FCPUG Changes Name to Creative Pro Users Group
Indication of trend to embrace all solutions, all platforms...
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Secret Ingredients in the Making of Divide
Action/crime/dramas don’t make themselves. It takes a lot of good people.
What is the secret to Final Cut Pro X’s color management?
Philip Hodgetts is back again with another insightful blog post about FCP X. Detailed and a little technical, this blog entry takes us back to the days before Colorsync and brings us forward to it's present day use in FCP X. Color management is a touchy subject with regards to FCP X because of it's current lack of support for external monitoring. Philip explains why that may not be necessary.
REDCINE-X Professional Upgrade Announced. Free Download of Preview Release.
How much money does it really take to make a documentary? by Edward J Delaney
From the DocumentaryTech blog comes this post exploring documentary funding in the 21st century.
Why is making software smarter “dumbing it down”? by Philip Hodgetts
Philip Hodgetts examines the relationship between complexity and perceived professionalism in this post from his blog.
Scott Litteer & CrumplePop
What a nice surprise it was to read a comprehensive article about Scott Litteer's latest video on CrumplePop! Great article, Scott. And I loved your Whiskey Off Road Teaser! http://www.crumplepop.com/blog/
Daily Production Notes_"Singing Dog"
Pre-Production -- Humane Society PSA: The Singing Dog
We did a test shoot over the weekend and just reviewed the results -- success!
Monty Edmonds, of Tripwire Arts, is going to make our hero dog talk! He and his team have already built the dog's jaw and came up with tracking points. Our dog, "Bon", won't even need to wear a muzzle during his speaking scene!
The talented Mark Braun is DP, Rosie Zwaduk is Line Producer, and I'm director/editor.
DAVID BATTISTELLA'S INSANE SPORTS VIDEO EDIT WITH FCP X
Recently I posted a tutorial by director/editor David Battistella on the Red workflow in FCP X. In it he uses Red footage he shot of an Italian sport called Calcio Storico Fiorentino. In what looks to be a "sport" in a dystopian Sci Fi movie, this real life chaos is a combination of Greco Roman wrestling, rugby, boxing, and soccer.
SAVE TIME WITH QMASTER IN COMPRESSOR 3
Never used Qmaster? Don't even know what it is? Well, then you've been missing out on an easy way to significantly speed up Compressor. This video tutorial from creativecow.net will show you how.