Field Recorder Review

July 8, 2014, 09:30 AM

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Video professionals often ask me what field recorder is the best for their video production. Unfortunately, there isn’t just one recorder that fits every production workflow. Here is a review of three field recorders that I have used often: the nanoFlash by Convergent Design, the Pix240 by Sound Devices, and the Ninja Blade by Atomos. Read More

Top 10 Most Effective Editing Moments of All Time

July 8, 2014, 04:39 AM

https://www.aotg.com/top-10-most-effective-editing-moments-of-all-time/

Skilled editing is as effective in the creation of a good film as a writer, director, or performer. Though often overlooked, editing brings shots together to...

Jaws and the sound of dread and wonder

July 8, 2014, 04:38 AM

http://thedissolve.com/features/movie-of-the-week/...

One of my college film professors used to begin each quarter’s class with a demonstration: He’d play the opening scene from Jaws, and the opening scene from Ordinary People, but with the soundtracks reversed. Set to John Williams’ Jaws score, Ordinary People’s scene-setting shots of upper-middle-class suburbia came off as ominous, rather than lyrical and elegiac. And set to Pachelbel’s Canon, Jaws’ scene of Chrissie Watkins getting eaten alive by a shark looked like water ballet.

Tom Sito's Animation History

July 8, 2014, 04:38 AM

http://animationguildblog.blogspot.ca/2014/07/tom-...

President Emeritus Sito recalls important July dates in Cartoonland.

Should you go to school to learn about film/video

July 8, 2014, 04:38 AM

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Great storytelling doesn’t just happen. Skilled professional take years to develop their craft. Some of these professionals spent years in college learning. Some of these professionals got a job with hardly any experience and learned everything on the job.

Meet Mark Hartzell, True Blood's Editor

July 7, 2014, 05:00 PM

http://www.trueblood-online.com/meet-mark-hartzell...

I met Mark Hartzell last summer when I visited the set of True Blood. Get to know more about the man who edits our favorite show, True Blood.

The Thing, Showing The Work Of The Final Creations

July 7, 2014, 01:19 PM

https://www.aotg.com/the-thing-showing-the-work-of-the-final-creations/

"Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc. (http://www.studioadi.com) designed and created many animatronic creatures for the 2011 prequel to John Carpenter's THE THING. Th...

How I Became a 25-year-old Curmudgeon

July 7, 2014, 01:19 PM

http://americancinemaeditors.org/how-i-became-a-25...

I am a professional film editor, and I have lived in the trenches for fifteen years. I’ve cut episodic television, studio features, indies, theatrical trailers, EPK’s, documentaries, you name it. I’ve had a lot of different experiences…all of them the same working environments: Long hours, no days off, sitting in one position, sedentary, in a dark room. […]

Going into work after a three-day weekend

July 7, 2014, 01:19 PM

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Guide for Video Editing: Scott Eisenhuth

July 7, 2014, 01:19 PM

http://nonlinearpost.com/guide-for-video-editing-s...

Guide for Video Editing: Scott Eisenhuth This useful guide for video editing from Scott Eisenhuth is available for a free download in PDF format by clicking here. A version in .DOC format is available by clicking here. If you download it, acknowledge Scott by complying with his request, “All I ask is you circle me on Google+ (https://plus.google.com/+ScottEisenhuth) and give me a follow and a shout out on Twitter-@alacervideo. Please check it out and let me know what you think. […] The ...