ART OF THE CUT with Ken Burns’ doc editor Craig Mellish, ACE
Documentary editing is an art form that requires tremendous patience, skill and imagination. Eisenstein’s theories about the juxtaposition of...
Improving image quality by changing channels
Image quality can be a touchy subject, from production right through to final delivery. So to claim that I’m...
The essential gear you may not be using on set
Generations of filmmakers have refined the tools we use to make movies. But if you haven't been on a...
Media Composer 101 – Lesson 20 – Basic Transitions
In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe goes back to basics and continues his talk about editing in your Media...
Do Away with the Array: RE:Lens for After Effects brings clarity to extreme fisheye scenes
RE:Vision Effects, best known for its Academy Sci-Tech award-winning motion-estimation-based effects including Twixtor and Reel Smart Motion Blur, demonstrated...
360º Video Report #11 – Epson Moverio BT-200 AR Smart Glasses at NAB 2016
One of the hidden gems I came across at NAB 2016 was on the Epson booth. We typically associate...
A Short History of Headroom, and How to Use It
Years ago a meddling DP ruined my great shot. Here’s what I learned from that experience. I’d landed a job shooting part...
ART OF THE CUT with the editor of “The Jungle Book,” Mark Livolsi, ACE
Editor Mark Livolsi, ACE, started out as an apprentice editor on “Wall Street” (1987), moving up through the ranks...
Audiovisual451: International borders for digital media distribution are finally diminishing
It might surprise you to know that I still own and use a multi-region DVD player to be able...
How to deal with huge panoramas viewed online
Panoramas are something that became second nature to me since digital arrived. The possibility to create, with digital stitching,...
