The Cutting Edge: Tips on Working Better With Your Editor, From the Sundance NEXT FEST 2017 Panel
Cinema royalty descended on Downtown Los Angeles from August 10-13, 2017 for another year of Sundance NEST FEST: from Quentin Tarantino, who received the Sundance...
The Best Film Schools in the U.S. and Canada 2017: Film Programs to Shape You Into the Next Moviemaking All-Star
Perhaps you’re someone who dreams of a career in moviemaking, and has come to the realization that the discipline, experimentation and personal relationships that flourish in...
Moonlight Co-Editor Nat Sanders Talks Quitting Your Day Job, Disagreeing With Directors and That Awkward Oscars Moment
Though his nomination for a Best Editing Oscar for Moonlight wasn’t as monumental as his co-editor Joi McMillon’s—she was the first African-American to receive a nod for the...
Vegas Upgrade: VEGAS Pro Editing Software Gets a Comprehensive Boost in its 14th Edition
Berlin-based MAGIX has given VEGAS Pro editing software the love it may not have received from Sony. MAGIX acquired the Windows-only VEGAS Pro last May...
The Perfect Match (Cut): Why An Extra Set Of Eyes (and Scissors) Could Be The Key To Editing Your Indie
A no-budget indie often demands that the director be his or her own editor—getting two for the price of one. At first blush, one person...
Basic Training as a Wake-Up Call: Tom Antos’ 2Day Cine School
Earlier this month I had the pleasure of attending the 2Day Cine School with Tom Antos in Houston. After about 90 minutes into Day One, everything...
Step by Step: End-to-End Editing, Grading and Coloring a Short Film in DaVinci Resolve 12 Studio
For years now I have been using DaVinci Resolve Studio as my primary color grading platform, and most recently it has become my go-to non-linear...
Sound Design as World-Building: How to Create a Believable Universe With Sound
Sound is half the presentation of a movie, but it is always in service to the whole. Sound design working at its best seamlessly describes,...
I Was Thinking Beyoncé: Choosing Film Music, and Understanding the Costs
Unless you idolize the austerity of certain European auteurs—the Dardenne brothers, Michael Haneke, or Cristian Mungiu, to name three diegetic, music-averse directors—you’re probably going to...
The Film You Save May be Your Own: Five Rules for Smooth Post-Production without Going Broke
Young directors spend years thinking about their movies, the ones that they hope will put them on the map and make them household names. Unfortunately,...
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The Best Film Schools in the U.S. and Canada 2017: Film Programs to Shape You Into the Next Moviemaking All-Star
Perhaps you’re someone who dreams of a career in moviemaking, and has come to the realization that the discipline, experimentation and personal relationships that flourish in an academic setting are...
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What’s in Your Kit? The Underwater Gear Used in Jeff Orlowski’s Gorgeous Environmental Doc Chasing Coral
How do you show irrefutable proof that the world’s coral reefs are rapidly dying due to climate change? Director Jeff Orlowski’s feature Chasing Coral follows an impassioned team of...
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Of Bad Apes and Twisted Revenge: Matt Reeves, Steve Zahn, Weta Digital and Others on War for the Planet of the Apes
Actor Steve Zahn—known for his roles in That Thing You Do, Riding in Cars With Boys, and Dallas Buyers Club—once stumbled onto an online post about his role in...