Filmmakers Podcast

The audio turnover process for video editors can sometimes be very complex. Woody talks to us about the various aspects including how NLE's like Avid and Final Cut Pro create OMF files and how audio files must be arranged and edited for final output.

Ben talks to us about the process of 3D matchmoving and why it is important to a wide range of VFX work. He also explains what you can do to improve the quality of your matchmoves at the most important stage - when shooting.

Adobe Premiere Pro is optimized to take advantage of lots of meta data. Scott explains how each CS5 software component works in an integrated fashion to create an efficient production and post production process.

Final Cut Pro guru Larry Jordan talks to us about the process of improving the quality of your audio mixes in your Final Cut Pro projects using specific workflows and techniques inside of Soundtrack Pro.

Scott Carrey shares with us his tips, tricks and techniques for acquiring various digital file formats, such as P2 MXF, AVC-Intro, XDCam, HDSLR and even camera phone video files, into Avid Media Composer.

Scott Carrey tells us about some of the most useful websites that every digital filmmaker should be familiar with. Make sure you clear your browser bookmarks to make space for all these great sites from pre-production to production to post!

Misha shares with us how he picks his shots in a rough cut, what those shots mean and how to improve the emotional impact in your cut. He also addresses how to deal with multiple opinions in the cutting room.

While Final Cut Pro is a fantastic storytelling tool, there are still some technical areas where it falls flat. Brent addresses one of the biggest challenges in Final Cut Pro, which is how to manage a large amount of media efficiently.

Trey talks about the most common aspects of creating on-site video segments for corporate events and awards shows. He shares with us the ins and outs of preproduction, production and post. His insights can only come from hist real world experience.

We speak with Ben about video stabilization both from a production perspective, like what rigs you should use, to post production including what cool stabilization plugins you should be aware of for DSLR filmmaking.

Joel talks to us about how to best set up your lights, position your camera and organize your sets in small spaces in a short time with a small crew while also briefing your interviewee.

Award winning cinematographer Marty Mullin gives us some of his tried and true tips & tricks on how to best set up and shoot green screens so that your post production keying is a smooth one process.

In this episode we discuss specific hardware and software options to build a system for Final Cut Pro, Avid Media Composer and Adobe CS5. From capture cards to monitors to storage systems. We cover the good, the bad and the ugly.

In this episode we talk about how to minimize the tedious (but very important) work of tracking, rotoscoping, plus various other VFX techniques, using mocha Pro to do the heavy lifting.

Ben Brownlee shares with us some great tips and tricks of using visual effects plug-ins to enhance the capabilities of Final Cut Pro, Motion and After Effects concentrating on the FxFactory plug-in set.