The 160 Angriest Steps in Cinema History
POINT BLANK (1967) is a perfect revenge crime thriller set in Los Angeles. It can be argued that Lee Marvin's portrayal of Walker is not that far removed from Schwarzenegger's...
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Davinci Resolve Lightbox Looks #2
[caption id="attachment_2865" align="alignnone" width="1952"] 4 projects I have color graded over the last couple months[/caption] (more…)
ALIEN – 1097 Shot Breakdown
[caption id="attachment_2845" align="alignnone" width="850"] Alien (1979) shot breakdown[/caption] (more…)
Music Video Editing Stats
[caption id="attachment_2838" align="alignnone" width="850"] Average Shot Length of 8 music videos[/caption] (more…)
Over 335 Film Editing Tools + Assets: Free Templates / Presets / Plugins for Premiere Pro, Media Composer & Final Cut X
[caption id="attachment_2817" align="alignnone" width="1275"] Free templates, presets, plugins and tools I use every day for my film editing jobs[/caption] I'm always on the lookout for tools and assets...
Old School Film Editing Tip
[caption id="attachment_2717" align="alignnone" width="1886"] thanks to Steven E. de Souza[/caption] Thanks to Steven E. de Souza for sharing this tip. (more…)
Making Video Look Like Film with LUTs
Digital Video is the de facto capture medium for almost all productions these days. The cost, ease and immediacy are all significant factors that make it so appealing. The visual...
Splitting The Focus in De Palma’s ‘Blow Out’
[caption id="attachment_2500" align="alignleft" width="200"] Schneider Optics Split Focus Diopter[/caption] SPLIT DIOPTER A Split Focus Diopter is half convex glass that attaches in front of the camera’s main lens to...
The Best 2 Pages of Screenwriting Ever Written
SPIES LIKE US (1985) was directed by John Landis and written by Dan Aykroyd, Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel and Dave Thomas. This is one of my favorite scenes. The absurdity...
Alfred Hitchcock: Hiding the Cuts in Rope
ROPE (1948) is Alfred Hitchcock's murder/suspense film that showcases the killing in its second shot. ROPE is often described as having no editing...a film that plays out in real-time...but it...