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Editing
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Let me start off by saying I am not an editor. I hire talented editors to help me make my movie magic to spec, so I don't actually use any FCP or other editing product on a regular basis. Nevertheless, (if you haven't figured it out by now) I am a provocateur when it comes to debating the filmma...read more
- Anthony
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- Tags: FCP X, Scott Strimple
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VIDEO: "What is Motion Design?" I wanted to share this informative video on the use of Motion Design by the very cool people at Motion Plus Design in Paris. As my partner in grind, Pete Chatmon, has pointed out on more than one occasion- now that everyone and their mama can afford a camera and wa...read more
- Anthony
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- Tags: After Effects, Graphic Text, Motion Design
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This episode of the Double Down Film Show is all about the art of storytelling with author/editor Norm Hollyn. Norm was the editor of Heathers and the tv series Wild Palms and a music editor on The Cotton Club and Fame among dozens of other features and tv show credits. Norm is also an Associat...read more
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The internet is all abuzz with rumors and complaints about the brand-new FCP X...mostly from people that haven't even used or seen it in-person yet, but are never-the-less is a blind tizzy about the radical new changes (and they are radical) in the most popular editing software on the market. See...read more
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Today Apple released it's much anticipated and debated completely rebuilt editing software, Final Cut Pro X. I was at the FCP Users Group Supermeet at the annual N.A.B. Conference in Las Vegas this year when they made the announcement to a room of rabid FCP editors and I swear it sounded like one ...read more
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On the next Double Down Film Show we have a double-header of filmmaking knowledge. First up is colorist, Eric Alvarado (Sex and the City, Fog of War, Tupac:Resurrection), who’s gonna walk us through the process of color-correction and discuss some of the many ways that a colorist can enhance the ...read more
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Apple recently released Final Cut Pro 7, and it's got some nifty new features geared towards saving editors time. Most impressive is Final Cut Pro 7's support of iChat Theater. If you're working on a collaboration and you want your co-workers' thoughts on a clip, you can set up an iChat and view...read more
- Anthony
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- Tags: Apple, final cut pro
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A company out of Japan just released new movie editing software geared at editing newbies. Crazy name aside, "Super LoiLoScope MARS" looks like a pretty cool editing interface. The company calls the interface "game-like" and it certainly looks that way--it has got nifty tricks like a giant "magnet...read more
- Anthony
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- Tags: LoiLoScope, software
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It probably comes as no surprise that, like many indies, I'm a major MAC and Final Cut Pro fan. (Full Disclosure- I'm also an Apple stockholder- about 2 shares.) Apart from the sheer ease of use and effectiveness of the FCP tools, I believe in supporting companies that support indie filmmakers....read more
- Anthony
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- Tags: Apple, final cut pro
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Well, for most Down and Dirty filmmakers, you are your own post! You are the one scratching your head late at night in front your own computer trying to whip those less than perfects shots into shape.I wanted to give you a little tip about one of the best resources for post-production information on...read more
- Anthony
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- Tags: final cut pro, post-production, tutorials