Selma Editor Talks toughest Cut

February 6, 2015, 10:41 AM

http://www.thecredits.org/2015/02/selma-editor-spe...

Troopers storm into a café. They’re looking for the old man, his daughter and his grandson that they’d been chasing after breaking up a night march in Selma. The old man, Cager Lee (played by the phenomenal Henry Sanders), his daughter Viola (Charity Jordan) and his grandson Jimmie Lee Jackson (Keith Stanfield) are trying to hide their faces behind menus at a table in the back.

Whenever I encourage other AEs

February 6, 2015, 10:40 AM

http://renderplease.com/post/110258160690

The 10 Best Edited Films According To Editors Guil

February 6, 2015, 04:46 AM

http://www.cinemablend.com/new/10-Best-Edited-Film...

While it’s typically actors and directors who get to enjoy the greatest amount of praise through any year in cinema, certainly one of the greatest aspects of the award season is the opportunity to take a deep look at the below-the-line work that’s done to make the great films as great as they are. In this spectrum, editors play an incredibly vital role, as many filmmakers would tell you that it’s in the cutting room that a movie is truly uncovered for what it is.

The Silence of the Lambs - Who Wins the Scene?

February 6, 2015, 04:46 AM

https://www.aotg.com/the-silence-of-the-lambs-who-wins-the-scene/

In drama, two characters walk into a room. Each wants something from the other. The question of the scene is: who gets what they want? For educational purposes…

Straight Cuts with Mitch Jacobson

February 6, 2015, 04:45 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmjaQj_i7BA&feature...

Mitch Jacobson is a director & digital video editor with 30 years experience in broadcast television, live streaming and entertainment production. He is the owner of Category-5 Studios at...

Cut Notes 2.4 for iPad - share button profiles wit

February 5, 2015, 07:32 PM

http://www.digitalrebellion.com/blog/posts/cut_not...

Cut Notes 2.4 is a major update to our iPad note-taking app for video and audio professionals.Share button profilesOne of our top feature requests was the ability to share button configurations between multiple devices running Cut Notes. We've now made that really easy. 1. Go to the Settings menu and tap Export Buttons.2. A Compose Mail dialog will appear along with a .cnbuttons file as an attachment.3. Email the button profile to an account accessible on the other device.4. On the other de...

Examine Using Roles in FCP X

February 5, 2015, 03:35 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYN5USNRibA&feature...

Examine Using Roles in FCP X http://www.larryjordan.biz - Roles are a very powerful feature in Final Cut Pro X that allow you to control the organization, display or output of clips based upon their function. For example,... From: Larry Jordan Views: 0 0 ratings Time: 06:49 More in Film & Animation

How To Become an Assistant Film Editor

February 5, 2015, 11:14 AM

http://jonnyelwyn.co.uk/film-and-video-editing/how...

Trying to break into the film industry to make it as a film editor? Check out this round up of interview with Assistant Editors, 2nd Assitant Editors and Trainees

The Mac Pro and Final Cut Pro X one year on. What

February 5, 2015, 09:50 AM

http://www.fcp.co/final-cut-pro/articles/1595-the-...

The Mac Pro and the 10.1 update to Final Cut Pro X are now over a year old. So using the same jobs as benchmarks, how far have we come with the combination?

Day 5 #28daysofquicktips - Move a Clip’s Connect

February 5, 2015, 09:50 AM

http://provideocoalition.com/ssimmons/story/day-5-...

One fundamental concept of Final Cut Pro X and its trackless timeline is Connected Clips. When editing clips outside of a Primary Storyline all clips must connect to something in the Primary Storyline and they move according to that parent clip. But you can, thankfully (and mercifully depending on your POV), move that connection point.