The buzz over the Magic Lantern hack of the 5Dmkiii has dominated my Twitter feed over the past week to such an extent that it’s even drowned out the obsession with Adobe’s Creative Cloud (which is of course another blog post, but I’m waiting to actually use it before I really get into it!). AndContinue reading “Raw video and Obsession with Tech Specs”
Category Archives: Editing and Post
Editing not cutting
Last week I was re-cutting an old comedy project (just for fun) and in comparing it to the original I noticed that I tend to hold on a two-shot much longer than the other editor had. We had a great cast on this particular piece, and the interplay between the two of them and theirContinue reading “Editing not cutting”
Butchering the Classics
Over the weekend I saw not one but two parodies of sci-fi classics and both made me despair for my profession. The first is this abomination made by the IRS, which I came to via Twitter and the excellent io9 blog. http://io9.com/the-irs-spent-60-000-making-a-truly-awful-star-trek-pa-458466853 The second was at, of all things, the 25th annual IVCA Awards. BecauseContinue reading “Butchering the Classics”
Less is More – Comparing Formula 1 Opening Titles
One of my passions beyond the edit suite is Formula 1. This weekend was the start of the 2013 season, and the BBC have a new opening title sequence, set as always to the magnificent “The Chain” by Fleetwood Mac. After three years of a pure-CG opening (I assume because they didn’t have the rightsContinue reading “Less is More – Comparing Formula 1 Opening Titles”
Fix it in Camera
Over the weekend I watched the BluRay of David Lean’s magnificent epic “Lawrence of Arabia” for the first time. I’d seen the film before of course but with the stunning restoration and remastering work done for the BluRay, it felt like I was truly seeing it for the first time. It’s a great story, firstContinue reading “Fix it in Camera”