Motion tracking and rotoscoping are foundation skills for visual effects, finishing and motion design. Whether it is replacing screens on phones, adding digital makeup, set extensions, sky replacements or simply cutting animated roto-masks; editors and artists are expected to handle almost any task.
MEW TECH TALK: : Asset Management - Making Life and Work in Production and Post Better
Nathan Wadding, Director of Post Production for Mind Over Media, will discuss how implementing an asset management and tiered storage infrastructure helped Mind Over Media not only better manage projects and media, but allowed them to scale their business by offering clients new and far more efficient media services. Nathan will share his experience building a tapeless infrastructure and the pain points of using and migrating from a legacy SAN infrastructure to an agile tapeless infrastructure. He will cover everything from the internal changes they undertook to take full advantage of new technology and workflows to the bottom-line benefits for account directors, producers, editors, assistant editors, and engineers.
Come See MEWShop at DV EXPO EAST - Booth #36 on June 19th!
Inside The Cutting Room With Bobbie O'Steen Featuring Stephen Rotter
Andrew Weisblum: The Versatile Editor - From The Guild
Post Script: 'Moonrise Kingdom,' 'Black Swan' editor Andrew Weisblum
Manhattan Edit Workshop launched its “Inside the Cutting Room” series last month with a sit down with editor Andrew Weisblum, ACE. Hosted by author/film historian Bobbie O’Steen, the two-hour event looked at Weisblum’s career as a film editor and his relationships with two very different directors: Wes Anderson (The Darjeeling Limited, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Moonrise Kingdom) and Darren Aronofsky (The Wrestler, Black Swan).
Inside The Cutting Room Kicks Off the 2013 Speaker Series With Andrew Weisblum, ACE
Headlining the first installment of the 2013 Inside the Cutting Room speaker series, held on February 21, is master film editor Andrew Weisblum, A.C.E. whose critically acclaimed work includes Moonrise Kingdom, Black Swan, Fantastic Mr. Fox and The Wrestler. O’Steen further comments, "I am honored to welcome Andrew Weisblum as our first guest. His talent and insights about the editing process are an inspiration." Together, they’ll screen and discuss key scenes from Weisblum’s body of work. Weisblum adds, “I'm excited to have an opportunity to talk about my collaborations and explore a bit of the process of how these films ultimately came together.”
Manhattan Edit Workshop Presents: The Art of Visual Effects with mocha Pro and eyeon Fusion
Ross Shain of Imagineer Systems and Jeff Krebs of eyeon Software to give presentations and demos of mocha Pro and eyeon Fusion, respectively; attend the FREE demo night for a discount on the mocha Pro AE workshop on January 12, PLUS a chance to win a full seat of mocha Pro (value $1495) and a full seat of eyeon Connection/Fusion (value $2495)
Inside The Cutting Room with Bobbie O'Steen at NYU Cantor Film Center on November 8th
Please join renowned author Bobbie O'Steen ("Cut to the Chase," "The Invisible Cut") for an in-depth discussion with master film editor Tim Squyres, ACE, who will screen footage and talk about his work on such films as "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," “Syriana,” "Rachel Getting Married,” and “Life of Pi".
Avid Editors Accelerate Their Skills With a Demo and Class from Manhattan Edit Workshop
Avid Editors Accelerate Their Skills With a Demo and Class from Manhattan Edit Workshop
Boris FX Senior Product Manager Peter McAuley to demo Avid FX v6 and Boris Continuum Complete v8 AVX on October 24th; Avid FX Workshop offered November 10th; register for demo and workshop bundle for discount pricing
Manhattan Edit Workshop Revamps Facility With New Roles in Organization
Jason Banke, MEWShop’s General Manager, will now be taking over as Vice President of Operations; Janet Dalton, who’s been teaching at MEWShop for over eight years, will be the new Director of Education. Together, they will work towards expanding MEWShop’s course offerings to include the latest in editing and visual effects software as well as improve overall operations.
Picture Editors In The Spotlight - Editor's Guild Magazine
ON June 8 and 9, the American Cinema Editors and Manhattan Edit Workshop held the fourth annual EditFest NY at the Directors Guild Theatre in Manhattan. Well-known editors from the worlds of documentary, features, and television presented five Q & A panels and stayed for informal chats with the audiences. They also attended a cocktail party at Le Parker Meridian Hotel Friday night.
Manhattan Edit Workshop and theC47 Present: The Filmmaker's Intensive 2012
Edit Fest 2012: Pros discuss their inspiration
EditFest NY 2012 – The Documentary Edit
As a continuation to the Day 1 recap of Manhattan Edit Workshop’s EditFest NY, Day 2 started off with The Documentary Edit: Non-Fiction vs. The Truth. Moderated by David Zieff, a panel of 4 documentary editors discussed their process of “writing with images”. Each started off sharing a scene from a film they edited, along with anecdotes from having worked on the film, and words of wisdom they had to share from their personal experience…
EditFest NY, 2012 (DAY 1)
A bit late getting my notes up, but Manhattan Edit Workshop held its yearly EditFest NY this past weekend, hosting a number of discussions with feature film, documentary, and commercial editors. The Friday night kickoff at the Director’s Guild of America Theatre, titled “The Lean Forward Moment”, had moderator Norman Hollyn (The Cotton Club; Heathers;), leading a panel of 4 editors who each shared a 5-10 minute scene that inspired them to become an editor. Here are some of the highlights that they shared…
Filmmaking And Creative Superstars Share Stories From The Cutting Room Floor at EditFest NY 2012
MEWShop Rocks NAB with Free Hands-on Training | Session 'Playlist' Includes all the Favorites
MEWShop Presents: Inside The Cutting Room With Bobbie O'Steen Featuring Jay Rabinowitz, ACE
Please join renowned author Bobbie O’Steen (“Cut to the Chase”, “The Invisible Cut”) for an in-depth discussion with master film editor Jay Rabinowitz, ACE who will screen footage and talk about his work on Night on Earth, Affliction, Requiem for a Dream and I’m Not There. This event is presented by Manhattan Edit Workshop and will take place at NYU’s Cantor Film Center on April 26th from 7 to 9 pm.