Too many years producing, writing, editing, and delivering videos to remember them all.
FCP since v.1.0 (April '99)
20 years doing voiceover work, plus I wrote the Timeline column for Videomaker Magazine for a decade and still lecture on video production all around the country. | | | | Member Since: December 20th 2001 | | | | |
Friends:  Ty Ford | | | | |  | Bold Statement Warning!by craig slattery 1 day agoIam cutting a 1 2hour doco for television. 12 day edit, 18 contributors, actuality, over 700 clips EVERYTHING shot 3 cameras, even the PTCs shot 3 cameras. C300, Canon 5D MKIII, DV25 (stylistic choice | Re: Bold Statement Warning!
by Bill Davis 18 hours ago
Dude, Remember the Japanese fellow discovered on that isolated island still actively engaged in World War II literally decades after everyone else got over it. Just sayin' ; ) Know someone who teaches
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| | | |  | Exporting Issueby Jay Craig 5 days agoSo I finished editing my project, tried to upload it but I get that damn "still referencing media on camera" pop up. So I used the "Reimporting from Camera Archive" feature but still couldn't export. | Re: Exporting Issue
by Bill Davis 4 days ago
It *might* have simply been that X was processing stuff behind the scenes and wan't done. Often with X, patience and allowing the software to calculate in peace for a while will solve issues. Honestly
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| | | | | FCP-X Keywording, Movieola and Me.by Bill Davis 5 days agoJust a heads up for any who might be interested. Last month, Movieola out in LA asked me to do one of their production related webinars: My topic is: Tagging and Keyword Strategies Inside Final Cut Pr+2 | Re: FCP-X Keywording, Movieola and Me.
by Bill Davis 5 days ago
But Jeremy, if I reveal what lies behind the "cogwheel of power" then everyone will know our secrets! ; ) Know someone who teaches video editing in elementary school, high school or college Tell them
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| | | |  | Crew operation procedureby Ben Murphy 1 week agoHey Guys, I am a film student doing my first"professional" gig... I had a quick question that came up as I was building the crew... Who is it on the crew that traditionally picks up, checks, and retur | Re: Crew operation procedure
by Bill Davis 5 days ago
Differes a lot depending on the size of the crew. Key Grip might have the direct responsibility for seeing everything gets back on a large crew shoot. Or the production coordinator if it's an even big
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| | | |  | Advice on Shooting Pro Bonoby Sareesh Sudhakaran 1 week agoFrom time to time I get a few requests to do free work for charity. I've decided to take a few on in my free time, and am working out the legal aspects with my lawyer. I've worked for free before, but | Re: Advice on Shooting Pro Bono
by Bill Davis 6 days ago
Here's my 2 cents. In charity work. it's even more important to "qualify" your clients. Some legitimate charities have significant budgets. That doesn't mean you shouldn't do pro bono work for them, j
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| | | |  | News footageby Bob Cole 1 week agoI have a couple of questions about how to use news footage. First: I'm seeing clips being used extensively in broadcast and cable. Am I correct to assume that the shows which use broadcast clips from | Re: News footage
by Bill Davis 1 week ago
Bob, There is a very specific exemption under copyright law for both satire and for the use of small snippits of otherwise copyright material for teaching and criticism in areas such as reviews and cl
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| | | | | Blue overlays in FCPXby Tom Szymanski 1 week agoHey, we're new to FCPX and wondering what's up with the blue overlays we're seeing on this video. It was shot on RED, and we have the Red plugin. The video plays without the blue in both the viewer an | Re: Blue overlays in FCPX
by Bill Davis 1 week ago
Not a clue. Sorry. I agree it looks like something mapping luma values to the screen via false color. I had a monitor card going bad once that did the same kinda thing, but on everything, not just sti
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| | | |  | Sony ECM-77b low output?by Bob Mark 3 weeks agoMy Sony lav all of a sudden has dropped it's output level by about 2 3. The connections look fine. Do you think it's the transformer Any other ideas Thanks! Bob | Re: Sony ECM-77b low output?
