A recent query put out on the TIVA listserv got me thinking. This is a subject that has come up here on an almost daily basis for the past year, and we decided this would be a good time to poll the professional community. The School of Communication trains students in both broadcast news […]
Kickstarter Proves Independent Funding Is Here To Stay
At this year’s Sundance Film Festival, which took place in Park City Utah last week, 10% of the screened films were all funded through Kickstarter. And according to The Creators Project, some of them have also been picked up for distribution. This is great news for independent film makers and creative ideas for two reasons,
Final Cut Pro X Upgrades Now Available
In an attempt to cater to all the people that took to the interwebs to complain about Final Cut Pro X — Apple issued a free update to the software, as well as a free 30-day Trial.
Final Cut Pro(fessional) Returns: Apple Makes FCP Studio Available For Purchase
The only people that are probably saddened by this news, are the developers behind Avid and Adobe Premiere. Apple has listened to the whines of their loyal customers, and made Final Cut Studio 3 back on sale!
Encountering The (E)Learning Curve All Over Again
I’ve spent the past week or so on the brink of poking my eyes out with a hot fireplace poker thingie. At least that amount of searing hot pain would cancel out the throbbing headache that has made my eyes bulge out of my head — Diego Rivera style. All of this has been brought on […]
Does X mark the spot? It makes me, pause.
To FCX* or not to X. That is the question. I have been asked to sit on a (WIFV) Women and Film and Video Panel to discuss the implications of FCX* on the professional marketplace. Let me give you a little background about me and RedEye and our chronicle with various Edit Controllers.
A New Point Of View
Is blinking a more significant process than just wetting the eyes? Could it perhaps be the dissection between two complete thoughts or images like that of a film cut? Famous editor of Apocalypse Now and The GodFather, Walter Murch thinks so…


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