Hollywood style trailer techniques for commercials

August 18, 2014, 12:57 PM

http://deathcookieentertainment.com/2014/08/13/hod...

I recently edited a pieces for Hodgdon Yachts for the much anticipated release of a sailboat that's expected to break various world records. But how do you tease a sailboat that's not finished?

When I'm the first person at work and get to make

August 18, 2014, 09:13 AM

http://renderplease.com/post/95103284250

Final Cut vs. Premiere: Speed/quality tradeoff?

August 18, 2014, 09:13 AM

http://alex4d.com/notes/item/fcpx-vs-premiere-the-...

Quality A suprising article by Noam Kroll provides evidence that the quality of Adobe Premiere Pro CC's H.264 exports are noticeably worse than those from Final Cut Pro X: After seeing this I can confidently say that I will not be compressing to H.264 using Premiere Pro or Adobe Media Encoder any more. The image from Premiere is so much blockier, less detailed, and muddy looking, not to mention that the colors aren’t at all accurate. In fact I even did another output test later on wi...

BCC 9.0.2 - New Default Settings: BCC Fast Film Gl

August 18, 2014, 09:12 AM

https://www.aotg.com/bcc-9-0-2-new-default-settings-bcc-fast-film-gl/

Senior Product Manager, Peter McAuley, explains the new default settings in BCC Fast Film Glow & BCC Film Glow, that help you do your job faster, and give a greater jumping off point for tailoring.

Avid is the most used NLE?

August 17, 2014, 01:06 PM

http://www.philiphodgetts.com/2014/08/avid-is-the-...

Although surveys might indicate otherwise

NAB Show Opens 2015 Call for Speakers

August 17, 2014, 07:48 AM

http://www.broadcastbeat.com/nab-show-opens-2015-c...

&#thirteen; FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE&#thirteen; June 17, 2014 CONTACT Ann Marie Cumming 202-429-5350comply with me WASHINGTON, A.H. — Speaking proposals at the moment are being accepted for the 2015 NAB Show, held April eleven-sixteen, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. In addition to the world’s largest expo of media and leisure applied sciences, NAB Show provides unparalleled […]

A Brief Look at Texting and the Internet in Film

August 17, 2014, 07:43 AM

https://www.aotg.com/a-brief-look-at-texting-and-the-internet-in-film/

Is there a better way of showing a text message in a film? How about the internet? Even though we’re well into the digital age, film is still ineffective at depicting the world we live in. Maybe the solution lies not in content, but in form.

Call for 2015 Karen Schmeer Fellowship is Open!

August 14, 2014, 05:43 PM

http://manhattaneditworkshop.blogspot.com/2014/08/...

The Open Call for submissions for our 2015 Fellowship begins today! The online application must be completed by September 30, 2014. There is no fee to apply.2015 will mark the fifth year of honoring the memory of our friend and gifted editor Karen Schmeer. Inspired by Karen's generous nature, the Fellowship assists emerging documentary editors by developing their talent, expanding their creative community, and furthering their career aspirations. We work with American Cinema Editors (ACE)...

Editors Help Send TV’s ‘Cosmos’ Into Orbit

August 14, 2014, 12:20 PM

http://variety.com/2014/artisans/production/editor...

Fox/NatGeo’s “Cosmos: A SpaceTime Odyssey” is among the six shows vying for the Emmy for outstanding picture editing for nonfiction programming. Its editors faced the challenge of turning dense, scientific subject matter into compelling television, and said that it probably helped that the creative team came from the world of narrative filmmaking.

'Survivor' editors end walkout; contract talks sch

August 14, 2014, 12:20 PM

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/coto...

day after editors at CBS' "Survivor" halted work over a labor dispute, the Motion Picture Editors Guild said in an email to its members that the walkout had been suspended and contract talks were scheduled for Friday.