ART OF THE CUT: JAN KOVAC CUTS “WHISKEY TANGO FO

March 9, 2016, 05:56 AM

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Jan Kovac started his editing career re-editing shows, like HBO’s “The Sopranos” from their original HBO broadcast down to a syndicated TV length at the L.A. post-production house, Five Guys Named Moe. While there he met Glenn Ficarra. Ficarra and John Requa directed “Crazy Stupid Love,” “Focus” and “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot.” Jan and I spoke The post ART OF THE CUT: JAN KOVAC CUTS “WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT” ON FCP-X appeared first on ProVideo Coalition.

On-Set Essentials by Noam Kroll – 5/3/16

March 9, 2016, 05:56 AM

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From flashlights to fog in a can – This webinar takes a look at some of the most critical tools that should be always be brought to set. Some of the tools covered include: Gaffer Tape Fog in a Can Clothes Pins Flashlights Much More! The post On-Set Essentials by Noam Kroll – 5/3/16 appeared first on ProVideo Coalition.

To all the women in Post (and the Industry, in gen

March 9, 2016, 05:56 AM

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(Sidenote: TOTALLY not singling out anyone in this post, male or female. If you get all butthurt...

Trying to lock an episode but producers keep givin

March 8, 2016, 08:04 PM

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Cutting Women: Margaret Booth and Hollywood’s Pi

March 8, 2016, 01:04 PM

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In 1926, the Los Angeles Times informed readers that “one of the most important positions in the motion-picture industry is held almost entirely by women” whose job it was to assemble “thousands of feet of film so that it tells an interesting story in the most straightforward manner” (B7). Assembling reels and cutting negatives was tedious work that often fell to young working-class women. However, out of the ranks of these film joiners and negative cutters emerged a handful of women who...

Sennheiser AVX MKE-2 Pro System Review

March 8, 2016, 01:04 PM

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The Sennheiser AVX MKE-2 Pro System is a new digital wireless sound system, that takes over from the trusty EW100-G3 wireless sound package which is used by many producers, sound engineers and in television across the globe. The transmitter and receiver packs have been re-designed, removing the cable aerial and making the receiver much smaller; more practical for on camera use or smaller setups (using a DSLR for example).

Sundance 2016: The Art of Editing Lunch with Kate

March 8, 2016, 10:37 AM

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At this year's Sundance Film Festival, documentary editing legend Kate Amend gave an inspiring keynote speech at the Art of Editing Lunch co-hosted by Sundance Institute and the Karen Schmeer Film Editing Fellowship. It was a funny, wise, instructive and heartfelt speech about her life as an artist, the role of an editor and her journey through the ranks of the industry. Read her speech here.

Video Editing: What Are J-Cuts and L-Cuts?

March 8, 2016, 10:37 AM

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There are several video editing techniques every professional needs to know. Let's take a look at two of them: the J-cut and L-cut.

Getting Started With Media 100 - Pt 8: Bins Pt 2

March 8, 2016, 10:35 AM

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By default, your clips are probably laid out in the smallest thumbnail view, which for me, is not how I like to work. I prefer working in list view, but if you prefer working in thumbnail view, but don’t like the size of the thumbnails, you can change them, and switch to List view, simply by right clicking in the bin window, and selecting either the larger thumbnail, or List view.

How Swiss TV went FCPX - Final Cut Pro X in Nation

March 8, 2016, 06:14 AM

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Swiss national television network Radio Télévision Suisse handles 800 hours of on-air content each year in its Post Production department, with FCP X and a ShareStation Enterprise shared storage system. Ronny Courtens explains why RTS chose FCP X, the shared storage system and how the combination of speed and performance is perfect for their needs. Lots of info, lots of pictures and lots of videos, so get a large coffee and enjoy. Worth an email to anybody who thinks FCP X is not a profess...