Ken Harper
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Congratulations! I have recently joined COW and have been impressed from minute one with the wealth of knowledge and experience in one place. Rafael has always provided clear insight and answers to common and uncommon questions and I am glad to see him recognized for his contributions!!!
Ken Harper
Sr. Editor/Director of Technical Operations
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Rafael is right. It is always better to use the higher quality codecs when possible. I use DVCPro50 for some of my corporate and web based but ProRes for most and for commercials.
Ken Harper
Sr. Editor/Director of Technical Operations
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Jeff,
I delivered a QT PhotoJPEG 720×480. Their web guys then encoded it.
KenKen Harper
Sr. Editor/Director of Technical Operations
Moving Pictures, Inc. -
We just finished a series for PerkinElmer. Here is one.
https://las.perkinelmer.com/Catalog/CategoryPage.htm?CategoryID=Thermal+Analysis
Also, we did a series for the Epilepsy Foundation.
https://www.epilepsy.com/epilepsy_therapy_projectKen Harper
Sr. Editor/Director of Technical Operations
Moving Pictures, Inc. -
iStock has a free fly thru https://www.istockphoto.com/file_closeup.php?id=5487860 If you are not a member sign up is free and it is an excellent resource.
Ken Harper
Sr. Editor/Director of Technical Operations
Moving Pictures, Inc. -
On my system the AJA box controls the outputs. I have 2 SDI outs that can be set seperately. Check you output device.
Ken Harper
Sr. Editor/Director of Technical Operations
Moving Pictures, Inc. -
Your right, it important to use restraint when adding effects.
Simply put dissolves are called transitions for a reason. they take the viewer to a different place. And effects are just that.
The single most effective way to sting a series of images or thoughts together is the cut. When I first started in this industry I was using an RM440 and two 3/4 decks. Cuts were all you had. And you learned how to effectively use them to tell a story.
Todays non-linear systems provide so many transitions and effects that many producers and editors feel that because they are there you have to use them.
As I look back over the years most of what I have done of note have been cut driven shows. Most films and high-end commercials are cut driven.
Effects are the spice you add after you have prepared your meal.
Ken Harper
Sr. Editor/Director of Technical Operations
Moving Pictures, Inc. -
James,
Your right there are a variety of plugins and FXs for filmlook, but there is a simple way for you to acheive what you want. First add a DeInterlace effect and set it for max smooth. Next add noise to simulate grain adj to taste. Add contrast, and finally increase saturation. You will have to play with settings to get what you are looking for but these are the ingedients. Here are some videos I did with some purchased filters try to get close. Send me a link when finished. Good luck.
https://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1466312362831383806https://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2237148721304164297
Ken Harper
Sr. Editor/Director of Operations
Moving Pictures, Inc. -
Sharon,
I have been editing for 25 years and the only time I ever used a resume was right out of college. Since then it has been reputation and my reel. Editors are artists and prospective employers want to SEE your work, not read about it. Also, you need to know alittle about the type of work the company you are looking at does and taylor your reel to show similar work or sytle. Good luck!Ken Harper
Sr. Editor/Director of Operations
Moving Pictures, Inc. -
There is only one rule I try to follow, does it feel right. This is art and the rules are fluid. They change with each new artist that changes conventional approaches. Errol Morris https://www.errolmorris.com/
Pioneered cuts to black. I used this myself and the piece won a number of awards. https://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4440166859378139487