Thank you Apple – and don’t change course. Please

[Mike Stevenson]

touche.

[Mike Stevenson]

I really am that passionate when I see someone ridiculed for something as trivial as using an NLE. I’ve been on this forum almost religiously since it launched and not once did I feel the need to comment until today. Yes I created an account for it.

And no, I’m not a kid… Although sometimes I wish I still were. Kids have an infinite amount of creativity and I think we could all learn a thing or two from them on a fundamental level. Not surprising that the vast majority of the youth prefer X. These are the editors that will replace us in not too many years. You’d be surprised at the talent that is out there.. Take a break from here and cruise on over to vimeo.

It seems to be that you’re called an amateur here unless you whip our your you know what and start beating your chest to the tune of how experienced you are. So here goes: I’ve been cutting for 12 years. I have spent 7 of those years in mid sized facilities, one being offline and the other online based. I’ve dealt with very complex workflows for many shows similar to the ones I was bashing earlier. And OBVIOUSLY I understand why people are annoyed. But to this degree?? Come on! I’m a sarcastic guy and I apologize if you took my comments the wrong way. Just trying to give the haters a bit of their own medicine.

[Michael Gissing]

Mike, I think that there are very few real haters just as there are few actual fanboys. Too often people jump to those labels.

My take on the majority of the posters here is that they are certainly strong and definite in opinion but at the end of the day we just aren’t that in love or hate with a piece of software or a particular company.

So lets keep the comments to software & hardware and not trash talk about who is the most professional or the greatest fanboy/hater.

[Mike Stevenson]

Wise words, kind sir. Very much in agreement.

[Christian Schumacher]

[Mike Stevenson] “Or are you just scared that X is making 15 year old skateboarders edit circles around you on their macbook airs while popping kick flips. Hate on those that support X all you want, but at the end of the day if they cut their next oscar winning doc on it, and you’re watching their acceptance speech”

Wondering how that is going to be:

– Thanks, dude…[holds prize] How cool is that…Hey, I wanna thank Sky-rider…ahemm…D-Road…err…Psyco-path, definitely Psyco-path my man…don’t wanna forget anyone, but it’s tough ya know? [crowd laughs] Lemme see…Oh! My ipad! Without it this wouldn’t be possible. [throws fist in the air] Thank you, Apple! [crowd cheers]

[Oliver Peters]

[Mike Stevenson] “Not surprising that the vast majority of the youth prefer X.”

Based on what information? I teach college film students in an annual editing workshop. This year (I still used 7), the main interest would have been for Media Composer, if they’d had a choice.

– Oliver

Oliver Peters Post Production Services, LLC
Orlando, FL
http://www.oliverpeters.com

[Andrew Kimery]

Really not coming out w/your best foot forward, Mike. 😉

First off, Mark, the guy you bashed, never bashed Carsten. Secondly, Mark is one of the most level headed, pragmatic people here. Finally, you call out the Coen Brothers for being trailblazers, yet Mark moved Bunim/Murray (the same company you kept bashing) from Avid to FCP years ago at a time when no one thought FCP was up to the task. In an unscripted world ruled by Avid, Mark and his team showed that FCP could excel in a very demanding environment (100+ seats, thousands of hours of footage, etc.,) on broadcast deadlines.

If you want to thank people for pushing boundaries and taking chances when other people are going “Oh, that’s never going to work” you need to be thanking people like Mark.

As an aside, IMO, if any film editor should get credit for pioneering with FCP it should be Walter Murch.

-Andrew

2.9 GHz 8-core (4,1), FCP 7.0.3, 10.6.6
Blackmagic Multibridge Eclipse (7.9.5)

[Mike Stevenson]

Based on nothing. You are right.

[Mike Stevenson]

I will agree that you know far more about Bunim/Murray than I.

And as I mentioned earlier, what I said about the reality series was SARCASTIC and that I TOO have worked on very similar programming. Although I am thankful to have left that end of the industry now. A personal preference, not bashing anyone.

[Mike Stevenson]

HAHAHA! A writer – editor we have here I see.