Filmmakers Podcast

We speak with an expert in Avid and Final Cut Pro, Stephen Kanter, about various techniques that allow Avid Editors to utilize Final Cut Pro in a very Avid-like manner.

We speak to Rob Chinn about how to use Aperture 3 as part of our Final Cut Pro editing workflow, including pre-editing and post editing strategies and techniques.

As much as Final Cut Pro has made head ways into the post production world, Avid's Media Composer still dominates Hollywood (broadcast and film). Kevin McAuliffe talks about the differences and similarities of both NLEs.

We speak with VFX artist Ben Brownlee about how he approaches a real-world structured color grading session. He talks about dissecting colors and palettes, how to use varoius rooms in Apple Color, plus secondary color correction.

Scott Simmons discusses the pro's and con's of working with DSLRs during post. From editing using the H.264 CODEC to workflows with all the major NLEs. DSLR are cool for sure, but you need to know how to work around its limits.

Peter Cote, host of 'The DSLR Show', will identify the limitations of DSLRs as a filmmaking tool and how to work around them to make your project look and feel like it was produced by Hollywood.

Motion tracking is a fundamental skill for people working in post-production. Countless everyday tasks rely on some form of tracking across the disciplines. If you are working in VFX, you'll often need matchmoving to mix CG elements with the real world.

It's no secret that two of the biggest enhancements in CS5 are the Mercury Engine and the new metadata workflow. Jan Ozer explains why those features will make your editing life easier.

Who ever thought you could do real compositing inside Final Cut Pro or Avid? With Boris Continuum Complete, you can do some real advanced compositing without ever leaving your NLE. Kevin McAuliffe tells us how!

Your brand defines you post production business and the stories you tell define your brand. Philip Hodgettsl helps you understand how to establish and create you brand by better knowing what business you are in.

Join Rob, as he shares with us tips and tricks on how he uses Adobe After Effects with GenArts Sapphire to bring, otherwise dull footage, to life for nationally recognized corporations.

Bruce Nazarian, a.k.a. 'The Digital Guy', will clear up many misconceptions about authoring Blu-ray including 'I can’t do it on a Mac', 'It takes too long to encode', and the best one of all 'There’s no way I can afford it'.

Diana Weynand inspires us to create a masterful story while utilizing specific features of FCP 7. She tells us tips on how to organize, shape, refine, and share your sequence.

If you are a digital artist interested in taking your post-production workflow to the next level, Barry Goch talks about Autodesk Smoke and how he uses it as a 'high end' finishing system.

Andy Beach answers many questions that were not answered in the full 90 minute webinar about video compression fundamentals and talks about how to apply those techniques to some of today's most popular applications including Episode, Compressor, etc.