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OK, So… How Exactly Do You Make an “Instant Movie”?
This “instant movie” was all about demonstrating technologies now available to moviemakers—including the use of cloud storage and playout—that make it possible to greatly...
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DejaSoft Unveils DejaEdit’s Collaborative Editing Capabilities at NAB Show 2020
DejaSoft activates a paradigm-shift in collaborative editing by introducing the world to DejaEdit for the first time ever at NAB “DejaEdit...
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DejaEdit supports award-winning movie “Perfect Patient” with collaborative editing capability
Captivating Swedish thriller, nominated for seven Guldbagge awards, benefits from DejaEdit efficiency 28 February 2020, Gothenburg, Sweden – Film and TV drama Editor Rickard...
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DejaSoft Joins IABM to Help Reinforce Worldwide Awareness of DejaEdit
DejaSoft confirms IABM membership to further strengthen global presence of film tool DejaEdit 25 February, 2020, Gothenburg, Sweden – Software development firm DejaSoft announces...
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“Marriage Story” Editor Jennifer Lame on Her “Stacking” Method of Cutting Dialogue Scenes
Lame describes her method of "stacking," where she and director Noah Baumbach go line-by-line in a scene, choose their favorite line reading, and then...
News and Features
Life as Art: ‘Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures’ Follows the Photographer’s Gaze
The film draws on archival materials and features never-before-seen photographs and footage as well as intimate revelations from nearly 50 family members, friends and...
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Portrait of the Artist as a Young Woman: Documenting the Innovation and Influence of Eva Hesse
"Because it’s a film about art and artists, who are very controlled in their work, I wanted the look of the interviews to have...
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DejaSoft Launches Collaborative Editing Solution
Allows editors to transfer media files and timelines around the world
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Video Technology 2020 – Editing Software
Four editing applications dominate the professional market: Adobe Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro X, Avid Media Composer, and Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve. Established...
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Emmy Award-winning Boris FX Sapphire Releases 2020 Version
The high-end visual effects plugin suite adds industry-standard OpenColorIO support, trendy Instagram-worthy effect, new Mocha parameter tracking and improved masking tools, and faster renders
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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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Seneca College Chooses Avid
Unifies media creation and production teaching tools on Avid platform
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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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Neighborhood Watch: Postproduction on Dark Satire ‘Suburbicon’
'Suburbicon' combines an unproduced Coen Brothers screenplay with the story of an African-American couple moving to Levittown, Pa., in the summer of 1957.
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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.'
Video Edge
‘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...
News and Features
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...
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Avid Unveils Free Version of Media Composer
Avid has announced the upcoming availability of Avid Media Composer | First, a free version of their signature video editing system. Media Composer | First...
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Timelines on ‘Voyage of Time’: Editing Terrence Malick’s History of the Universe
"This is Terry’s ode to the Earth," says co-editor Keith Fraase.
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‘La La Land’: Magic, Music and Media Management
As well as being a common euphemism for Los Angeles, La La Land is the name of writer/director Damien Chazelle’s newest film, a musical...
News and Features
Media Composer Tutorial for Premiere Pro Users
Avid is releasing a free new tutorial series called “Get Started Fast with Media Composer for Adobe Editors,” designed to get Premiere Pro editors...
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Revenge, Regret and Art: Finding the Three-Pronged Rhythm of ‘Nocturnal Animals’
"The key was to find a fluid and creative way to transition from one storyline to the other, to link those moments emotionally or...
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‘Captain Fantastic’: Forming a Narrative for the Imaginative Independent Feature
In the forests of the Pacific Northwest, the rugged, unconventional Ben Cash (played by Viggo Mortensen) raises his six children to be resilient and...
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Free Webinar: Media Composer Tips, Tricks & Techniques, Aug. 30
On August 30th, Scott Simmons will be presenting a free webinar all about Avid Media Composer, which will take a tour through some of Media...
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U2 Live: Multicamera Editing With Avid
In a blog post on Avid, editor Guy Harding discusses cutting major multi-camera projects, like a live U2 concert and the Super Bowl Halftime...
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Avid ScriptSync Helps ‘The Nice Guys’ Editor Find the Funny
The Nice Guys editor Joel Negron talks to Film Merit about cutting Shane Black’s ’70s-set raucous buddy cop comedy. “When the footage started to...
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Webinar: Advanced Color Correction with Baselight & Avid, June 15
Technicolor-PostWorks NY presents this exclusive new webinar in which their team discusses their color correction workflow, and demonstrates how Media Composer and the Baselight plug-in...
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How the Four Major NLEs Can Center a Post-Production Workflow
Oliver Peters writes up four workflows each using Adobe Premiere Pro CC, Avid Media Composer, Apple Final Cut Pro X, or Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve...
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Making a Narrative Flow Like Music: Editing the Sights and Sounds of ‘Vinyl’
The decade of the 1970s was the heyday of the rock music business, when a hit record nearly made you a king. Read our...
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Video Tutorials for Color Grading Within Your NLE
Editor Jonny Elwyn has put together a great, comprehensive list of video tutorials for color correcting within Adobe Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro X...
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Postproduction on ‘The Hateful Eight’
Editor Fred Raskin keeps pace with Quentin Tarantino's dynamic direction.
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Tom McCarthy’s ‘Spotlight’ Completed at PostFactoryNY
Spotlight, edited by Tom McArdle in his fifth collaboration with director Tom McCarthy, was completed at PostFactoryNY’s facility over the course of 10 months—eight...
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Melancholy, Baby: Perfecting the Pace, Tone and Palette of ‘Carol’
Carol is a love story between two people from different backgrounds set in a society in the midst of a cultural shift. Read our...
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Editing ‘Steve Jobs’: “An Action Film With Words”
"We knew the information would come fast and we didn't want the audience to feel pummeled," says editor Elliot Graham.
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Watch Walter Murch Talk Honestly About Avid, FCP and Premiere
In the below video from Movie Machine, editor Walter Murch talks about cutting on Apple Final Cut Pro 7, Avid Media Composer and Adobe...
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‘The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution’: Assembling the Documentary’s Varied Voices and Visuals
The film explores the history of the Black Panthers interweaving voices from varied perspectives who lived this story.
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Indie Filmmaker Works with Native 4K Footage Within Avid Media Composer
Filmmaker Luke Williams discusses using Avid Media Composer to cut his latest indie film Plentyn Clown. Explains Williams, “I am cutting this movie on...
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Avid Introduces Free Version of Media Composer
Avid has announced Avid Media Composer | First, a free version of its popular NLE. It is expected to ship later on this year....
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“Connection Lost”: Producing the ‘Modern Family’ Episode of iPhones and MacBook Pros
The episode manages to incorporate all of the show’s characters via laptop and smartphone screens, communicating via FaceTime, Facebook and simple text messages.
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Giant Steps: Avid Media Composer 8.3: Update Features 4K Editing, LUT Support, Flexible Pricing
This is a solid upgrade for existing Avid Media Composer editors, but it needs greater media flexibility to really appeal to new users.