Logic. Mixing, mastering, the tools of the trade....
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Thank you, everyone.
Rich Terdoslavich - I might be overlooking but double check your master and make sure it's in stereo. Looks like it might be in mono. Side note, looking to get into sync soon. What has your experience...
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You're welcome, Rich Terdoslavich.
Thanks, Mauirce. Thanks, Cyrus. Will look into it. Regrading sync, I did music for filmmakers, working in their films, recording/writing sync music for that. I am looking into doing more music licensing.
No problem, Rich Terdoslavich.
I recreated this video at the end of 2023 entering 2024 as part of a post-production project. Thought it was fitting for a #ThrowbackThursday and wanted to share it to get some feedback.
All the audio—VO, sound design, and Foley—was built from scratch.
My goal was to bring the scene to life through im...
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I like the sound effects, Cyrus Sales, especially the fireworks and the pictures breaking & falling. I think those are the best sound effects.
Maurice Vaughan - thank you. I'm going to recreate the sound for a new animation soon. Look forward to seeing how my skills have developed from this student project to today....
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You're welcome, Cyrus Sales. Ok, looking forward to hearing what you come up with!
I hope I'm not too far off topic here in Post, but I'm genuinely interested to learn more about how professionals in the industry choose their composers.
Do you have a certain set of criteria?
Do you trawl through hundreds of composer applications? Is it a decision by committee or, more commonly, a...
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This is a great question Justin Wildridge. I know for us (small animation studio) we typically network and have a list of individuals we know we want to work with or we have listened to their work and...
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Interesting Cyrus, I wonder if your sentiments parallel with other professionals?
Aye, interesting Q and an interesting lounge... I really out to get into the other lounges more often. As for music, past experience has proven it to be a point of contention. Everyone involved in a p...
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Appreciate you dropping in, Morgan. Your insight is invaluable. Your comment about the 'temp' track approach and AI is a particularly interesting one and one that sends shivers down the spine of many...
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Depends, for a Holocaust film I'm working on, the director has his list of possible composers, and I have my list of compisers; if it gets to the production phase, who we choose from the combined list...
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Big moves in the post world!
Two longtime Windmill Lane execs have joined forces with UK post-production powerhouse Molinare to launch Elephant Goldfish, a new VFX and post-production studio headquartered in Dublin.
According to Deadline, Elephant Goldfish will offer full-scale services across VFX, fi...
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Elephant Goldfish is a catchy name, Ashley Renee Smith! I've heard of a lot of creatives and companies doing VFX, finishing, post, and animation work remotely. I'm looking forward to seeing which movi...
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I'm an award-winning screenwriter looking to make my material more friendly to the creatives involved in filmmaking. I'm reading the Walter Murch book on editing and would like any advice the editors can give to screenwriters.
Anything?
Hi Anthony - at WB I worked with a very successful editor who was on staff in feature development. Yes, his office was right next to other creative execs. I sat with him one afternoon and asked him wh...
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Well, that makes sense. I work by the same rules when I'm writing a script.
Help! Need to find where to do the professional (PAL) bluray master for prize winning Swedish feature documentary mixed in Dolby Atmos/7.1/5.1/Stereo. (The distributor can make a 5.1/Stereo bluray but have no clue on how to add dolby Atmos nor 7.1) Seems like noone in Sweden/Scandinavia/Europe can d...
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Post in Jobs section.
Hey Mïcke, this is Ashley from the Stage 32 team. I just wanted to let you know I moved your post from Distribution to Post-Production, as it fits much better there. Let me know if you have any questions, and all the best to you!
Stephen Boyer (experienced Film & Video editor) shares some great tips about the editing process in today’s blog, like "You Simply Must Watch All the Footage, No Exceptions" and "Find The Note Behind The Note."
If you have any editing tips or questions, post them in the comments below or the blog com...
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Thanks for sharing this article Maurice Vaughan. I personally haven't had the opportunity to work on a feature film (yet) but this article was insightful. A little peek into what's possible. I honestl...
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You're welcome, Cyrus Sales. Glad you found the article insightful. I'm not experienced with editing besides editing some of my videos, but I've learned a lot about editing from the blogs and Post-Pro...
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https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/12/behind-the-bewitching-visuals-effects-of-wicked/
The article breaks down the cool VFX behind the 2024 Wicked movie. The team, led by Pablo Helman, blended practical makeup with digital effects for Elphaba’s green skin. They also used puppeteers and actors wit...
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Missed one. Then when I read the meaning I said, "Oh that."
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All but one. Ironically, it was relative to audio that while I was familiar with the function, I’d never heard it called an “L Cut” before.