Ed says:This is kind of a sneak preview from my roughcut of episode 1 of Cast 4 of the FilmFellas series. (This clip is not full resolution at this point.)The sentiment that John Goolsby expresses in this clip is pretty inspiring. I've been editing for 20 years and I never thought of what I do for a living in quite this way before. I like the idea that I can provide "time travel" for my clients. I don't really do Wedding Video Films, but this show has sparked a new respect for it in me.The final cut of this episode will be released August 5, 2009 here.I'll be linking to the full episode once it's released....
Our interview in Screen Magazine touches on some of the issues we are tackling in the post industry here in Chicago. I will be writing more in the coming months about our approach and the ways we are helping our clients leverage the "lower barrier to entry" that the current state of the art offers.SCREEN: When you started Motion Post, what were your initial thoughts to establishing your niche?MP: During our conversations in 2006 we realized that - and I think everyone sees this now - the old big post house model was quickly dying. The development of inexpensive and easy to use computer based editorial tools has “commoditized” the process. What had once been an expensive and difficult step in most video production is now neither and the big post services companies were finding themselves competing against small flexible creative individuals with nearly the same technical capabilities using new technology.We...
I recently received this note from an editor, Mike, who was familiar with some of the web series we've done. More and more, TV and industrial post guys are being asked to deliver for the internet. My answers sum up some of the techniques I've learned in the last few years, so I thought I would share the conversation. I use Elgato's Turbo H.264 for some of my compression work. It's fabulous. I know a lot of Pro's that carry one in their pocket wherever they go (you know; in case someone has a video compression emergency -- or something...). Anyway, if you have ever been in Mike's situation, I'd love to hear what your tips and trick might be. First, Mikes questions: Ed, I've been shooting a number of sporting events recently which end up being between 6 and 12 minutes per event including all editing. This is where...
Jeff says:As President of the Chicago Final Cut Pro Users Group (CHIFCPUG) I'm responsible for programming the monthly meetings. In March I highlighted one of my recent jobs that used Adobe's DVD authoring software, Encore CS4. Encore is extremely powerful and relatively new. It offers options that really helped us serve the client so I wanted to share some of it's best features with our members. CHIFCPUG's newsletter caught the eye of Larry Jordan, world renowned Final Cut Pro guru. Larry is in the process of writing a book about using CS4 with Apple's Final Cut Studio and he was looking for real life examples. Here is my response to his inquiry.Why Encore CS4? First, some project details. This was a doctor education project for a major pharmaceutical company. Our goal was to educate anesthesiologists on new anesthetic techniques using the companies' anesthetic agents. The budget was not huge by any...
