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Apple In Action Le Mans
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[Bill Davis] “Sure that’s what YOU want. And it’s what maybe I want. But how exactly does that benefit the team making the movie? Or is your idea of modern business that if you figure out how to do something and therefore get a lead on your competitors, the “proper” thing to do is to invite the entire world inside your workflow and therefore save them the time of having to do as much hard work as YOU did, so that they can better compete for the same jobs – but easier!!! “
This is what people have been doing at The COW for years.
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[Bill Davis] “Sure that’s what YOU want. And it’s what maybe I want. But how exactly does that benefit the team making the movie? Or is your idea of modern business that if you figure out how to do something and therefore get a lead on your competitors, the “proper” thing to do is to invite the entire world inside your workflow and therefore save them the time of having to do as much hard work as YOU did, so that they can better compete for the same jobs – but easier!!! “
But this goes on all the time. I have a shelf full of books and DVDs that are all about editing or aspects of post production (some conceptual in nature and others more nuts & bolts) and sites like Video Copilot (or various YouTube channels) give away vast amounts of knowledge with their free tutorials.
Me, personally, I’m an open book. I’ve informally taught dozens of other editors in person and I’ll talk about things like workflow development, asset management, etc., until the cows come home if you let me. Online I contribute to a variety of different forums and I’m working on a blog that will be partly about workflow development and nuts & bolts aspects of post. I guess I don’t fear giving away my ‘secret sauce’ because my secret sauce is my experience, ever-expanding-knowledge, resourcefulness and adaptability.
For example, just because I tell someone exactly how I developed a workflow for situation X doesn’t mean it will work for situation Y or Z. New software comes down the pipe, codecs change, there are always new variables and people that just glean knowledge from others (as opposed to thinking critically and building their own knowledge base) will always end up behind because they can’t adapt. They can mimic what they’ve been shown but toss a new variable in their way and the wheels fall off the bus.
I won’t develop a workflow for someone else for free, but I have no problems fielding questions or detailing things I’ve done in the past. Hell, I tell other editors about jobs I find even if I’m applying for them myself (let the best person win!).
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Look, I’m not taking anyone to task here and definitely not Sandeep. The very fact that he’s posting here already puts him in the typical 1% of forum participants who do more than just lurk.
And I, for one, am delighted to spar with people who think I’ve got it all wrong. I’ve noted before that it’s harder to learn and grow if one is surrounded by people who dont challenge assumptions and all think alike.
So maybe saying stuff like this will plant the seed for more people to be more active?
If you come here regularly to learn – think also about whether or not you also have something to share.
Sure we get testy and debate everything. But that’s part of the fun!
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[Andrew Kimery] ” I’m working on a blog that will be partly about workflow development and nuts & bolts aspects of post.”
Looking forward to this! I’ve been developing something similar in my spare time, though more focused on compositing. Maybe we should talk.
[Andrew Kimery] “I guess I don’t fear giving away my ‘secret sauce’ because my secret sauce is my experience, ever-expanding-knowledge, resourcefulness and adaptability.”
+1.
Like you, my value comes from figuring out solutions for the present problem at hand, not having figured out one problem some time ago. What I did yesterday is not what I’ll do tomorrow. Anybody can execute canned solutions, but it’s worth a lot more to be able to figure out what to do in a new situation.
I am not worried about running out of new problems.
Walter Soyka
Principal & Designer at Keen Live
Motion Graphics, Widescreen Events, Presentation Design, and Consulting
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One thing that didn’t dawn on me until just now, is that this “In Action” story was specifically timed to coincide with IBC. It’s a European story intended to speak to editors beyond just a US focus. Since Apple has no official IBC presence, this is in a sense, their substitute.
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And it’d all be faster sagain on an evs.
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Yes, they do this every year. As FCPX is clearly catching on over here we will probably see many more of these testimonies, and not only coinciding with events.
– Ronny
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[Walter Soyka] “Looking forward to this! I’ve been developing something similar in my spare time, though more focused on compositing. Maybe we should talk.”
I’ll make a blog entry titled “The Best Workflow for Compositing” and it will just be a link to your blog!
It’s weird I’ve actually been writing the blog on and off for a couple of years but I haven’t gotten to the point where I feel comfortable presenting it to the world. I think I’m getting close though and I’m trying to pre-write more posts so that even when I’m swamped with work I can update the blog with evergreen content.
[Walter Soyka] “I am not worried about running out of new problems.”
On some gigs I wish I could run out of problems. lol
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