The Marriage of Art & Technology: Creating in a Digital World - Panel at Tekserve

New tools and technologies are making editing a greater part of the creative process, providing new opportunities to create, edit and distribute content for every type of screen. Yet many still struggle with how to leverage these new tools in a way that integrates with their current technology investments.

The Innovative Interpretations of Jay Rabinowitz - Editor's Guild Magazine

Whenever editors begin a film, they enter into completely new territory and must adjust to and understand the director's way of working and thinking.  Editor Jay Rabinowitz, ACE, has traveled among a particularly diverse group of directors and has been able to immerse himself in their worlds - while showing the courage and ingenuity to surprise them,, which is what really sets and editor apart.  All of this was in evidence when we discussed and screened some of Rabinowitz's work in December for my "Inside the Cutting Room" series, produced by ProductionCONN and Manhattan Edit Workshop. 

 

Manhattan Edit Workshop Partners with AbelCine; Connects Production to Post

Manhattan Edit Workshop (MEWShop), the cutting-edge authorized digital training destination, is pleased to announce a training partnership with industry leading film and digital media equipment supplier AbelCine.  Their first collaboration, "Hands On: From the Camera to the Cutting Room," is a two-day intensive workshop in the art of shooting and editing narrative and documentary film.

An Evening With Tariq Anwar

It was a rainy Thursday night in late October when I attended a screening and talk by the highly esteemed motion picture editor Tariq Anwar ACE at the Florence Gould Hall Theater in Manhattan.  With a long list of credits to his name, Mr. Anwar’s filmography includes well-known films such as The Madness of King George and American Beauty — which won the Oscar for best picture in 1999.

Editor Tariq Anwar on the Art of Postproduction

Thursday night EditShare sponsored a seminar with Oscar-nominated film editor Tariq Anwar at the Florence Gould Hall on East 59th Street in Manhattan. Despite rain the evening was well attended by writers, directors, and especially editors, and Anwar’s presentation — basically a low-key Q&A session moderated by Manhattan Edit Workshop’s Josh Apter — was fun and informative. Here are a few thoughts he shared.

FCP X Online Training: Manhattan Edit Workshop's Classroom in a Cup

‘Classroom in a Cup: Final Cut Pro X’ infuses humor with logic, helping editors of all skill levels master the new Final Cut Pro X editing application

Davinci Resolve Classes Return For 2012

For those interested in delving deeper into capabilities and features of Blackmagic’s DaVinci Resolve color grading system, MEWShop is now offering two extensive workshops led by International Colorist Academy (ICA) Co-Founder & Instructor Warren Eagles

Manhattan Edit Workshop Gives Back to NYC's Aspiring Youth and Filmmaking Community

From workshops with local student film academies, to sponsoring the Karen Schmeer Film Fellowship, MEWShop has a hand in establishing and guiding New York’s flourishing filmmaking community

Manhattan Edit Workshop Goes Back to the Future - MovieMaker Magazine

In the Six-Week Intensive Course at Manhattan Edit Workshop (Mewshop), students learn how to use editing software like Final Cut Pro and Avid.

But the school also emphasizes the importance of editing history and theory, ensuring that students know how, when and why to use the tools they have been taught. After all, editors who achieve success in the industry must understand the art of editing as well as which keys to press on a computer. The school’s Artists in Residence program hammers home this point by bringing editors to screen and discuss their work, sharing with students the lessons they’ve learned throughout their own careers.

Manhattan Edit Workshop Alumni Land Topnotch Filmmaking and Editing Industry Positions

Six-week students take to the streets with concrete skills and a savvy approach to editing: From NBC Universal and BET to feature films, MEWShop alumni find great success in editing world

Harry Keramidas Takes Manhattan Edit Workshop Student's 'Back to the Future' as This Summer's Artist in Residence

Seasoned Back to the Future editor visits NYC’s top training destination; sheds light on the art of filmmaking for up-and-coming filmmakers and cinematographers

Inside the World of the Pixar Editor: Ken Schretzmann of Toy Story 3 Discusses the Craft - Moviemaker Magazine

The accomplishments of an editor can be both mysterious and underappreciated, and nowhere is this more evident than among the editors at Pixar Studios. I discovered their special role in the animation process when I visited Ken Schretzmann at Pixar shortly after he won an Eddie for Best Edited Feature Film in Animation for Toy Story 3. He then became the focus of my panel at EditFest NY; and after all our discussions I now realize how fully Pixar uses the editor’s talents, one of many brilliant strategies that has led to the studio’s extraordinary success.

Manhattan Edit Workshop Takes Popular Film And Video Editing Workshop Online Via Class On Demand

Manhattan Edit Workshop (MEWShop), the cutting-edge authorized digital training destination, is pleased to announce the upcoming online availability of its most popular training courses for aspiring and professional editors, filmmakers, and cinematographers. In partnering with Class on Demand, the leading provider of professional educational products for creative markets, MEWShop is prepping to take its immersive, hands-on training to the next level. 

Telling Better Stories - A Report from EditFest in New York

This past June 10-11 saw the audtitorium of Manhattan's Directors Guild Theatre full of eager students, editors and other creatives who attended the 2011 American Cinema Editor's (ACE EditFest New York.  Co-sponsored by digital training center Manhattan Edit Workshop (MEWShop), the now-annual East Coast event is supported by the Motion Pictures Editors Guild, as well as post industry mainstays Avid, Adobe, AJA, Autodesk, Blackmagic Design and others. 

Final Cut Pro X Hands-on Training Course To Take Place at Manhattan Edit Workshop

MEWShop students among the first to tackle the industry’s most talked-about new video and film editing tool; Spend two-days with FCP expert Ari Feldman learning all the ins and outs of editing on FCP X

Manhattan Edit Workshop Provides Free BlackMagic Design Davinci Resolve Training Session For Filmmaking Community

Expert colorist and editor Patrick Inhofer to deliver 2.5 hour lecture on utilizing the DaVinci Resolve’s powerful color correction capabilities

MEWShop Captures The Action of EditFest NY 2011 Via Signature Padumentaries Featuring Filmmaking's Finest

Interviews with the industry’s hottest editors and filmmakers – Malcolm Jamieson (Down to the Bone/Treme), David Zieff (Metallica: Some Kind of Monster), Ken Schretzmann (Toy Story 3), Andrew Weisblum (Black Swan) and more.

Mewshop helps editors perfect their craft - Post Magazine

Located in the digital media and entertainment destination of the world, Manhattan Edit Workshop (MEWShop) is open to aspiring and seasoned post production professionals and content creators looking to jump-start or perfect their craft. Combining both the artistic and technical aspects of the discipline, MEWShop (www.mewshop.com) is dedicated to uncovering students’ creative potentials and giving them a strong foundation in the art of editing. Their motto: “Less Starving. More Artist.”

MEWShop Announces New iPhone Application Development Workshops

ew York, New York - April 21, 2011- Manhattan Edit Workshop (MEWShop), the cutting-edge authorized digital training destination, is pleased to present the Mac® development community with two new, in-demand iOS App development workshops. Exploring the fastest growing development trend in the industry, the new MEWShop Art of the App Workshops delve into the power of programming and development on the iOS platform.