I was asked why a director shouldn’t edit his/her own films today… again. I get a lot of blow-back from my usual answer, but I’m steadfast in my belief that a director should never edit their own film. I know; never is a strong word. And there are exceptions, and those outliers are part and…
The awesome chaps over at Soundworks Collection have another great sound design interview, this time with Richard King, the Supervising Sound Editor on Christopher’s Nolan’s scifi epic, Interstellar. SoundWorks Collection – The Sound of Interstellar from Michael Coleman on Vimeo. Visit Soundworks Collection for a huge number of interviews with leading sound design practitioners.
Underneath the ‘popcorn’ commentary is a great list of sequences worthy of a place in a top 10 editing moments list. Well done CineFix. Check it out:
A bit of eye candy… Game of Thrones Season 4 VFX reel. It’s always interesting to see how real locations and sets can be enhanced with digital elements. Check it out:
When setting up a small voice over studio, it is highly important you know your options and evaluate your own budget and financial position to decide just how ambitious you can be with your own studio. You might be a voice over actor, or in need of voice over for any form of media, but setting up the…
Dennis Muren occupies a rare place in movie history as one of the truly great pioneers of visual effects. Boing Boing blogger Mark Frauenfelder talks with Muren about his career and the craft.
Even veteran filmmakers who have a certain defined and reliable style should think about how they can make their projects better. It’s relatively easy these days to pick up new skills, thanks to the proliferation and accessibility of online training and tutorials. With digital editing programs, you can give your videos a new look and feel, and…
Unless you happen to be a true polyglot, chances are you’ve relied on subtitles to make sense of things at some stage, whether it’s the latest foreign art-house flick or just quiet, muffled or plain incomprehensible speech in your own language. It’s often forgotten, however, that subtitles have also long played another vital role in…
When making a film of any sort, the time inevitably comes to credit cast and crew… in addition to the end credits, it has become film tradition to also bookend the movie with an opening title sequence. It’s your opportunity to capture the audience’s attention and set the mood and tone of your creation, all within the first…
In late 2012 Technicolor released Colour Assist, a grading package drawing on the company’s multi-decade experience in working with colour in motion pictures. The new version announced today brings with it support for Final Cut Pro X users. Here’s the full press release: Technicolor, a worldwide technology leader in the media and entertainment sector, today announced that its…
