Karen Schmeer Discusses Mr. Death

October 13, 2010, 01:44 PM

http://www.karenschmeer.com/index.php/karen-speaki...

Karen discusses a scene from Mr. Death (dir. Errol Morris) at ACE EditFest NY on June 13, 2009.

Open Call for Submissions from Doc Editors

October 13, 2010, 01:43 PM

http://www.karenschmeer.com/

We are now accepting submissions for the Karen Schmeer Film Editing Fellowship. Awarded annually, the Fellowship was created to honor the memory of gifted editor, Karen Schmeer. The deadline to apply is December 15, 2010. The first Fellowship will be awarded by the end of February 2011.

Full circle- The flipcam effect and when to stop

October 13, 2010, 12:59 PM

http://cutlertv.wordpress.com/2010/10/13/full-circ...

It wasn't until the concept of dramatic editing was stumbled across that cinema as we know it was born, and the world fell in love with the silver screen. It was actually Edwin S Porter who first grabbed audiences and dragged them into an more exciting world of tension and emotion with 'Life of an American Fireman (1902/03)'. It is in this film that the first example of cross-cutting between 2 separate lines of action can be seen.

Tarantino's Gal

October 13, 2010, 12:54 PM

http://www.slate.com/id/2270808

The Social Network's Image Experts

October 13, 2010, 11:23 AM

http://www.postmagazine.com/Publications/Post-Maga...

HOLLYWOOD — On one of the larger soundstages at Red Studios in Hollywood, Lightiron (www.lightirondigital.com) colorist Ian Vertovec is perched on a raised platform about 16 feet in the air at the center of the nearly empty space. He gently moves track balls on the Pablo's Neo control panel, adjusting the color timing for the David Fincher film The Social Network. On the far wall behind him is a Sony SRX-T420 4K projector. On the front wall is a 40-foot screen with an image from one of the...

Digitally Acquired TV Series

October 13, 2010, 11:22 AM

http://www.postmagazine.com/Publications/Post-Maga...

Although many TV series on the broadcast and cable networks still originate on film, digital acquisition of all types has boomed, impacting post production paths. "Post workflows for digital shows are settling in," says Nick Bradley, co-producer of the new FX series, Terriers. "Now it’s a matter of a DP finding the right camera that enables them to shoot like they did with film: capturing amazing images with lots of latitude while enjoying the bonuses you get on the back end in post."

Post Script

October 13, 2010, 11:21 AM

http://www.postmagazine.com/Publications/Post-Maga...

Last month, Post teamed up with the Visual Effects Society to host a panel at the Createasphere conference in New York City. I served as moderator of the "Hot VFX NYC" session, which evolved into a discussion of the business of visual effects in the competitive New York market. The slate of panelists had no shortage of commentary over the hour-and-a-half session, which still managed to highlight much of their impressive work. Panelists included: Dan Schrecker, VFX supervisor at Look Effects...

Meeting Mirrione

October 13, 2010, 09:05 AM

http://www.handcutfilms.com/editing/meeting-mirrio...

Film festivals are a great way for people in the filmmaking community to get out there and expand their circle. Great movies and world premieres aside, VIFF hosted a series of workshops at its Film+TV Forum, where I was fortunate to witness Academy award-winning Stephen Mirrione deliver a powerful, engaging presentation on the importance and impact of the editor in the filmmaking process. I have been a big fan of Mirrione's work for many years, so this was a special occasion for me.

Shedding light on editors for over a year

October 13, 2010, 09:04 AM

http://www.joyoffilmediting.com/?p=3072

I want to see you – here! If you're do any kind of editing – picture, sound, assisting, VFX, negative – on any kind of piece – student, infomercial, feature, doc, drama, etc. – I would love to post a photo of you in your cutting room, wherever it is. Feel free to send any kind of photo: professional, arty, funny, etc. Here's an example...

When did video editors become prima donnas?

October 12, 2010, 07:25 PM

http://blogs.creativecow.net/blog/3608/when-did-vi...

Two weeks ago "30 Rock" had a story arc involving the video editors of the show and how scary it was to go down to them. They controlled the video and you didn't want to piss them off or else you might not get your stories cut. Over the top humor that I love about 30 Rock and really made me laugh. And then it made me think, "Editors aren't really prima donnas, are we?"