editing Archive

  • Book Review: Rebel Without A Crew – Robert Rodriquez

    Book Review: Rebel Without A Crew – Robert Rodriquez

    I guess I should say half a review. You see, I only made it through half of the book. I really liked the way the book started off. You get a sense of Robert’s passion for his work as DP, videographer and just about everything...

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  • Final Cut Pro Close Gap Feature

    Final Cut Pro Close Gap Feature

    Every editor, famous or not, has a few features they really like in FCP. I use one on occasion as I move clips around in a sequence. As I move clips around, I end up spaces between each of the clips. Not a big deal,...

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  • DPs and Relationships

    DPs and Relationships

    OK, so I have to start off and apologize for the title of this post. I don’t even know what a DP really is (unless its Dr. Pepper) but I want to make a point. Let me start this by saying that one person whose...

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  • Editing a DVD – A Tough Edit

    Editing a DVD – A Tough Edit

    I had the privilege over this last weekend to edit a video. It wasn’t the normal editing (like there is anything normal about editing video) that I usually do. Normally, I mount my HDV camera to my Macbook Pro, start up Final Cut Pro, make...

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  • The Cutting Edge: Magic of Movie Editing – A Review

    The Cutting Edge: Magic of Movie Editing – A Review

    “Review” is probably not the right term for this post.  Probably something like “Thoughts” is more appropriate.  If you’ve never seen “The Cutting Edge: Magic of Movie Editing,” and you are involved in editing in any way, shape or form, you should get a copy...

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  • The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (Abridged Version) Part 1

    The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (Abridged Version) Part 1

    A portion of the story “The Cutting Edge.”  I have not seen the full version of this but intend to find it and watch it.  I found out that it is available on Netflix.  I’ll try to review the movie after I watch it.

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  • Orson Welles on Editing

    Orson Welles on Editing

    Just found this video and enjoyed that someone speaks to the value that editors bring to the film or dv process. I’ve found editing, at some level, to be a lonely business that involves the editor, a computer, a bunch of keyboard shortcuts and a...

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  • Quote from Walter Murch

    Quote from Walter Murch

    “Film editing is now something almost everyone can do at a simple level and enjoy it, but to take it to a higher level requires the same dedication and persistence that any art form does.”

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