Quentin Tarantino and I clicked

November 14, 2010, 08:42 AM

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2009/dec/06/sally-m...

An Article By Sally Menke: Editors are the quiet heroes of movies and I like it that way. We have a very private relationship with our directors, most often conducted in very dark rooms. I've been with Quentin Tarantino since his very first movie and have edited every single thing he's done since then.

Convert MP3 for Video Editing

November 14, 2010, 08:36 AM

http://jeffvlog.wordpress.com/2010/11/14/convertin...

Seems like we’re often being handed MP3 files to use in our video projects. It might be a sound effect or an audio track we’ve got the rights to use. The problem is that the MP3 format is not very good for video editing (wrong sample rate... rarely works in real-time). Fortunately there’s an easy fix... iTunes. If you don’t have access to the original files, you should convert the compressed files to an AIFF file for use in a video editing or motion graphics tool.

POST PRODUCTION WEEK POST 7: NOISE REDUCTION

November 13, 2010, 12:00 PM

http://www.elskid.com/blog/post-production-week-po...

Early on in my DSLR mission I, like everyone else I expect, thought they were some kind of miracle worker in low light. I kept seeing astonishing shots done with available light out on the street and they looked great. When I got my 7D I went out excitedly expecting to be able to shoot in windowless rooms with the lights off and get perfect exposure.

Meet Hot S*** Music Video Editor Dean Gonzalez pt2

November 13, 2010, 11:58 AM

http://www.joyoffilmediting.com/?p=3085

"What do you see as the start of the music video era?" I asked Dean. He believes it began with promos for the Rolling Stones and that then in the 80s every watched Michael & Janet Jackson’s "Scream." "There were a lot of bold, artistic voices," he enthused. "Now, it’s not the artist, it’s the image." He noted that budgets have skyrocketed although you create a low budget music video for a big band for 20K.

Automatic Multicam Syncing Comes to Avid

November 13, 2010, 11:55 AM

http://bradcordeiro.squarespace.com/journal/2010/1...

Singular Software's PluralEyes is a piece of Final Cut Pro companion software that can automatically sync multiple cameras and audio sources by scanning the audio waveforms. When it arrived I hoped for an Avid version, but predicted that it would never happen.

Grading the Graders: The Long Awaited Part 2

November 13, 2010, 11:53 AM

http://mikemost.com/?p=208

In reviewing Part 1 of this article, I did notice that I left out one of the more important "pros" of the Baselight system, and that is its directly integrated support for the Truelight color management system. Truelight, like Baselight, is a Filmlight product, and Baselight is designed around the use of that technology for all color management functions, a great advantage. Now.....

Video Editing on the iPad

November 12, 2010, 10:31 PM

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/11/technology/perso...

You can do very basic video editing on the iPod Touch: trimming the beginning or end of your clip. In the Photos app, open the video you want to edit from the Camera Roll album, and then tap the screen to bring up the playback controls, including the frame-viewer bar at the top of the screen.

Terence and Philip Episode 13: Deliverables!

November 12, 2010, 10:30 PM

http://www.theterenceandphilipshow.com/2010/11/epi...

Terry starts the discussion about audio levels and the perception of loudness, in the wake of the recent FCC ruling. This leads to the main discussion of deliverables: aka "pining for PAL vs NTSC"! Formats and deliverable metadata add to the complication that delivering a program has become.

November 12, 2010, 12:18 PM

https://www.editorsguild.com/FromTheGuild.cfm?From...

The IATSE has confirmed that it is on strike against the reality series The Biggest Loser, and its production entities, Reveille Productions, 25/7 Productions and 3 Ball Productions. This top-rated show for NBC is now filming its 10th season. The work action follows a vote by 100 percent of the production crew members to support the IA. AFTRA and DGA already have agreements with the production.

Eisenstein on the Breach

November 12, 2010, 12:17 PM

https://www.editorsguild.com/magazine.cfm?ArticleI...

The Battleship Potemkin, or Potemkin as it is generally known, galvanized filmmakers around the world because of the audacity of its film editing––especially in the iconic Odessa Steps massacre. Its impact on editors and directors since its premiere in Moscow on Christmas Eve, 1925 is immeasurable. Though Sergei M. Eisenstein transformed the possibilities of film language and technique far beyond previous expectations, he generously gave credit to American film director D.W. Griffith...