The panel on editing features was the one I was most looking forward to in the day. Even though I’m hugely excited by the possibilities of web series and short-form series like we make at Twist & Shout, features are still where the prestige is – they’re an epic challenge from a storytelling standpoint andContinue reading “EditFest Part 2 – Dailies to Delivery: Editing Features”
Category Archives: Filmmaking – General
John Powers
A couple of weeks ago we at Twist and Shout finished putting together a short set of comedies for Tripwire over in the US. The idea is simple – our hero is *so* good at his job that nobody else at the company can believe it, so they create elaborate theories about how he doesContinue reading “John Powers”
Raw video and Obsession with Tech Specs
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”
Let Network TV Die
A recent article from The AV Club titled “Let’s Save Network TV” argued that broadcast networks need to make content cheaper, less scripted drama and more “other formats” of shows (like variety shows, game shows etc) in order to survive, since their shows cannot compete with cable offerings like Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad andContinue reading “Let Network TV Die”
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”