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Brave new world. Again.
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[Bob Woodhead] “Well, the screens (2) were…. really big… don’t know size, but there were over 500 people in the room, and the projectors getting the ProRes 1080 signal were Christies. And the sound was… well, loud. As was the applause at the end.
So…. ummm…. I guess I failed?”
Now you’re starting to understand things, Bob.
What’s important is that you do your work the same way that we other professionals do it.
This creates a “cone of professionalism” that other pros recognize and appreciate. This, in turn, reinforces the important concept that money spent buying the same gear as everyone else, including the same meters, monitors, keyboards and fancy chairs (I LOVE MINE!) and putting it in the same type of commercial space (hip, but largely rectangular since, you know, walls) is a key element in the recipe for success.
In the face of that, your personal laptop generated success in this instance must be slotted somewhere between a silly fluke and downright worrisome.
After all, the commercial real estate industry is counting on our humble trade to do our share to make them more wealthy…
So get on board, darnit.
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[Andrew Kimery] “So, fundamentally, you seem to agree with Michael’s idea of a proper (ideal?) editing environment. You wanted an acoustically dead room and you got it (even w/out some of the suggested materials). You were concerned about the color of the walls but the distance from you to the wall is such that it is a non-issue. It sounds like the size of the space helped you achieve your goals.
Out of curiosity if you did have sound reflection problems and the teal was impacting your color perception would you have added the sound proofing panels and changed the color of the walls?”
Absolutely.
When I did this project some 15 years ago – my goal was to take the unneeded haybarn on our new property and create as close to a “professional” editing environment as I could. And I think I was reasonably successful.
The problem is that over those 15 years, virtually EVERYTHING has changed about the work that I do and the way I need to do it.
Back in the beginning, most of my delivered programs were between 30 minutes and 90 minutes in length. Today, the average is about 4 minutes.
I worked on BetaSP, then DVCAM. Now I haven’t touched a tape in 5 years.
My cameras I shot with typically cost between $15k to $40k now I primarily shoot DSLR (sub-$4000) unless the project calls for something else, then I rent.
So while I have a purpose built studio – I honestly don’t think I truly need it to do 80% of the work I get paid to do. Not with 80% of my content is generated in the field vs 20% shot in studio, and 100% of the time I feel I’m more productive and work better running FCP-X on my laptop than I ever was running Legacy on my Mac Pro and Cinema Display.
Simple as that.
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Back to the SoShare saga for a moment – I won’t clutter this forum with any more “off topic” stuff from this post on…
I just discovered that SoShare has a Facebook page, the perfect place to put our input on the Beta, and request features and improvements. They are looking for input, so I posted my thoughts and experiences so far. I know a client of mine who’s a Mac user was disappointed that there’s an OS limitation on getting SoShare working. There’s a place to put those comments:
https://www.facebook.com/SoShareIt
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[Chris Harlan] “[Jeremy Garchow] “It went from A-Ha moment while drinking coffee in a situation that was obviously beyond Bob’s control, to you must edit in a pristine bordello with a cleaning service while trying to avoid getting your eyes plucked out to be a professional.”
No, it didn’t go there. Or rather, if it went there, I missed it. HOWEVER, I would be ver interested in seeing it go there, so if you can steer it that way, I would be most appreciative.
“Yes, Chris. IT DID GO THERE. If you’d bothered to read the whole thread you wouldn’t be all up on the J-Man and in his face about “pristine bordellos.”
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[Chris Harlan] “in his face about “pristine bordellos.””
Any chance this will replace jumbo shrimp as the finest modern oxymoron?
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with the greatest respect – not going for an FCP debate classic here –
I broadly take the point, and that the point should be aggressively argued, that editing is gone a long way from being in a guild enclosed white tower.
All cool. Also I would like to edit in a purpose converted barn – very much.
But you seem hell bent on conflating technological advances with some really over argued – I can do it on a lappie in a crowded coffee shop with sony headphones – style mission statement.
I get you like to propose positions, I do too, but the idea that any bustling space is preferable to a quiet, preferably sound dampened room, that allows focus to build, is just taking the mickey. Its fun to argue it, but, while we’re not concert pianists, editing benefits greatly from a quiet environment, with speakers that are broadly trustworthy when you are stabbing control + and – on the DB. basically editing tends to be solitary on the whole quite a bit of the time. we all know this.
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[Jeremy Garchow] “I am not advocating editing in a coffee shop.”
Screw the coffee shop. I edit on PLANES!!!
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[David Lawrence] “Screw the coffee shop. I edit on PLANES!!!
“Convenience and form factor are not allowed on this forum.
Unless, of course, you meant “planes” in the singular; as in, you have your own airplane converted to a perfectly lit and pristine bordello-like setting with cleaning services and eye stabber protectors. Then (and only then) will editing be allowed on planes around here.
Otherwise, you are bottom feeding scum-of-the-earth like the rest of us plebes.
Please post your edit plane pictures for verification by the Edit Suite Authoritiarians (ESA). If you obtain ESA verification, your Banner of Edit Suite Non-convenience Memorial Plaque will arrive by UPS Ground in 7-10 business days. The ESA requires at least 4 85″ plasma screens in your non-convenient suite in order for you to be considered for Bannerism.
Good luck.
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Jeremy, had I been editing in a coffee shop whilst reading that last post, my laptop would have been covered in the coffee I spat out when reading it!
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[Jeremy Garchow] “Please post your edit plane pictures for verification by the Edit Suite Authoritiarians (ESA).”
The American Coffeeshop Editors Guild is accepting nominations for the 2013 ACE Awards. Pending approval by the ESA of your venue, your coffeeshop-edited video can be entered in the following categories:
– Best Edited Turnaround: for those films that were supposed to be a comedy, but due to the cute barrista at the counter, resolved into a “Memento-esque” reverse unfolding dramatic storyline (likely caused by misplaced keystrokes). A photo of the barrista is optional, but enhances your odds of winning.
– Best Edited Picture of Mary Magdalene created by Coffeecup Rings on a Script
– Best Edited Half Hour Series that Should Have Been an Hour But The 2nd Drive had a Double Latte spill on it
– Best Edited Story to the IRS How Your 72 Hour Stay at a Starbucks is Indeed Tax Deductible
Good Luck!
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