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October 19, 2010, 2:11 pm
Apple Final Cut Pro is generally said to be an 80/20 application, trading off some niche features for a lower price. More often than not, this descriptor is meant in the negative. Avid editors using FCP frequently lament about media management, render files and so on when comparing FCP with Media Composer. Yet, the fact that Apple targets the sweet middle, has left the field open for high-end systems on the Mac, like Avid Symphony, Autodesk Smoke and now, Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve.
February 16, 2019, 8:56 am
After cutting the subversive complexities of “The Big Short” with Adam McKay, editor Hank Corwin quickly realized that it was just a warm up for “Vice,” the Shakespearean dramedy about the unprecedented rise to power of political operative-turned VP Dick Cheney (Oscar nominee Christian Bale).
February 14, 2019, 6:22 pm
BlacKkKlansman editor Barry Alexander Brown — who has also worked as a director and writer on both documentaries and features through his 30-year career — met Spike Lee in New York during the mid-'80s, and since then he has cut many of Lee's feature films, including Do the Right Thing, Malcolm X and Inside Man. BlacKkKlansman marks Brown's first Academy Award nomination as an editor, though he was also Oscar-nominated for his 1979 documentary The War at Home.
February 14, 2019, 6:22 pm
Today’s visual effects are so high-tech that it seems quaint that Oscar nominees are chosen through a process called the Bake-Off. This live event, staged at the Academy’s Beverly Hills theater, is as far from a cooking contest as you can get. The craftspeople behind 10 shortlisted films take the stage to demonstrate, until a timer with a light flashes, how they achieved their effects.
February 14, 2019, 6:22 pm
Four of the year’s oscar sound contenders — “Black Panther,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “First Man” and “Roma” — share sound editing and mixing nominations, whereas “A Star Is Born” lands in mixing and “A Quiet Place” in sound editing.
February 14, 2019, 6:22 pm
In our last lesson, in our look at learning DaVinci Resolve, we talked about working with Curves, and how you can use them to independently adjust the highlights, midtones and shadows of your YRBG levels. In this lesson, I want to move on and talk about Windows, or masks, as they are more commonly referred to.
February 14, 2019, 6:22 pm
Stephen Rivkin, president of the American Cinema Editors organization, has issued a statement denouncing the Academy’s plans to present four Oscar categories during the commercial breaks and air the moments in condensed form later in the telecast.
February 14, 2019, 10:53 am
Can you guess how many people does it take, to prepare VFX for your favorite films? I'm going to show you the visual effects production structure, what kind of artist, and how many of them work there.
February 14, 2019, 10:53 am
Come have a look at the work of BlueBolt on JOHNNY ENGLISH STRIKES AGAIN...
February 14, 2019, 10:52 am
Officially announced today, the new version of HitFilm Pro is not just an update. FXhome’s ambitious upgrade features a new user interface, a 10X performance boost, tools for 3D animation and more!
February 14, 2019, 10:52 am
Filmmakers begin to speak out against The Academy's decision to relegate four awards to commercial breaks and the message is the clear: this is wrong.
Gordon sits down with the Sound Design team (Just nominated for an Oscar) for A Quiet Place. Ethan Van der Ryn and Erik Aadah ...
Gordon sits down with Wyatt Smith to discuss the editing of Mary Poppins Returns and the challenges the film presented him in ...
Gordon sits down with Chayse Irvin to discuss his approach to shooting BlacKkKlansman and his theories about cinematography.
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