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I’ve recently been doing a few talent showreels and was asked to give some advice to an acquaintance with no editing experience how to get her showreel done with another editor.
The resulting email was so detailed I thought it would be a great template for me to send out to anyone thinking of cutting their [...]

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Just concluded a 4 day editing workshop with Kris Trexler, and it was a great experience.
He had great photos of film and video technology from the days of tape splicing and hilarious anecdotes from his 40+ years of working as an editor. He also kindly brought footage from his sitcom According to Jim for us [...]

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On occasion, I’m asked what my best work is. Other times, I’m asked which is the best project I’ve worked on.
The answers to these questions aren’t always the same.
Sometimes, when you’re working on a really polished product, where the footage is well shot, sound is recorded perfectly and the director is organized and clear with [...]

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Here’s a bit of software for those of you that need a little PIP (Picture in picture)  action.
It only does quarter screen PIP, but it’s free and beats manually doing it in the motion tab.

http://web.mac.com/piero.fiorani/PieroF_FCE_Effect/Quarter_PIP.html
Here are some other useful free plugins available.
stibs’s
Too Much Too Soon Free Plugins
50 point Bezier Matte
Andy’s Plugins for Final Cut Pro
Digital [...]

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I thought you all might be interested to know how I’ve managed to use Automator’s new “Watch Me Do” feature to automate a rather complex sequence of events.
It’s pretty useful for repetitive tasks like the one I’m doing now which is replacing a set of 4 pictures in a simple animated sequence.
The steps executed are [...]

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Get Fast fast
Let’s get one thing straight.
Being fast does not make you a good editor.
There are certain situations in which speed is the premium, either due to deadlines, workload or budget,
but in the long run, being fast isn’t quite enough.
Bearing that in mind, speed is still an important part of your arsenal.
What gets you on [...]

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Being replaceable as an editor isn’t necessarily something everyone is comfortable with.
This is especially the case if the industry is very competitive where you are
and there are far more editors than jobs available.
However, after many years of being on 24/7 troubleshooting duty and being unable to take leave or even fall sick,
it becomes very important [...]

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