by Bill Davis 1 week ago
Just as food for thought... The sonic profile of the ECM-77b was always extremely sensitive and quiet. As such it matched particularly well when intercut with higher end boom mics like those from Scho
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| | | |  | Thoughts from an Apple Fanboiby John Davidson 1 week agoThere are so many competing philosophies going on regarding the cloud issue popping up. As a relative early adopter of FCPX, Apple fanboi, etc., maybe some of you will consider these thoughts interest+2 | Re: Thoughts from an Apple Fanboi
by Bill Davis 1 week ago
Andrew Kimery "This might be a stupid question but how would CC screw up her work as a top tier freelance artist and designer " As noted, my wife's the project manager in this case working with numer
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| | | |  | Compound clip length bug or feature?by Richard Jacana 2 weeks agoI am breaking up my little 30 min home movie into 13 compound clips (each compound clip contains about 1.2 - 2 min of video). This is been suggest by many FCPxers here right I then created a master co | Re: Compound clip length bug or feature?
by Bill Davis 2 weeks ago
Richard Jacana ""Effectively, each compound clip can be considered a mini project,"" I totally understand that you're wrapping your head around new complexity. And honestly, any way you want to work
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| | | |  | Bouncing Ideas Off Experienced Heads.by Simon Roughan 2 weeks agoHello Everybody. As I have stated in past, I produce TV Spots here in Germany. Often I must act as an agency as well as a producer, and because our sales department aren't exactly the most creative gr | Re: Bouncing Ideas Off Experienced Heads.
by Bill Davis 2 weeks ago
Back up. You've created scripts for what appear to be BRAND RECOGNITION spots. This type of advertising can certainly build brand awareness, but it's typically NOT designed to drive potential customer
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| | | | | Demo Reel Guidlines Copyrightsby Ian Zainea 3 weeks agoHello all, I am currently working for a video production company. We produce a TV show and several commercials. I was under the impression I could use clips from the projects I was heavily involved in | Re: Demo Reel Guidlines Copyrights
by Bill Davis 3 weeks ago
It's always been standard practice in the industry for creatives who directly work on projects to use examples of their contributions for self-promotion. It's a good reflection on the shop itself, tha
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| | | |  | Shotgun mics and motorsportby Cal Thorley 4 weeks agoHi, Just after some advice please. Once or twice a year I shoot a bit of drag racing and when shooting near the start line (ie. the noisy place!) I'm getting distortion. Levels are ok so would I be ri | Re: Shotgun mics and motorsport
by Bill Davis 4 weeks ago
In situations where I've had to record in high sound pressure levels, I typically reach for mics that are designed to do kick drum recording. I grab one of my venerable Sennheiser MD-421Us usually, bu
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| | | | | green lamps for chroma key lightingby Bob Cole 1 month agoI am curious as to why Kino Flo sells green tubes for lighting chroma key screens. Good idea, bad, or neutral I have never used them, but I would think they are a bad idea and wonder what they are goo | Re: green lamps for chroma key lighting
by Bill Davis 1 month ago
You aren't missing anything, Bob. They're a particular tool to solve particular probems. With green screen lit traditionally, there might be issues on the keying surface or an inability to generate an
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| | | |  | TWO shotgun mics - ONE location?by Friedrich Popusismi 1 month agoHi all, I will be filming a product video featuring two people behind a desk talking. I am a one-man-band and I only own shotgun microphones. I do have a Zoom H4n that is capable to record stereo with | Re: TWO shotgun mics - ONE location?
by Bill Davis 1 month ago
Those plots are for stereo recording. What you're trying to do is dual mono. You want each voice separated into it's own channel with as little bleed as practical between the two signal paths. The pro
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| | | | | Self-recording stick mic?by Bill Davis 2 months agoWas preparing for NAB where I'm going to have to do some live stand-up interviews over the week. Thinking about gear, It suddenly struck me as kinda weird that none of the major Mic manufacturers seem | Re: Self-recording stick mic?
by Bill Davis 1 month ago
Thanks all for the help. $1200 plus US Yikes. No wonder it didn't catch on. Seems like something that could be done for a couple of hundred bucks easily. Thanks for the tips, Ty. I'll check those out.
