Matt Doe
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I would stay away from the 200 gig HD for the macbook pro, it runs at a slower RPM, and for photoshop and if you do any video you want atleast the 7200 rpm. If you are worried about space, get an external that runs firewire 800.
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I am in the same boat as you. I graduated last may from college with a degree in Broadcast Journalism, though my heart is in long form fiction/non-fiction work. Prior to graduating I contacted a local well known post house whom offered avid classes. I got to talking with the coordinator of the Avid school and asked if I could have a tour of the facility. A few days later I met her in person and was given a tour and talked about the Avid classes. Jump to a few months later, recontacted her and found out they had postponed their school program because of renovations, was bummed about that, but the next words out of her mouth were great, she mentioned they were hiring for the upcoming political season so I jumped at the chance and sent off my resume. A few weeks later I got the call and was offered a full time position in the client relations side of the company, which I accepted.
Jump to right now as I type I am sitting the office, still on the client relations side but the opportunities that I have had over the 8 months or so I have worked here have been great and I hope to move into the technical side in a few months. I have met some great people and have been editing side projects for them as well and started my own video podcast for a hockey team I played on at school to keep editing.
This is all a long winded way of saying get your foot in the door whenever you can, doing whatever, yes I did not start out in the technical/edit side of this company, but everyone here knows I want to edit and I have sort of become the “you know final cut pro right…”guy for all those random questions from co-workers. There are dues to be paid, and I feel I am paying them now and am reaching the end of that period and look forward to getting into the things I really want to do.
In the end, the year I will have spent doing client relations work will make me a better editor and will allow me to truly cherish the job of editing once I finally realize my goal.
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I would say go with the 17, especially since they upgraded the resolution, if you think about it you are really carrying around a 20 inch screen in a 17 inch case when it comes to resolution. I have a 2 year old 17 inch powerbook which was used as a desktop replacement for a while, but has now turned into a portable option as I have recently purchased a Mac Pro desktop for home. My powerbook lacks the upped resolution of the new MBP’s but the larger screen area, compared to the 15, especially when working in FCP for example is great to have, though whenever I could I would run a dual monitor set-up with the DVI port from the powerbook. Trying to work in FCP on a small screen is very frustrating. While you will be a happy camper with either one, I think the overall experience will be better with the 17.
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Could you provide some more information, or some personal experience. How will having a good relationship with the still photographer impact my video, other than perhaps using some of the stills in the video.
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Thanks everybody for the tips, lots of great information which I will store away in my brain.
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I recently picked up the Pag stabilizer system.
I have yet to take it out on a serious shoot, but messing around with my XL2 and the unit, it works great. I love the pan and tilt (X, Y, and even Z axis movement) functionality in the unit. Produces some pretty decent tracking shots as well with the spring rod which clips into the belt. It lacks the modular aspect of the DV Rig Pro, but I think it makes up for it in other ways. The unit is very solid in construction. I would recommend this unit to anyone looking for a shoulder support system.