Young directors spend years thinking about their movies, the ones that they hope will put them...

If you’re planning to shoulder a Super 16mm camera on your next project, I applaud your...

Sure, you thought about your edit, visual effects, and music during pre-production… but you overlooked color...

We’ve all been there–the editing room-turned-rescue center. Here’s a secret to surviving those agonizing hours: Tightening...

One cannot criticize Andrew Niccol for not having a social conscience in his films, whether it’s...

A Walk in the Woods, the Ken Kwapis-directed feature that premieres today at the Sundance Film...

Microbudget director William Dickerson (Detour, The Mirror, Shadowbox) doesn’t believe in the traditional mandate to get...

The “single shot” that underpins Alejandro González Iñárritu’s new movie, Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance),...

Happy Bastille Day! Directed by the colorful, hyper-kinetic, and very French Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of...

Editing begins when I’m writing, continues while I’m on set, and then blossoms into its own...

Indie moviemakers sometimes forget that cinema is not just what’s seen (cinematography, sets and costumes, actors’...

We’ve all seen those stately biopics (usually with Oscar aspirations), in which renowned actors portray real-life...

A relatively large 3rd party ecosystem has sprung up around Final Cut Pro X (FCPX). Here...

Finishing your RED movie using Final Cut Pro X, Redcine-X, and DaVinci Resolve In Parts 1...

In Part 1, I dealt with how to properly prep your RED project for long-term feature...

Part 01: Project Prep – How to properly bring in your RED footage and build your...

Kyle Patrick Alvarez Director/Editor: Easier with Practice I never intended to edit my own films. My “day...

It’s become one of the film world’s great pastimes to sit around and hate on what...

A lot has changed tech-wise in the last couple years when it comes to post-production needs....

In addition to being an accomplished director of commercials and short films, Cedric Nicolas-Troyan is perhaps...

The culmination of a twelve year odyssey, The Three Stooges is a testament to the tenacity...

There are constantly new innovations in the art of editing. In today’s fast-paced industry, it is...

Louis Cioffi, ACE, has found “Dexter” to be an enthralling assignment for the past four seasons....