Archive for the “editing” category
MediaStorm and Oil Spill Commission Collaborate
by Eric on January 13, 2011
I’m proud to announce my latest MediaStorm production, an overview video for the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling. I was charged with creating a six to ten minute project that describes the causes (…)
Teaching FCP at the Northern Short Course, March 2011
by Eric on November 27, 2010
I will be teaching two classes of Final Cut Pro at the upcoming Northern Short Course in Photojournalism in Warwick, Rhode Island, March 10-12, 2011. The first class is for absolute beginners and will focus on organizing your project, the (…)
MediaStorm’s Guide to Using Subtitles
by Eric on November 25, 2010
I’ve written a new post on the MediaStorm blog describing our subtitle workflow. The entry describes how to choose the right font, make aesthetic choices that aren’t distracting, and perhaps most importantly, deciding when to add subtitles and when to (…)
Undesired by Walter Astrada
by Eric on October 3, 2010
I’m proud to announce my latest MediaStorm project, Undesired by Walter Astrada. From the description: In India, all women must confront the cultural pressure to bear a son. The consequences of this preference is a disregard for the lives of (…)
MediaStorm to screen Walter Astrada’s ‘Undesired’ September 30 at Galapagos Art Space
by Eric on September 21, 2010
Mediastorm will be screening Undesired, by Walter Astrada, a project I produced. The screening will be held September 30 at Galapagos Art Space, at 16 Main Street in Dumbo, Brooklyn. Doors open at 7:30. Please RSVP to rsvp@mediastorm.com. From the (…)
Words to Cut On
by Eric on August 22, 2010
Linear storytelling is about progression. It’s about the ordering of events to create a beginning, middle and end and thereby a compelling narrative. As an editor, I constantly ask myself, how do I get from here to there? One road (…)
Council on Foreign Relations Global Governance Monitor: Public Health
by Eric on August 14, 2010
The Global Governance Monitor: Public Health is the fifth installment of the Council on Foreign Relations Global Monitor. I produced the six-minute overview.
Driftless and Surviving the Tsunami Nominated for Emmys
by Eric on July 17, 2010
I’m very excited to announce that two MediaStorm projects I produced and edited have been nominated for the 31st Annual Emmy Awards for News & Documentary. Driftless: Stories from Iowa by Danny Wilcox Frazier was nominated in the New Approaches (…)
MediaStorm’s Guide to Using Apple’s ProRes 422 Codec
by Eric on July 16, 2010
I’ve written a short tutorial detailing when to use Apple’s ProRes 422 codec. You can read it here on the MediaStorm blog.
Two New Projects on MediaStorm
by Eric on July 3, 2010
In my haste to announce my new film Three Women, I neglected to post two other projects recently released on MediaStorm. The first is Lisa Robinson’s Snowbound, which I produced and edited. The project was a bit of a departure (…)