Archive for the “editing” category
Undesired Wins Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award
by Eric on December 25, 2011
Undesired by Walter Astrada, a project I produced at MediaStorm for the Alexia Foundation was honored with a 2012 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award and I couldn’t be more proud. From the MediaStorm blog: The duPont Awards, administered since 1968 (…)
MediaStorm Workshop: Broken Lines
by Eric on December 14, 2011
I’m excited to share my latest production from the MediaStorm Advanced Multimedia Workshop. The talented team consisted of Martine Fougeron, Richard Kendall, Frank de Ruiter and Simon Schorno. From the description: Joe Soll never met his birth parents. Raised by (…)
Thoughts on Errol Morris’ Tabloid
by Eric on December 5, 2011
The most striking thing about Errol Morris’ new documentary Tabloid, besides the literally unbelievable story, is the director’s decision to leave whole sections of interview footage uncovered. Minutes go by without b-roll. Instead, we see the exposed footage, jump cuts (…)
Verve Photo Interviews Seamus Murphy
by Eric on November 21, 2011
Verve Photo has posted a nice piece on A Darkness Visible, along with an interview with Seamus Murphy. Read the article here .
A Darkness Visible: Afghanistan by Seamus Murphy
by Eric on November 9, 2011
This one was a beast. Some numbers: 30-plus hours of interviews 26,000 images 9 months of production It was the most complex project I’ve ever undertaken. But now it’s done, and I am so very proud. From the description: Outsiders (…)
Mountain Workshop
by Eric on October 25, 2011
I just returned from the Mountain Workshop in Somerset, Kentucky and, man, were the multimedia students talented. For five days, I had the good fortune to coach Ligaiya Romero, Terri Flagg, and Catherine Spangler. They produced three terrific stories.
Final Cut Pro X: First Impressions
by Eric on July 10, 2011
After spending a week with Apple’s remodeled Final Cut Pro, I wrote a short piece about my impressions for the Mediastorm blog. From the review: Instead of a transition–a continuation of the Final Cut Pro story, if you will–Apple redefined (…)
Editing Stutter
by Eric on July 3, 2011
When you edit a stutter–for instance, someone who says, “I’m going to the, the, the car”–as a general rule try to keep the tail end of the stutter, the final “the.” Cutting there will usually offer the best cadence with (…)
The Five Stages of FCP X Grieving
by Eric on June 30, 2011
Denial: “No support for FCP 7? You’re joking, right?” Anger: “You have to organize clips by date now? What the fuck.” Bargaining: “Just give me multicam support.” Depression “I’m never going to relearn all these new shortcuts.” Acceptance “Hey look, (…)
Scott McCloud Defines Editing by Way of Comics
by Eric on April 23, 2011
Scott McCloud, author of the terrific book Understanding Comics defines graphic novel storytelling as: Juxtaposed pictorial and other images in deliberate sequences intended to convey information and/or aesthetic responses in the viewer. Seems like a pretty good definition of editing, (…)