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How many of you have ever found yourselves racing wildly to make a weekend movie at the local art house only to see the lights already dimmed when you arrive and the trailers halfway through? This scenario is so galling because, simply, if you love movies, then you probably also love trailers. more >


Desktop Revolution: Non-linear Editing
Just as the word processor replaced the typewriter,nonlinear editing systems have revolutionized film post-production. although Avid is the industry standard, increasingly, editors of low-budget films are embracing Final Cut Pro as their system of choice. Scooter McCrae talks with editors at New York's the edit center about the pitfalls of editing DV features using Final Cut Pro and offers two case studies of films currently in post-production. more >


Cut & Paste
Nonlinear technology, final-cut negotiations, MTV - all have conspired to reshape the state of film editing. As with graphic design, where advances in computer technologies have made the once pain-staking craft of typesetting as simple as click-and-drag, cut-and-paste, so too with film editing. The emergence of digital workstations and faster AVID software have allowed directors and editors easy facility to rethink, review, and in a sense re-shoot their films. However, it is not simply the availability of advanced technology that rewrite today's editing language. Market considerations (such as rights to final cut, test screenings, and cable or television deals), the influence of new visual media (like music videos, CD-ROMs, and internet activity) and the influence of national cinemas from Iran to Hong Kong to India, all conspire to either reform or retard film editing. more >

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