Editfest 2016: Cutting it in Hollywood with the American Cinema Editors

Editfest 2016: Cutting it in Hollywood with the American Cinema Editors 1

American Cinema Editors (ACE) is an honorary society founded in 1950 by editors who wanted to create a forum to honor their profession, and EditFest is the ultimate place to see editors doing just that. EditFest is where attendees can listen to and learn from top editing professionals and connect with them in a personal […]

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The Video Editing Go-Bag

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Over the last few months I’ve had a couple of situations pop up where I’ve needed to do some serious editing on the go. I’m not talking about working on-set or setting up for a gig at a client’s office but rather last minute situations where I have to grab my gear and go away […]

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Edelkrone Wing: perfect slides, no rails

Edelkrone Wing: perfect slides, no rails

The Wing is the world’s most compact solution when it comes to moving a camera like a slider does. The tradition of edelkrone of creating small accessories and ingenious solutions is, again, present in this new product. The Wing takes even further the idea presented by edelkrone with their SliderONE, although the implementation and the […]

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28 Days of Cinematography Insights Redux – Day 23 – Are there any general “lighting rules” that you have or follow?

28 Days of Cinematography Insights Redux - Day 23 - Are there any general “lighting rules” that you have or follow? 3

In what was essentially a combination of Scott Simmons’ #28daysofquicktips and my own AMA, I answered questions throughout the month of September last year on a daily basis. The PVC team wanted to rerun this series for our readers along with some new questions and answers, so stay tuned for a few entries at the […]

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Ben-Hur Uses Blackmagic Micro Cinema Cameras For Opening Sequence

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For the opening sequence of  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Paramount Pictures’ epic “Ben-Hur” 2nd unit DP Sergei Kozlov turned to Blackmagic Micro Cinema Cameras for his camera of choice. Again, and again the Blackmagic Micro Cinema Camera is being used as the crash camera, pov camera, and action camera of du jour. The small size and beefy […]

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Sony updates the α7R II, Brooks Institute closes

Sony updates the α7R II, Brooks Institute closes

A new Tamron macro lens for Sony’s A mount introduced along with a TAP-in console and a firmware update for Sony α7R II to reduce heat and extend features, are some of the news from last week we picked for you. Tamron 90mm Macro for Sony A mount Tamron announced the launch of the of […]

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28 Days of Cinematography Insights Redux – Day 22 – Is soft light more pliable than hard light?

28 Days of Cinematography Insights Redux - Day 22 - Is soft light more pliable than hard light? 5

In what was essentially a combination of Scott Simmons’ #28daysofquicktips and my own AMA, I answered questions throughout the month of September last year on a daily basis. The PVC team wanted to rerun this series for our readers along with some new questions and answers, so stay tuned for a few entries at the […]

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28 Days of Cinematography Insights Redux – Day 21 – Experimenting with soft and harsh pools of light

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In what was essentially a combination of Scott Simmons’ #28daysofquicktips and my own AMA, I answered questions throughout the month of September last year on a daily basis. The PVC team wanted to rerun this series for our readers along with some new questions and answers, so stay tuned for a few entries at the […]

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ART OF THE CUT with Paula Heredia

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I first met Paula Heredia when she was the featured speaker on documentary film editing at a Master Editor’s Retreat in 1996. Even then her resume was impressive. Arguably her most famous editing work was on the documentary, “Unzipped.” But she has edited dozens and dozens of films, especially for HBO and Discovery Channel. Some […]

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Let’s Edit with Media Composer – ADVANCED – Motion Effects Part 1

Let’s Edit with Media Composer – ADVANCED – Motion Effects Part 1 8

In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe starts the first of a multi-part lesson on creating Motion Effects inside of Media Composer, and starts out by creating them the easiest, but not necessarily the most obvious way, and that is via the Motion Effect command. This command, accessible only when the preview monitor or clip is […]

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