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Editing Resources Update for Avid Media Composer

Posted in Chapter 2, Resources, Visual Effects, tagged , , , , , , , , , on December 29, 2014| Leave a Comment »

MediaComposerIn an earlier post regarding editing resources, I discussed a variety of editing programs used by a wide variety of professionals and educators, and here is an update for filmmakers interested in Media Composer by Avid.  Cengage Learning offers a number of titles designed to teach use of Avid Media Composer and its editing, effects, and sound programs.  These include: Media Composer 6: Professional Picture and Sound Editing by Woody Lidstone, Media Composer 6: Professional Effects and Compositing by David East, Media Composer 6: Part 1 – Editing Essentials by Mary Plummer, Media Composer 6: Part 2 Effects Essentials,  and Color Grading with Media Composer and Symphony 6.  

Another update since that previous post about editing, in which Oscar award-winning editors Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall are discussed, is that the most recent Academy Award winners for editing are Alfonso Cuarón and Mark Sanger, who used Avid Media Composer to edit the film Gravity.  Here are two excellent interviews with Mark Sanger concerning his work on Gravity: one from Pro Video Coalition in which he specifically discusses working with Media Composer and an interview with Moviescope where he talks about the development of his career and his work with Cuarón.

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Spinning New Worlds with Cuarón and Lubezki

Posted in Chapter 4, Chapter 8, tagged , , , , , , , , , on October 2, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Cuarón (left) and Lubezki (center) working with digital techniques on Gravity set

Cuarón (left) and Lubezki (center) working with digital techniques on Gravity set

In an earlier post, I highlighted the work of cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki and director Alfonso Cuarón, featured artists in Moving Images, whose collaboration has generated many of the most powerful and provocative movies of recent decades.  Their current film, Gravity, is sure to offer strong opportunities for studies of the art of moviemaking, as it weaves together technology, visual communication, storytelling, and the artistry of directing, acting, sound design, and many other departments to craft its narrative and build its thematic and emotional resonance.  A number of thorough and insightful pieces on this movie and Cuarón’s career have appeared in recent weeks.  I highly recommend this article from the Directors Guild of America.  In addition, if you have not visited the DGA site, you will find that it is an unequaled resource, particularly for its extensive interviews with dozens of directors.  Also, New York Magazine published a superb piece by Dan P. Lee – The Camera’s Cusp: Alfonso Cuarón Takes Filmmaking to a New Extreme with Gravity – in its September 22 issue.    

George Clooney, Sandra Bullock, and Alfonso Cuarón making Gravity

George Clooney, Sandra Bullock, and Alfonso Cuarón making Gravity

For an initial investigation into some of the science in Gravity, here is a video in which Cuarón and space.com’s @DavidSkyBrody discuss scientific aspects of the creation of this movie.

It is my plan to return to this post with more links to lessons associated with this movie or material that emerges once it is released.  Stay tuned.  And maybe I’ll see you at the movies on the day of its release.

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