I'm a capricorn, am rapidly balding and I tend to say "man" alot. | | | | Member Since: April 11th 2001 Location: services world-wide | | | | |
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by Brent Dunn 6 days ago
Oh yeah, this is why you should stretch before a shoot. You never know when you'll have to jump out of the way....: ) It's funny now. Maybe you can do a depends commercial after this Brent Dunn Owner
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| | | |  | What VFX package should I get?by Chris Newberry 6 months agoHi I'm totally new to VFX CGI work but I'm a pro editor of more than 10 years. I want to try it out for fun at first and maybe I can do some basic stuff for projects in the future. Anyway, what is the | Re: What VFX package should I get?
by grinner hester 6 months ago
Your favorite. Being an editor for the last decade, you have worked with after effects and at least dabbled with motion, or a flame, ect. Your budget and needs will depict what you settle on, along wi
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| | | |  | Advice on setting up a small Post houseby Josh Williams 6 months agoI'm going to be setting up a small one man post production studio and I am looking for some advice on what my set up should be. If any of you have advice working in post houses or have your own editin | | | | |
| | | |  | Quote for Overnight Tripby Scott Carnegie 6 months agoI am quoting for a shoot that will have me fly to a remote location, shoot for the day, stay overnight and then fly back the next day. Do I charge just for the shooting day I was wondering if I charge | | | | |
| | | |  | What's a day to you?by Ian McBain 6 months agoHi, I'm wondering what other contract editors count as a day I get paid by the day, and have been keeping close track of my hours lately. I'm wondering what other people in the industry qualify as a d | | | | |
| | | |  | White balanceby John Neer 6 months agoIs it best to white balance using white or zebra color card. What is best for having an all white backdrop with talent in darker color clothing. | Re: White balance
by grinner hester 6 months ago
all white. ...under the same lighting the talent will be under. Avid's CC will let you eyedrop what was to be white and aplly it as white to the clip.
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| | | | | A Chicago Giant fallsby Mark Suszko 6 months agoRoscor laid off over a hundred people this week and has shut its doors pending some kind of reorganization. First Swiderski, now Roscor. Eek, all the Big Dogs are gone, who's left | Re: A Chicago Giant falls
by grinner hester 6 months ago
Thats just it. Because technology grows stronger while becoming cheaper, there is simply no reason to become acient then extinct. It's not neglecting to upgrade gear that makes these companies fold, i
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| | | | | our crazy businessby Bob Zelin 6 months agoAVID certainly deserves it's day in the sun today with the release of Media Composer 6, and its support of every FCP capture card out there. 2011 has been a crazy year for technology - everything from+1 | Re: our crazy business
by grinner hester 6 months ago
I like that Avid finally that competing is in order to stay in bidness. Just sold me Avid system. lol Let that be a lesson... when we want viable upgrade paths, just sell your gear and sure enough, th
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| | | |  | Interview in boardroom - any advice?by Gilles Gagnon 7 months agohi everyone, I will be interviewing an executive in a boardroom of the 22nd floor of their building. The room has large windows on one wall with a view of the city. Should I use this as a background w | | | | |
| | | | | Price for this job?by Krissy Carstens 7 months agoHello, I posted a question about a month ago, I sent out my proposal and feel I need more advice. Thanks in advance. I'm a graphic designer but have done some small video projects in the past. I was a | | | | |
| | | |  | Can't import HD filesby Nataly Yaniv 6 months agoI have avid media composer 5, and i think maybe I don't have some plug in that can import mp4 file can anyone help me | Re: Can't import HD files
by grinner hester 6 months ago
If you are having codec issues, ect, you can always throw the file into Sorenson Squeeze (or even after effects) and generate the file you need foryour project.
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| | | | | What's fastest?by Bob Cole 7 months agoDon't know exactly where to post this, so I apologize if this is the inappropriate forum. As a long-time edit* user, then FCP editor, I realize that my favorite editing software feature has nothing to | Re: What's fastest?
