This just popped up on my radar. Avid, the film editor company, has released a five dollar iPad app for editing footage. iPad 1 owners have been reporting a few problems in the comments, but an interesting development just the same. … Continue Reading
A well written and interesting piece by post production effects plugin maker Crumple Pop and why they see FCP X as the future in spite of the criticism that Apple’s new editing software has received.
100% of our customers are FCP editors. They range from ambitious freelancers, to ad agencies, to Hollywood post shops, to in-house editors at the BBC. We believe that the vast majority of these editors – and probably you, too – will be using FCP X as their professional editing platform within a year.
We’ve followed Gail Mooney’s round the world HDSLR project here on PCN and were lucky enough to have her as a speaker at last year’s PhotoCine Expo. She is still out there adding great content to her Journeys of a Hybrid blog about her experiences shooting an HDSLR documentary called Opening Our Eyes.
This latest installment is about licensing music which is something new to photographer filmmakers. I see a lot of professional photographers who often go to court to protect their copyright using unlicensed music for their online videos and movie projects. I think that the current system is broken and that there should be easy ways for small projects to use rights protected imagery and music but it’s pretty hypocritical to just steal it. Anyway,
When you enter into the world of incorporating music into your creative projects and businesses be prepared to spend money and keep proper documentation. I learned a lot in this process and I’ll share with you some tips: … Continue Reading
Red Giant released a post production editing suite of ingestion tools, coloring and effects that they are calling Plot Device Bundles. They also created this short film showcasing the various looks and tools available. It’s a little silly but it’s nice to see the tools in action.
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Ever find yourself with a media card that was “accidentally” formatted? How about a card that had an error caused by the camera overheating or running out of battery?
Don’t pull out your hair thinking all your hard work is lost. There’s a chance your footage or stills can be saved, at least the ones that haven’t been overwritten.
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Just when you thought that the crappy weather gave you leave to hang out in a nice warm pub and drink yourself silly until the sun shines again, you’re wrong. You should be out shooting B-Roll. A b-roll library is an invaluable tool for any filmmaker because the vignettes can be used for establishing shots in any of your productions. If you have an interior scene that calls for dreadful weather outside, you can reinforce the scene with a library shot of rain and wind before cutting to the interior action.
A few things to keep in mind when shooting b-roll;
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