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***2. WHAT’S NEW ON THE WEB SITE?
Recorded live at the February 2018 Meet.
Getting Creative with LUTs in Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve. In this presentation Jason Bowdach gave a brief introduction into the expansive world of LUTs (or Look-Up Tables) as used in film post production. He gave us a quick look at
what they are, common misconceptions, how they are typically used, and most
importantly, how we can use them as flexible creative tools inside Blackmagic
DaVinci Resolve
http://bit.ly/2uFmr69
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***3. ARTICLES AND THINGS YOU NEED TO READ AND DO
WATCH: Daniel Berube and me talk to Richard Taylor of Final Cut Pro TV all
about the SuperMeet. Learn what you need to know.
http://bit.ly/2H1Dm5n
Can’t get enough of Dan and me talking about the SuperMeet. Well we also
talk to Chuck Joiner of MacVoices. Watch here:
http://bit.ly/2pZ8yuW
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GET: Tickets for EditFest LA and London are now for sale online only. Get
them while you can.
https://americancinemaeditors.org/editfest/
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READ: Amazing story. Cut With FCPX: The Prestigious Period
Mystery-Thriller "La Peste" Surpasses "Game Of Thrones" To Become
The Most Watched Television Series In Spain
http://bit.ly/2JdkaT3
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LISTEN: Editor Kelley Dixon, (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul) talks to
Zack Arnold about going from Assistant Editor to Editor. GREAT interview.
PT.1:
http://bit.ly/2J9c3Hb
PT.2
http://bit.ly/2EebW9E
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READ: The Job of A VFX Editor by editor Evan Schiff
Managing VFX is a daunting subject and a big task, even for smaller films.
It’s so complicated that films that can afford it will hire a separate VFX
Editor just to keep track of the film’s VFX and to create temp comps as
placeholders until the VFX come in.
http://bit.ly/2uFTCGP
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READ: Joe Bini Talks the Art of Editing and Offers a Cautionary Tale for
Editors Everywhere
Good quotes in this. Read until end.
http://bit.ly/2H8Ppy4
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READ: John Wick 2 Editor Shares His Top Career Strategies. An interview
with Evan Schiff.
http://bit.ly/2GtxoZT
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READ: Making the Cut: Lillian Benson, ACE—Drawing on the Intuitive
Self
http://bit.ly/2GN2UWl
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READ: Adobe Muse is no more
https://adobe.ly/2Gs2BwQ
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READ: This will teach you nothing but it is so damn funny and well
done.
http://bit.ly/2uGFopd
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READ/WATCH: Understanding the Power of Film Editing
Jonny Elwan has compiled a few good recent video essays that share
some helpful insights on some of the following concepts:
Editing as the final re-write; controlling the information
What is a good edit anyway?
Improving a performance through editing
Decision making defines character; show don’t tell
Transitions that make a difference
http://bit.ly/2H4RVFv
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***4. SUPERMEET UPDATE: AGENDA SET
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Just ONE week until the Las Vegas SuperMeet. Got your tickets?
Tickets are on sale for only $15.00 each plus ticket fee or only $10.00
for Students and Teachers. Buy them now here as they will be $20.00
at the door:
https://supermeet.com/
The agenda is set and it’s a GOOD one. You can download it here. You
need a PDF reader if reading on your phone.
http://www.lafcpug.org/supermeet_agenda_2018.pdf
We are really excited that Oscar®, BAFTA and ACE Eddie Award
nominated Film editor Dylan Tichenor ACE
will be the featured presenter. Mr. Tichenor received Oscar nominations
for editing Paul Thomas Anderson's There Will Be Blood and Kathryn
Bigelow's Zero Dark Thirty. He's also received a BAFTA nomination for
Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain. He received ACE Eddie Award nominations
for Wes Anderson's The Royal Tenenbaums, as well as There will be Blood
and Brokeback Mountain. Reason enough to go to the SuperMeet, right?
This SuperMeet will once again be the largest gathering of Final Cut, Avid,
Adobe, Resolve and digital filmmakers during NAB Show week. This is
YOUR party and it’s going to be a great one.
What’s else is on the agenda? Awesome presentations and premieres by
Blackmagic Design, Adobe, frame.io, HP/NVIDIA. Atomos and filmmaker
Bradley Olsen who will show us a preview on the documentary on Final Cut
Pro X, Off The Tracks, a movie that hopes to answer the question Why did
Apple make FCPX?
Also there will be 23 software and hardware vendors showing off
revolutionary new ideas and new products for you to drool over. There
will be questions answered. There will be chances to meet the people you
need to meet. And yes, there will be another round of the seemingly
endless World Famous Raffle where right now we have over $101,000
worth of valuable software and hardware to give away. Wow!
Buy your tickets now before we sell out!
https://supermeet.com
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