Post Review AJA KI PRO

January 4, 2010, 07:18 AM

http://postmagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&ty...

The AJA Ki Pro is a dedicated video recording device. You can use it on set like you would any 4:2:2 deck, connect it to editing software, like Final Cut, or even crash record direct to file. The thing to consider about this device is that it is recording a 4:2:2 video signal directly to a hard drive as Apple Pro Res QuickTime movies...

Mac Video Year in Review

January 4, 2010, 07:17 AM

http://www.macvideo.tv/editing/interviews/index.cf...

Mac Video's Year in review featuring: Claudio von Planta - War Cameraman/Journalist; Jonathan Walls- Co-Director/Editor; Lenny Lipton - Independent Filmmaker; Michael Wohl - original Final Cut Pro Development Team; Vaughan Smith - War Cameraman/Journalist; Walter Murch - Feature Film Editor; Tom Ohanian - Founding team Avid Technology; Jerry Hofmann - Digital Video Pioneer; Ramy Katrib - CEO and Founder, DigitalFilm Tree; The Ken Stone Sessions (part 1).

Editing the Dark Knight

January 3, 2010, 07:17 AM

http://www.avid.com/showcase/the-dark-knight.asp

In 2005, director Christopher Nolan (Memento, Insomnia) gave an edgy new twist to the Batman franchise with his gritty, realistic Batman Begins. His latest Batman film, The Dark Knight, evokes a similarly gloomy and introspective tone. Starring Christian Bale as the impenetrable Batman, the film also features Heath Ledger as The Joker in a fearlessly sinister performance that redefines the role and has already sparked talk of a posthumous Academy Award.

Editing Milk in HD

January 3, 2010, 07:16 AM

http://www.avid.com/showcase/portable-hd-editing-M...

Editor Elliot Graham (21, Superman Returns) used a combination of Avid desktop and laptop editing solutions to handle the project in HD - whether on set during production in San Francisco, near the director’s home in Portland, Ore., or for finishing work in Los Angeles.

A QUICK Message From Scott Simmons

January 2, 2010, 07:15 AM

http://www.scottsimmons.tv/blog/2010/01/02/today-i...

A quick message from Scott Simmons on backing up data.

Zach Staenberg on The Matrix Trilogy

January 2, 2010, 07:14 AM

http://www.editorsguild.com/v2/magazine/Newsletter...

Edit Bay Eps. 19 -The Assistant Editor

January 1, 2010, 07:13 AM

http://lfhd.net/2009/12/31/the-edit-bay-ep-19-the-...

The ninteenth episode of THE EDIT BAY is now available for download. This one is about assistant editors...the unsung technical heroes. Oh, and I eat a cookie.

FCS Centric Facility

January 1, 2010, 07:12 AM

http://digitalfilms.wordpress.com/2009/12/31/the-f...

Back in the day, the last large mainstream facility that I helped design, install and manage was geared towards episodic TV series post. We had several dedicated linear bays, DaVinci film transfer, graphics/VFX and audio mixing suites.

Year End Wrap Up

December 31, 2009, 06:10 AM

http://splicehere.wordpress.com/2009/12/31/year-en...

Looking back, maybe we could say 2009 was the year the playing field got a little more level. It was the year competition seemed to return, the year some of the hoopla subsided and people settled in around the idea that no single application is perfect and that each has its strengths and weaknesses.

Gladiator | Editor Pietro Scalia | BAFTA

December 31, 2009, 06:09 AM

https://www.aotg.com/gladiator-editor-pietro-scalia-bafta/

Film editor Pietro Scalia talks to journalist Mark Salisbury about working on Ridley Scott's BAFTA-winning epic, Gladiator. Discover how he dealt with the death of Oliver Reed three weeks before finishing shooting.