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| | | | | Where's the modern era stick mic?by Bill Davis 2 months agoWas preparing for NAB where I'm going to have to do some live stand-up interviews over the week. Thinking about gear, It suddenly struck me as kinda weird that none of the major Mic manufacturers seem | Re: Where's the modern era stick mic?
by Mike Smith 1 month ago
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| | | | | NPR Audio Gear Auction NOW!by Ty Ford 2 months agohttp: rasmuscatalog.com cgi-bin mnlist.cgi rasmus1544 category ALL Regards, Ty Ford Cow Audio Forum Leader Want better production audio : Ty Ford's Audio Bootcamp Field Guide Ty Ford Blog: Ty Ford's B | Re: NPR Audio Gear Auction NOW!
by Bill Davis 2 months ago
Wow. Memory lane. If ever there was confirmation that the industry is in a whole new era, this is it. Sic transit technology. Know someone who teaches video editing in elementary school, high school o
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| | | |  | In-house editing....in a cubicle?by Joe Knapp 2 months agoOkay, there is a subtle push to put everyone (including me) into a cubicle structure. Yeah... I know of no video creative that edits in this manner. The closest I've seen was a motion graphics animati | Re: In-house editing....in a cubicle?
by Bill Davis 2 months ago
Strategy: "Boss, that's GREAT! I'm really tired of being stuck in an isolated room alone having my brain turned to mush by the loudspeakers and being the ONLY one who can see and hear all the companie
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| | | | | Basic PA & mixer suggestionsby Jesse Gibson 2 months agoI want to purchase a small, affordable mixer to run a couple of mics into a small amp and speaker for all staff meetings at my work. As I want to record the speakers on our Sony FS100 camcorder, I als | Re: Basic PA & mixer suggestions
by Bill Davis 2 months ago
Just to amplify (HA!) what Rob said... The physical connection isn't really important. What's important in balanced audio is that you maintain all THREE connections through the audio chain. Whether a
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| | | | | Fee for handing over all footage?by Grant Wilber 2 months agoI'm getting to the point where I'm bringing in some bigger jobs. In the past I've always been happy to turn over any footage the client wants at the end of a project just to keep relationships going. | Re: Fee for handing over all footage?
by Bill Davis 2 months ago
The higher up the ladder you go, the less you'll find ownership rights a subject that you can do anything about. With small clients it wasn't important because they didn't ever have the money to pay f
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| | | | | Top 7 pro editing applications?by Daniel Peterson 3 months agoOk I've been searching around a little, and as far as I can tell these are the 7 most popular professional editing applications (no order) Do you agree Avid Media Composer Final Cut X Final Cut 7 Prem | Re: Top 7 pro editing applications?
by Bill Davis 2 months ago
I respect the analogy, Stephen. But I hope you've missed the current commercial featuring the plumber working under the sink who turns out to be the same guy who did the family taxes at the local "tax
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| | | | | Lighting Interiors for Videoby Michael Asgian 3 months agoI am a photographer that is just about to step into Video. I need some advice from you guys Video experts. Most of the times when I'm shooting Interiors, I'm lighting them with flash. Sometimes when s | Re: Lighting Interiors for Video
by Bill Davis 2 months ago
This is a fabulous capability for sure. I just worry about the hassle of perfecting 13 moving mattes to "re- light" in post. Reminds me of 3D modeling. Everyone loves it. But nobody outside Blockbuste
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| | | | | Portable lighting solution??by Paul Dombrovskis 2 months agoHi guys, anyone knows has experience with good portable lighting solution. We are planning to have a shoot with couple of models on the local mountain with RED Scarlet and trying to figure out what wo | Re: Portable lighting solution??
