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Methodology and Madness: Editing ‘The Favourite’
"Through our many years of collaboration we have developed a very precise method of work," says Yorgos Lanthimos's editor Yorgos Mavropsaridis. "The process is...
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Chaos and Cinema: Editing ‘The Image Book,’ Godard’s Visceral Video Essay
"Filming is a sort of postproduction," director Jean-Luc Godard says.
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‘Searching:’ How a Story is Told Through Computer Screens
"It's a true storytelling feat, married with sharp editing that makes the entire effort not only seamless, but also wholly intuitive."
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The Dark, Twisted Fantasies of ‘McQueen’
Explains the documentary's co-director Ian Bonhôte, designer Alexander McQueen was "an obsessive genius running on raw energy and instinct."
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AI, JFK: Video Assembles Kennedy’s Undelivered Dallas Speech
'JFK Unsilenced' allows audiences to hear the speech delivered in the president's own voice
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Literal Found Footage: Managing the Material for ‘Wild Wild Country’
"Every combination you can think of went into this series. We just embraced the aesthetic defects and differences—creating an interesting visual...
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Developing the Texture and Tempo of ‘Atlanta’
How editors Kyle Reiter and Isaac Hagy tell the stories for the series
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Assembling the Amazing Archival Material for ‘That Summer’
Göran Olsson's documentary uses long-long footage of Edith and Edie Beale 'to evoke memories in a contagious way.'
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From Concept to Completion: ‘SNL’ Video ‘A Kanye Place’
Building a cornfield, CG monsters and perfect pop culture comedic moment in under 36 hours
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‘Westworld’ Workflow: Post on the Sci-Fi Series
"Until you see the whole episode in front of you, you don't see what the big picture is."
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Video Essay: What Does a Wes Anderson Film Sound Like?
"How Wes Anderson creates moments of wonder, tension, and dramatic atmosphere through his use of sound"
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High Stakes: Managing the Post for ‘Molly’s Game’
"Aaron methodically worked in a reel-by-reel order. We would divide up sequences between us at breaks that made sense. But when it came...
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Think Small: Alexander Payne and Kevin Tent Reteam for ‘Downsizing’
The bond between a film director and editor is often an enduring one.
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Edward Lachman, ASC, Develops the Visual Language for ‘Wonderstruck’
Todd Haynes' "Wonderstruck," based on the illustrated novel by Brian Selznick, is structurally complex but designed to be appreciated by children and adults alike.
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The Magic Happens for ‘Shape of Water’ at Deluxe Toronto
When the time came for filmmaker Guillermo del Toro to post his Cold War period fantasy/drama The Shape of Water, he returned to Deluxe's...
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Goldcrest Executes DI for ‘Murder on the Orient Express’
Blackmagic Design's DaVinci Resolve Studio managed the color pipeline, including on-set dailies and final grade, for Kenneth Branagh's "Murder on the Orient Express."
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All Access: Hangman Goes on the Road with Robbie Williams
James Tonkin of Hangman was tasked with covering the development of Robbie Williams' 2017 European tour, from rehearsals to live shows in the U.K....
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‘Only the Brave’: Designing and Deploying the Film’s Adobe CC Workflow
In 2013, an elite crew of firefighters was dispatched to battle a wildfire in Yarnell, Ariz. Their heroic efforts are the subject of the...
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Disks, Data and Demand: Developments in Media Storage
A few years ago we'd have been forgiven for assuming that by 2017, all storage would be solid state.
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All Aboard: Post Mysteries Solved for ‘Murder on the Orient Express’
'Murder on the Orient Express' editor Mick Audsley talks to Neal Romanek about collaborating with Kenneth Branagh, a 65mm workflow and how sometimes it's...
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Crime Scenes: Evolving the Postproduction Process on ‘Mindhunter’
I recently spoke with Tyler Nelson, one of the four series editors, who was given the opportunity to move from the assistant chair to...
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‘Human Flow’: Ai Weiwei’s Documentary Film Records the Refugee Crisis
Ai Weiwei approached shooting 'Human Flow' with the idea that he would take advantage of modern filmmaking tools such as camera phones and drones...
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Natural Wonder: Tracing the Extraordinary Life Story of Jane Goodall
"Everything that I admire and love about documentary film was inherent in this material."
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Editing the Pretty, Pretty Good Material on ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’
"We're trying to pluck together the best stuff into a coherent scene in the funniest way possible."
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Future Shock: The Evocative Sound of ‘Blade Runner 2049’
"We are working with the sound as much as we are working with the image when we are editing the movie."
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Toolkit: October 2017
AJA Video SystemsFS-HDR Announced at the NAB Show in April, the FS-HDR universal converter/frame synchronizer from AJA is now available. FS-HDR delivers breakthrough real-time...
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‘It’ Editor Aims to Provoke ‘Visceral Reaction’
"The challenge is to tackle each story beat in a fresh new way."
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Adobe Previews Late-2017 Creative Cloud Updates
Adobe is focused on workflow improvements with these updates.
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We Are Family: The Editors of Amazon’s ‘Transparent’
"Because there is more room in the post schedule, and we are not up against airdates, we have a lot more flexibility in the...
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The Sound and the Fury: Audio Post on ‘Baby Driver’
"The whole movie is orchestrated to whatever Baby is listening to at the moment."
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Ken Burns Creates Art Out of Archival Footage for ‘The Vietnam War’
Coming to PBS this fall will be Ken Burns’s latest in-depth documentary series. Co-directed with Lynn Novick, The Vietnam War features testimony from nearly...
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Automatic for the People: Editing and Your Future
"Developers are rushing to create these new automated tools because this new technology is exciting and truly promises to revolutionize editing."
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‘The Deuce’ Reunites David Simon’s Editors for ’70s-Set HBO Series
"We knew what kind of world and what type of approach David tends to start with."
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‘A Ghost Story’ Comes to Life with Adobe CC
David Lowery decided he wanted to make movies when he was 7 years old after reading a book on the making of Star Wars....
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Cut to the Chase: Editing the Action on Set for ‘Baby Driver’
An in-depth discussion with editor Paul Machliss, ACE, about his work on director Edgar Wright's 'Baby Driver.'
‘The Handmaid’s Tale’: Developing a New Vision of Dystopia for the Hulu Series
With tons of broadcast, web and OTT outlets for dramatic television, there's a greater opportunity than ever for American audiences to be exposed to...
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Commercial Can Play Forwards or Backwards
Ad agency attempts to follow client's tagline of "Be Bold" with reversible commercial
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Does Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve 14 Pose a Threat to Avid, Adobe or Apple?
Blackmagic Design’s just-announced DaVinci Resolve 14 has added robust sound-editing features, making it an even more compelling NLE at a price point that’s hard...
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Avid Exec Explains Avid’s Free New NLE, Media Composer | First
In an interview from the NAB Show 2017 show floor, Digital Production Buzz’s Larry Jordan interviews Avid’s VP for marketing solutions, Alan Hoff. Hoff discusses Avid’s...