It seems to me that editing takes place more in the mind of the editor than by dragging clips around a piece of software. The ability to think about the footage available to you in an abstract way is just as important, if not more so, than the ability to select shots from footage. ForContinue reading “Editors and Shortcut Artists”
Author Archives: Richard Leverton
My Future Post Software
On my Twitter feed a couple of weeks ago I wondered out loud if any new FCP X functionality had appeared with the release of OS X Lion that week. I was thinking of things like Versions, Resume and Full Screen, and it seems that none of those are yet part of FCP X. TheContinue reading “My Future Post Software”
Practical Thoughts on FCP X
There have been a lot of blogs, a lot of articles, and probably millions of tweets about the new Final Cut Pro X. This blog is my opinion on the whole thing, the release, the reaction and the software itself. I won’t cover absolutely everything, I haven’t had a chance to work with every aspectContinue reading “Practical Thoughts on FCP X”
Codecs and File Types – A Crash Course
On more than a few jobs this last year, I’ve run into a recurring nightmare – the lack of a specific delivery requirement. As an editor asking the question “What kind of output do you need?” the response “Whatever you think is best” is not exactly useful. Only very slightly more useful is “a goodContinue reading “Codecs and File Types – A Crash Course”
a day at the fair – iPhone 4 test shoot
A little video that has been sitting on my hard drive for a few months, finally finished! Last summer I upgraded to an iPhone 4 and wanted to see how good the video would truly be, so I took it along to Nottingham’s Goose Fair on the 10th October with my girlfriend and shot someContinue reading “a day at the fair – iPhone 4 test shoot”