Know When to Quit

I’ll stop editing a video when you rip it from my cold, dead hands. Not really. But that’s how it feels a lot of the time. I can be a perfectionist. Yes, I admit it. I’m trying desperately to quit that. But, shhhhhh, don’t spread that around....

Video Editing Keyboard

I’m adding these to my filmmaking wish list. They would make video editing so much easier. And they are just affordable enough that I feel like they’d pay for themselves quickly. The full length keyboard comes with a full numeric keyboard. I’m not...

Media Offline

Editing is something I complete loathe and totally love. How’s that possible? Who knows. This weekend, while organizing some footage, I cause myself a few problems. My over-organizing tendencies meant that my Adobe Premiere project was totally jacked up when I...

Editing, editing, editing

One of my biggest bottlenecks in the filmmaking process right now is editing. I imagine that would be greatly improved by finding an amazing editor who could work with me for the long haul. I’m working in that direction. I need my Sally Menke, you know? The...

Update: Short Comedy Film

Earlier this year, I got together with some friends and shot a short comedy. It took a few months to plan but just one day to shoot. Several months have passed since then. Plenty of people have asked how it’s coming along. I’ll tell ya. Last weekend I...

Photo from April Shoot

This weekend I spent some time editing in the weeeee hours of the morning, drinking coffee while the world kept sleeping. (And my dog kept whimpering and starring at me.) It’s like the old days, working on Abandoned Allies. Good times. While watching the footage...