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...
Editing
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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...
3 Low Budget Editing Tips for Action Movies
Every movie has moments of action and intensity. These moments can be physical, emotional, dialog driven or even delivered through camera movement. When Walter White verbally explodes at someone in...
GO DADDY Breaks All The Rules:
The Smart and Funny commercial
Go Daddy has long been known for its sexy commercials with big breasts and racy double-entendres. Their latest commercial has a baker kneading dough, Jean Claude Van Damme and...
117 Free Film Grain & Light Leaks for
Film & Video Editors
[caption id="attachment_2089" align="alignnone" width="1344"] Companies giving away FREE filmmaking assets[/caption] Originally published September 1, 2013 and updated November 26, 2019. An easy way to make your project look more 'cinematic'...
800,000+ Digitized Pages
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Every Filmmaker owes a debt of gratitude to the people in "The Industry" who have come before them. Every creative or technical decision you make on your film, TV show,...
Raiders of the Lost Ark – Fast Cutting & Center Framing
In a previous post, I discussed the power of the "long take" during two scenes in "Raiders of the Lost Ark". This time around, let's focus on the opposite...fast edits...
Video Remixes: Edit To
Creatively Reboot Your Brain
Sometimes an editor/creative person/human being needs to reboot his mental computer. Often when work crushes you down with its repetitiveness and sheer volume...one can get stuck in a place of...