The Art of Editing in the 21st Century: Creativity and Technology Click Here to Send this Video to a Friend Download Latest Flash Player for Full-Screen Capabilities
Part 1 TRT - 04:49
Virtual HD EXPO - HD Expo NYC September 2008
Kristin Petrovich, CEO/Founder of HD EXPO introduces the panel
Ken McGorry, Consulting Editor of POST begins the panel
Ken McGorry asks the question: How does HD affect the creative process of editing?
Craig McKay, ACE discusses editing & HD
Part 2 TRT - 06:10
John Gilroy, ACE discusses editing & HD
John Gilroy, ACE talks about translating "offline" effects to final delivery
Nonlinear editing is 10 times faster - mental exhaustion versus physical exhaustion
Tim Squyres, ACE discusses editing & HD
With digital, you can try anything which can be good or bad
HD is helpful whether you are shooting in HD or not
Part 3 TRT - 07:46
Michael Berenbaum, ACE discusses editing & HD
Are editors that never physically cut on film missing anything?
Reality programming introduces scriptless editing
Assistant used to stand over an editors shoulder and learn
HD means you can make decisions by watching instead of thinking
Do you get more of your creative on the screen because of the speed?
Editors have become orchestrators - sound, effects, timing - not just picture
Part 4 TRT - 08:31
On a TV show the editor is expected to screen a near finished product for producers
Is it fair to so much is expected from editorial outside the cut?
Sometimes doing the sound really helps the picture edit
The better what you are working on sounds, the better the picture is perceived to be
The expectations are not driven by the people doing the work
Rough cuts are not rough anymore
Part 5 TRT - 07:51
Can you think of a great idea that a non-editor proposed that worked?
Rewriting can be a big component of editing
What happens when temp music cannot be in the final picture?
Editors use temp score to start the conversation with the composer
Part 6 TRT - 08:06
Do composers typically grasp the beats and hits that are needed?
Every technological step forward gets the icing on the cake earlier in the process
Getting more elements in the edit bay helps the creative vision
The final cut is the final draft of the movie
Q and A
What platforms should new editors learn?
What is ACE?
ACE has a student and mentoring program
Part 7 TRT - 06:09
Q and A
Where do you get your storytelling inspiration?
What is your favorite film based on the editing?