Whether you’re an editor, sound editor, Foley artist, compositor, VFX specialist or work in any profession related to the post-production process, this is the place to discuss, share content and offer tips and advice on your chosen craft of the business in general
Hey, Stage 32 community!
As a filmmaker who's dabbled in the world of short micro-budget films, I just have to say this about editing – it's nothing short of magical! Despite being a relative beginner, I've already experienced the joy and challenges of spending countless hours poring over footage a...
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I'm Post Producer for Season 2 of "Tokyo Vice" for Max. We managed to film all our content in Tokyo with pages written before the May 1st deadline, including a recent 6-day shoot in Toronto that finished shooting Wednesday, the last day of the extended SAG-AFTRA contract. Made it just under the wire...
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Thank you for sharing these insights, Brad Carpenter! I'm glad that you and your team will be able to weather the storm together.
You're absolutely right that it's a great time to network! How we all...
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This is an excellent perspective from inside the post production workings during these strikes - in fact, of the whole process. Thank you for sharing, Brad Carpenter!
You're right, Brad Carpenter. Now's the time to network (and get what we can done like you and your team are doing). What's ADR and Loop Group? And shout-out to whoever came up with the term Loop Grou...
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I know, I love the name Loop Group! It's a pool of 6-12 Union actors that we use for each episode to voice the background actors. It's a blast to watch, because they prepare according to time period a...
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Oh, that's cool, Brad Carpenter. Thanks for explaining. "When you record sound on a set, it is ideally just to get clean recordings of principal dialogue. We then build out the reality of that dialogu...
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The discussion about the editing process with Eddie Hamilton starts around minutes 14 -15 of this episode, but the discussion with Simon Pegg and Rebecca Ferguson at the beginning is also interesting.
Enjoy!
https://thefilmmakerspodcast.com/simon-pegg-rebecca-ferguson-eddie-hamil......
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Thanks. Florin Şumălan - I haven't seen it yet but I cannot wait to and no only more so!
Sam Sokolow , I think this is another good episode; enjoy your watching and listening!
Next to being a filmmaker, I am also a proud filmmaking teacher. I mostly work with young filmmakers in the age-range of 16-27. They make short films in small groups, from creating an idea all the wy up to organising a premier in a movie theatre. And everything in between. For the editing proces I a...
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Ok. It looks like this is a way to do it: https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/nl/products/davinciresolve/collaboration The students involved in the editing need to download DaVinci Revolve 18, the school...
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Hidde Simons I’d like to throw in Screenflow as a potential editing tool for these youngsters! I cut 3 docs on it.
Hi Fran, thanks. I checked it out. It looks like Screenflow is just for Mac users. I know the students are both PC and Mac users. This makes things more difficult. Do you know if this is true?
Hidde Simons yes that’s correct - it’s currently MAC only - there are some great options for PC that you’ve mentioned but Screenflow is a fairly affordable option for Mac users....
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Ai is now helping artists get cleaner keys with colored lighting and ai relighting. Do you think this technique is going to catch on?
Yes. Anything that will add to quality without adding costs will be used.
Agree with Lindbergh - if it's about using technology to assist artists when creating and it can increase quality then it can catch on. Green screen can still be tricky at times so advancements are usually welcome.
It's been used for a while now here and in other editing workflows. I guess some people are playing catchup since they just learned the term AI.
Can you suggest one great class to learn a solid "workflow" DaVinci Resolve for editing and/or VFX?
Hello there! I suggest learning from Kullen Kelly on YouTube. The best grading content is his for sure.
Thanks Alan I will check him out.
If you're like me and you've been dying to get into the awesome power that unreal engine 5 has recently become, then you probably have looked into facial motion capture solutions and realized that a bike helmet with a pcv pipe arm to hold your iphone can cost up to 2k! ridiculous!!! -- well a Youtub...
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Just when we were worried about AI replacing screenwriters, perhaps we should have been more concerned about post-production talent been replaced?
Thoughts?
https://nofilmschool.com/netflix-ai-match-cut-machine-learning?...
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Wow, this is interesting.
Zerrick-Rafael Solece, interesting indeed!!!
Niki H, you've presented a very important subject!!!
@Niki H preach it, Niki.
ColorTwist is a powerful bundle of four professionally developed DCTLs that enable you to achieve stunning creative looks and film emulation by manipulating Hue / Saturation / Luminance / Density in your footage.
Whether you’re a professional colorist or a filmmaker looking to add a unique touch to y...
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Is this like Lumetri for Resolve?
Hello Langley, Yes, Resolve has excelling color grading capabilities built-in, this is an plugin that allows for precise color correction / grading of any particular hue/color without affecting any other parts of the image!
If so, one of the top animation TV writers and show runners is coming to Stage 32 to lead an 8-week lab where you will write your animated TV idea to completion. This is a rare opportunity to work one-on-one with one the best in the business to craft your script. Here's a link to you can see how the...
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Stephen Boyer (experienced Film & Video editor) shares some great tips about the editing process in today’s blog.
www.stage32.com/blog/6-tips-to-know-before-editing-your-first-feature-3399...
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Does that happen sometimes, Mike Boas? Editing while the movie is being filmed? I thought all movies were edited after filming was done.
If you read the blog post, Boyer talks about reviewing footage and doing rough edits of each day's footage as soon as possible. He's putting in long days and trying to keep up. The advantage there is...
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On the narrative features I've edited, I've barely had time to look at footage until we're done. But if you can have an editor act as DIT person, that's a huge advantage. On one feature with a DIT, we...
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Thanks for the answer, Mike Boas. I read the blog, but it's been a week and I've read so many other things since then. It must've slipped my mind. I think it's smart to edit as you go because of what...
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Hey fellow 3d and VFX geeks.
a really awesome new version of blender came out today with a lot of crazy features to make your movie magic faster and easier.
This Tik Tok can get you up to date on the new tools superfast.
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8eYjssH/...
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Very cool - thanks for sharing, Langley!
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As is often said, “Editing is where the movie is made.” What editing software are you using, Clive Cooper?
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Here here, Clive Cooper! I absolutely love the editing process and am also in awe of the magic that editors can do. I've always thought films are made 3 times - when they are written, when they are sh...
Expand commentHere here, Clive Cooper! I absolutely love the editing process and am also in awe of the magic that editors can do. I've always thought films are made 3 times - when they are written, when they are shot and then when they are edited and the last step is where it really happens. Love your post and acknowledgment of these amazing artists!!