Serious X Editors needed in LA.

[Andrew Kimery]

I didn’t see it on the I Need an Editor FB group (maybe I missed it?). If you can contact Sam I’d suggest telling him to put it there too. Lots of LA based members in that group.

[Bill Davis]

Here’s the text of his post with links:

FINAL CUT PRO X EDITORS

Sam Mestman posted in FINAL CUT PRO X EDITORS
Sam Mestman
February 10 at 10:19am

Hey guys,
It’s official… the industry is starting to shift and open their eyes to X and the biggest problem producers/employers are facing when they look at FCPX is talent pool.
If you’re in LA, and you know FCPX backwards and forwards, I want to talk to you. Please drop me an email at sam@fcpworks.com, and maybe include a list of the types of jobs you’d be looking for, and what your strong suits as an editor are.
Please be specific… I’m looking to place people and find people gigs. Placing you at the wrong place is a lose-lose for both of us. Also, I’m only looking for people who really know the app and workflow inside and out and have worked previously in some kind of professional editing environment (doesn’t have to have been using X).
My perfect world scenario is former FCP7 freelance editors who have fully made the switch and love X now and don’t want to go back.
Anyway, look forward to hearing from you guys! https://www.fcpworks.com
FCPWORKS – FCPWORKS
https://www.fcpworks.com
FCPWORKS is a hardware and software integrator of Final Cut Pro X based professional video solutions…

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[Andrew Kimery]

Ah, so Sam is trying to build a roster of sorts of X editors in LA.

[Bill Davis]

With reason. Focus is about to open. Mike M’s book is nearly ready. And Sam and Noah seem to be really busy. I believe they were in London recently for one client, they just installed X in another high profile long time TV operation in LA and based on the efficiencies their current clients are reporting, others want in. As noted, their largest problem isn’t clients, it’s quilified X editors to fill jobs. Generally, under supply and over demand is good for wages, no?

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[Andrew Kimery]

[Bill Davis] “As noted, their largest problem isn’t clients, it’s quilified X editors to fill jobs. Generally, under supply and over demand is good for wages, no?”

Generally, but this is LA we’re talking about. The land where a studio makes a $200 million movie that does a billion dollars at the box office world wide but somehow never turns a profit. 😉

I hope the word gets out about Sam trying to act as a matchmaker because I rarely (really rarely) see jobs for X posted on the usual job sites/lists.

[Shane Ross]

[Bill Davis] “Generally, under supply and over demand is good for wages, no?”

Not necessarily. When companies out here switched to FCP Legacy, when they couldn’t find FCP editors, they hired Avid editors and had them use FCP. And BOY OH BOY did those guys complain and use the software improperly in all sorts of ways. They caused the biggest messes. But that didn’t matter…they had someone fix it, like the cheap assistant. And they learned on the job.

Shane
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[Sam Mestman]

[Shane Ross] “And BOY OH BOY did those guys complain and use the software improperly in all sorts of ways. They caused the biggest messes. But that didn’t matter…they had someone fix it, like the cheap assistant. And they learned on the job.”

The more things change, the more they stay the same… FCP7 editors have a similar bad habit with X. Bill, thanks for the shoutout (in both threads)! I owe you an email. Everyone else… if you know what you’re doing with X and you live in LA, please contact me.

Sam Mestman
Workflow Architect – FCPWORKS
http://www.fcpworks.com
http://www.wemakemovies.org

[Mitch Ives]

[Bill Davis] ” If you didn’t listen to the naysayers and have real pro experience, they have clients with needs right now. FWIW”

Seriously? I find that offensive. I guess if we were a naysayer, then we don’t have pro experience. Wow…

Mitch Ives
Insight Productions Corp.

“Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfills the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things.” – Winston Churchill

[Bret Williams]

I read it as implying Pro experience WITH X. IOW if you didn’t listen to the naysayers and went ahead and learned X and have pro experience using it…

[Mitch Ives]

[Bret Williams] “I read it as implying Pro experience WITH X. IOW if you didn’t listen to the naysayers and went ahead and learned X and have pro experience using it…”

That would make me a member of a very large group…

Mitch Ives
Insight Productions Corp.

“Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfills the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things.” – Winston Churchill