Behind the Seen
December 15, 2004
Last night the highlight of the HD in Motion event was Charles Koppelman talking about his new book, Behind the Seen, in which he describes how Walter Murch edited Cold Mountain with Final Cut Pro.
Importing HDV footage into Final Cut Pro HD
December 14, 2004
Right now PC and Mac based editing systems don’t have built in support for HDV (though it’s around the corner for sure), therefore, you have to jump through some hoops if you want to ingest HDV footage into your Mac or PC right now. I work with a Macintosh G5 and Final Cut Pro HD, so I’ve used the following workflow based on my research and advice from the folks at Rule.
Fall 2004 Camera Shootout
December 13, 2004
On Saturday we held a “Fall 2004 Camera Shootout” in which a group of students and colleagues including Howard Phillips, Scott Doorley, Bob Daniels and I gathered to compare side-by-side the new Sony HDR-FX1 (in HDV mode), The Panasonic DVX-100A (in 16:9 mode using both the add-on anamorphic converter lens and the built-in squeeze mode) and the Canon XL-2 (in 16:9 mode).
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It’s time for the Fall 2004 camera shootout
December 8, 2004
What I saw of the Sony HDR-FX1 yesterday got me thinking, it’s time for a head to head comparison of this new camera with my current favorite, the Panasonic DVX-100A and the impressive Canon XL-2, all three cameras in 16:9 mode. While it’s not an inherently fair comparison, these are the three top contenders today among small prosumer cameras, all in the same ballpark in terms of price and performance, therefore, a qualitative comparison of these three is in order. If you’re interested in attending this weekend, give me a call at 617.216.1096.
Sony HDR-FX1 First Look
December 7, 2004
This morning Zbyszek Twarog (Chief Engineer at Rule) offered a hands-on session with the new Sony HDR-FX1 as part of Rule’s weekly “Tuesdays with Twarog” series. Zbyszek ran through the various features and capabilities of this new camera from Sony.
HD in Motion
December 6, 2004
On Tuesday, December 14, 2004 The Boston Final Cut Pro User Group, Boris FX and HB Communications are hosting HD in Motion, a year-end social and an opportunity to discuss the latest innovations in HD editing and motion graphics while networking with Boston filmmakers and the motion graphics community. Presentations include Charles Koppelman discussing how Walter Murch Edited Cold Mountain using Final Cut Pro. Don Peebles of Apple will present the new release of Motion, and Anne Renehan of Boris FX will demonstrate Boris Continuum Complete 3 which is integrated into Motion and Final Cut Pro HD. The Boris Yamnitsky will be available to answer questions. You should register online to attend this event.
Film Editing Document (request for comments)
December 2, 2004
I’m working on a handout on film editing (PDF). I’ve created a rough draft (v0.2) based on a mix of original writing and text from Wikipedia. I would appreciate any comments, corrections, or suggestions.