by grinner hester 6 months ago
I think over and over you'll the answer of Avid on this question. I use FCP, Premiere, and Avid MC and hands down over and over Avid is quicker with editing. Now, importing big files and such will fru
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| | | |  | A reflection on trendsby Rich Rubasch 7 months agoLots of discussion has been made about the new economy...that everyone has access to the tools so anyone can do it. A long time ago in the days of the black box ($100,000 plus proprietary hardware sof | Re: A reflection on trends
by grinner hester 7 months ago
Flat bids have been my saving grace as the tideas have changed. While folks use to stand in line to pay 450 an hour for cuts and disolves, charging a quarter of that an hour for anything they can drea
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| | | | | Sharing rough cutsby Ian McBain 8 months agoHi everyone! Currently, I send my rough cuts to directors in other cities using Vimeo. I was talking to a director the other day who said one of her editors sends rough cuts to her using a website tha | | | | |
| | | |  | aspiring video editorby Andrew Marasco 8 months agoHi I am currently a college sophomore at a local community college in california with a few questions. I have a love and passion for film and film editing and wanna get into the professional world. I | Re: aspiring video editor
by grinner hester 8 months ago
Answered in your cross post in the Art of Edit forum but in a nutshell, you'll stop hangin out at the jr college and get to work. You'll need to know Avid, FCP and Premiere to marketable as an editor
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| | | | | Aspiring editorby Andrew Marasco 8 months agoHi I am currently a college sophomore at a local community college in california with a few questions. I have a love and passion for film and film editing and wanna get into the professional world. I | Re: Aspiring editor
by grinner hester 8 months ago
Andrew, you aducation revolves around you, not a jr college. If you want to be an editor today you'll have to know FCP, Avid and Premiere. If embarking on your own content, you can select your favorit
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| | | |  | Corporate Marketing Videoby Arden Hamrick 8 months agoSo I work with an advertising company that represents Car dealerships. A client has inquired about getting us to make a video to run in their service departments that has old tv shows mixed in with in | | | | |
| | | |  | Here we go again! Same old song and dance.by Bob O'Hearn 8 months agoI have three corporate pieces due tomorrow that the client requested copyrighted contemporary music for the sound tracks. I counseled them on the risk and then they downloaded karaoke versions and tol | | | | |
| | | |  | Sports Videography Ethics Questionby Aaron Cadieux 8 months agoHello Everyone, I do a lot of sports videography. This season, I was hired by a local parent to film all of his son's high school football games. At the end of the season, all of his son's highlights | Re: Sports Videography Ethics Question
by grinner hester 8 months ago
answered in the business forum. As exemplified by your client with "money to burn", it's just not worth more than 100 bucks a game for most. Double tripple ect billing is the only way you'll get close
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| | | | | Wedding Video Outputby shane jenny 8 months agoHow are you guys delivering the final output to your clients We shoot in HD and have the ability to burn to blu-ray disc in sony vegas. Just trying to get some ideas. Thanks guys! "Just along for the | | | | |
| | | | | Sports Videography Ethics Questionby Aaron Cadieux 8 months agoHello Everyone, Here's another one of my questions of ethics. Let me know what you think. I do a lot of sports videography. This season, I was hired by a local parent to film all of his son's high sch | | | | |
| | | |  | FCP edit effectby Michael Lavis 8 months agoI am editing a video of a couple dancing and i have put a shot of some extremely blurred out of focus lights over the top and dropped the opacity to 15% to give the film a unique effect but in doing t | Re: FCP edit effect
by grinner hester 8 months ago
Because FCP's speed changes tear up the video so, You might want to think about doing it in AE. Either way, slow it down to your liking or strobe it to get the vibe ya want.
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| | | | | Need advice quick!by shane jenny 8 months agoI have to submit a very simple proposal to a design agency for a 30 second web commercial intro video. Problem is, I'm a wedding videographer and haven't had a real commercial job. All they want is wa | Re: Need advice quick!
by grinner hester 8 months ago
I usually word it something like, "I can do the whole enchelada and have it to ya by the end of tomorrow for 2500 bucks." For years I really thought people wanted break downs in proposals. They just w
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| | | |  | Do I Need to Have Releases Signed?by Thomas Hughes 8 months agoI just finished producing a training and safety film for a large company that processes and packages almonds. It shows all the stages of the production process assembly line with a VO explaining the p | | | | |
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| | | |  | Editing Software - FCP refugee;)by Ben Edwards 9 months agoThis is related to Avid vs Premier now apple have assassinated FCP. Ime doing a MA so want to use something that will stand me in good stead. I have been looking at Avid and its really nice but the wo | Re: Editing Software - FCP refugee;)
by grinner hester 8 months ago
I think it's as easy as looking at affort to compete today. Adobe is giving great incentives and the workflow between premiere and AE is unguestionable. Avid is still refusing to compete and hoping to
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| | | |  | Selling Raw Footage - Price?by Chris Dolan 9 months agoThis could probably go in any number of forums but since the footage in question is corporate video related, this is probably a good place... I received a request to sell some raw footage but it's not | | | | |
| | | | | Sharing Video Files With Clientsby Peter Wiley 9 months agoI'd really like to know how people are sharing video files with clients. I have doing some work for a large company whose network IT arrangements apparently won't allow it's employees to see vimeo or +1 | | | | |
| | | |  | Shy camera guy turned director Adviseby Michael St.Onge 9 months agoRecently, I've taken some camera operator jobs that require me to direct models or personel, for Behind-The-Scenes videos and fashion shows, and Im quickly realizing that Im not very successful with i | | | | |
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