Better Colour Grading in Black and White

February 22, 2022, 08:50 AM

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Better Black and White Colour Grading There is something about black and white cinematography that simply makes for more captivating images. This supercut of beautiful black and white cinematography (from Plot Point Productions) inspired me to put together a few sources of inspiration and resources on techniques for better black and white colour grades. Here’s […] The post Better Colour Grading in Black and White first appeared on Jonny Elwyn - Film Editor.

Colourlab Ai 2.0 will be announced today. Catch the live-stream

February 22, 2022, 08:50 AM

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Making Music

February 22, 2022, 08:49 AM

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Pt.1 Style counseling. Long before movies had sound, they had music. Not the 10,000 piece orchestra of Hans Zimmer*—instead, a single pianist on a cheap upright piano, or later a cinema organ, improvising to the picture as it played. Nonetheless, from near the beginning, moving images relied on music as a trusty guide, steering the […]

Scanline VFX Heads Off to War in The Battle at

February 22, 2022, 08:48 AM

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At a reported cost of $200 million, the Korean War drama, The Battle at Lake Changjin is the most expensive Chinese film ever made. With a worldwide cume of over $913 million, it has quickly become the second highest grossing film of 2021 and the highest grossing Chinese film in history. The story, commissioned by the Chinese Communist Party’s publicity department to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party, is a fictionalized telling of the bloody 1950 Battle of the Chos...

The art of the edit: Stop making things longer than they need to be

February 20, 2022, 03:09 PM

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Please stop making your videos longer than they need to be. Learn how to edit ruthlessly.

Editing the Oscar-nominated documentary short Three Songs for Benazir

February 19, 2022, 01:32 PM

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Three Songs for Benazir tells the story of Shaista, a newly-married young man who is living with his wife in a  refugee camp in Kabul. There, he struggles to balance his dreams of being the first from his tribe to join the Afghan National Army while also starting a family. While Shaista’s love for Benazir is obvious, the choices he must make to build a life with her has profound consequences.

Wave NY Adds New Studio, Ups Isaac Matus to Sound Designer/Mixer

February 19, 2022, 01:29 PM

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Sound design and mixing facility Wave Studios has added a third studio to its New York location to keep up with growing demand. According to Aaron Reynolds, ECD/partner and sound designer/mixer, the new space will also bring increased opportunities for Wave and the company’s clients. “It’s going to be amazing to be able to dedicate this space to new projects and get it working for us,” he says. Continue reading → February 18, 2022 The post Wave NY Adds New Studio, Ups Isaac Matus to S...

Douglas Trumbull and how slit-scan changed SFX

February 19, 2022, 01:29 PM

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Award-winning visual effects artist Douglas Trumbull died recently, leaving behind a body of memorable work including the slit-scan ‘Stargate’ sequence from 2001: A Space Odyssey. But what is slit-scan and where else has it been used?

Crossing the 180 with Kristen Souders, Senior Director of Brand at Hitachi Vantara

February 17, 2022, 08:36 AM

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Today you’re getting a special treat on this episode of Crossing the 180. I have on the show my long-time friend and colleague Kristen Souders. I first met Kristen in the mid naughts, when we were both wedding filmmakers in the San Francisco Bay Area. Kristen founded and ran a very successful studio called Bliss [...]Read More... from Crossing the 180 with Kristen Souders, Senior Director of Brand at Hitachi Vantara

What is Film Editing — Editing Principles & Techniques Explained

February 14, 2022, 09:07 AM

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Scene transitions, sudden sounds, quick cuts, off-screen voices, and narrative flow are just among the many terms associated with the “invisible art” known as film editing. Originally seen as a technical tool in the movie making process, film editing quickly evolved to become one of the most important creative aspects of filmmaking. But as its affectionate nickname implies, not everyone knows much about film editing or how it works. So what is film editing, what does a film editor do, where ...