by Bill Davis 2 months ago
On reading this it kinda seems to me that most of your experience might come from reading and talking about production rather than from actually doing a whole lot of field shooting I might be wrong, b
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| | | |  | Foot candle for infinite white cycby Mike Jeffs 2 months agoI am experimenting with a cyc wall painted white to achive the apple infinite white that is really popular now. But I'm trying to fiugre what the right foot candle or at least a ratio for lighting the | Re: Foot candle for infinite white cyc
by Bill Davis 2 months ago
Just as an aside, one of the things that makes this a whole lot easier is the trend for quality LCD small monitor manufacturers to build in "false color" algorithms. I haven't used a scope for setting
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| | | |  | Fresnel lens on canon 5d mk iiby Paul Wright 2 months agoHi all, hope everyone is well. My first time posting in this particular forum, but just wanted some advice. I love the look that Terry Gilliam gets on films like 12 monkeys and Brazil. I've read that | Re: Fresnel lens on canon 5d mk ii
by Bill Davis 2 months ago
A fresnel lense is NOT something you use on a camera. It's something you use on a lighting instrument. It uses a quirk of physics to soften the shadow rendering characteristics of a beam that can be p
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| | | | | ADR software optionby Danor Gerald 3 months agoI just setup a studio in our corporate office with a nice soundbooth from Whisperroom. We often have to record other languages and dub over the original video. We have soundtrack pro and adobe auditio | Re: ADR software option
by Bill Davis 3 months ago
If you find you can work in FCP-X this is another task that's INSANELY easy. Import your video into the Event Brower and into a storyline. Go to the Window Menu and you'll find Record Audio as a choic
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| | | | | Studio drapes/curtain seams in postby Mike Little 3 months agoHi! I have been directed to set up a small studio at my work. The use will be mostly for "talking head" interviews and such. Seated. To add some versatility to the space, and since I can't paint it, w | Re: Studio drapes/curtain seams in post
by Bill Davis 3 months ago
Just FYI... Paper rolls are great. But... curtains can do double duty. They provide backdrops AND they provide significant sound dampening if used properly. Visual people often don't "think" in sound
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| | | |  | Taking Care Of Yourselfby Dan Asselin 3 months agoJust thought I'd let my friends know at this forum, that after many months of searching, I have finally found eyedrops which work that don't sting when i put them in. Brand new (I think) Visine Multi- | Re: Taking Care Of Yourself
by Bill Davis 3 months ago
Jason Jenkins "You do know it's OK to blink while editing, right ;)" Actually, if you don't blink - you can't really know where to edit. At least according Mr. Murchs famous theory. So there would be
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| | | | | Waving copyrightby Nick Patten 3 months agohi i never came accross a agency asking me to wave all my copyright and intelectual propertry on my footage i filmed, all the files i generate be it animation, graphics and video edits. i m not sure a | Re: Waiving copyright
by Bill Davis 3 months ago
Mark Suszko "The client is asking you to contract as a work for hire, meaning you WAIVE your rights to anything to do with the footage once you've been paid: all ownership becomes the client's. This
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| | | |  | who makes the treatment and script?by clyde villegas 3 months agoIn general, who creates the treatment, script, and or storyboard: the advertising agency or the video production company Thanks a lot! ut in omnibus glorificetur Deus | Re: who makes the treatment and script?
by Bill Davis 3 months ago
clyde villegas "What is actually done in the real world, or at least in the U.S. " There's not a single answer to this. The Agency typically has a variety of jobs. (often VERY dependent on their oper
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| | | | | What's your percentage?by Sareesh Sudhakaran 3 months agoHi, I am slowly transitioning my video business. Currently I shoot talking heads and I tend to quote 200% of expenses. E.g., if a day's work costs me about $500, I quote $1,000. The scope of my work, | Re: What's your percentage?
by Bill Davis 3 months ago
100% markup on below the line expenses will rapidly price you out of a competitive range. Take a clue from the film world tradition of "above the line" and "below the line" quoting. Essentially, above
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