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Jeff Says: Years ago, one of my clients thought it would be a great idea to start a reality series called "The Editor." The tails of Joe the everyday editor. Last night I lived through one of the editor episodes first hand. Titled: "The FedEx Run"6:30pm Fade up from black. Starbucks cups and Diet Coke cans are strewn about the console. The client has emailed with a few last minute changes. No big deal, plenty of time to make the overnight ship deadline. Gotta love FedEx.7:00pm Jimmy John's for dinner, again!7:15pm Last change rendered out, checked the show, everything is good.7:20pm Export finished, time to encode.7:25pm Client wants two data DVDs. No biggey, but since we are moving the DVD label printer is not hooked up.7:35pm Printer hooked up but the software is not installed (that computer is already packed up). Great. Which box was that software in??7:45pm After searching the...

Ed says:I plan to write more about this web series we just started work on. I'm happy to report it's getting lots of buzz. Episode 1 of Cast 2 is due out on Monday. Right now I've got to get back to work...Deadlines, Deadlines.... (keeps the blood pumping -- hehe)FilmFellas Cast 2 Trailer from Steve Weiss, Zacuto USA on Vimeo....

Ed says:Simplicity is usually best.As an editor, often it is most important to just step aside and let the pictures work for themselves. Pat Sinnott did that in this web trailer with a few simple images in her rough cut. I was happy to add a little polish.I think we will be seeing more of our students and Guatemalan coffee in the near future.Mission Coffee CAN from Motion Post on Vimeo....

Ed says:The Big Ten Network hasn't been in town for long, but boy they sure have been doing some great programming. We just finished an awesome doc for them "Hail to the Victors: The Greatest Stories of Michigan Football". It should be released on DVD just in time for the holiday season.In the mean time, check out BTN for airtimes and get the insides scoop on the Ten Year War....

Ed says:For a couple of months now we have been delivering the online college sports news series, The College Sports Minute.OK, OK, the producer always seems to write more like 90 seconds worth of copy, but who's to complain? Big college sports in a small package. Every weekday. Sarah Kustok. What more could you want? Check it out:...