Scott Cumbo
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Should be 4% if my math is right, which is why I edit cause
School was never my thing.With that being said, just eye it. Find a phrase with a nice
P sound and play with the speed. Will take less time than
Waiting for someone to answer you.Scott Cumbo
Lead Editor
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Hey Jake
Mouse is on you , whatever you feel comfortable with. I personally like a simple mouse, wired is fine with a more classic feel. But again, it’s on you.Keyboard- I would suggest a keyboard with keys of whatever Editing program you’re using. Will help you learn
The keyboard shortcuts quicker ( learn to use the keyboard, you will work faster)Speakers, I think on your budget anything you get will be all about the same level.
The best advice I can give you is that equipment will not always make your work better. Practice will. Learn to use what you have in the most efficient way and cut As many projects as you can. Experience will help you more than spending thousands of dollars.
Scott Cumbo
Lead Editor
Bellator MMA/Spike TV -
Andrew,
you ever work on any of the bellator stuff? were you with digital?Scott Cumbo
Lead Editor
Bellator MMA/Spike TV -
[Bill Davis] “All I’ll say is that if you wait for the demand, you risk that if a demand does develop, you may be way back in a line behind thousands of editors who did not. “
I don’t really believe in that. Just a little history about myself. Never went to college(so excuse my spelling), was a musician for a long time which lead to my interest in video. Got into the industry at 30 yrs old as an unpaid “intern” on a dup floor, 2 years later was full time editing at a pretty well known post house in NYC. been working 10 years strait, never a day without work. always staff or permalance. My latest client I’ve been working with for over 4 years with no end in sight. In fact our biggest show ever will be on Spike TV tomorrow night(6/19/2015) 9pm, If you like fights check it out. (end plug)
I feel software is just a tool, relationships is what moves this business and keeps you employed above all else. first 6 years I worked 100% on Avid, Learned FCP on the fly with the client in the room with me. He was fine with it because he wanted to work with me, and the whole show had moved to FCP. only took a few days to get back to the pace i (and the client) was use to.
Plus when you break it down, you really only need to know where those 15 to 20 key functions are on any software. It’s all feel and timing, not rocket science. Most of the bells and whistles you don’t need to get a nice clean cut together. Those things you figure out as you go.
We’re Editors, we get paid good money to think on our feet, think fast, improvise with what we have and make it into something better than the client ever thought it could be. For me, that’s the fun of it. That’s why i love my job (plus the money) Any schlub can learn what buttons to press, the skill is when to press them.
Scott Cumbo
Lead Editor
Bellator MMA/Spike TV -
Hey Andrew,
Thanks for the offer, but it’s ok. I spoke to a bunch of different people, plus been using it on some side gigs. We’re going in that direction, the hard part is finding that downtime to make any kind of switch.Scott Cumbo
Lead Editor
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Bill,
Thanks for the reply and fair enough answer. I don’t post much, but stop by every now and then just to browse and always see you in the middle of these things. To be honest I’ve never touched FCPX, just no demand for it in my little editing world.Scott Cumbo
Lead Editor
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The more you know spots were cut on avid… Just saying.
Bill, I’m curious as to why you feel the need to promote FCPX so hard? Why does it matter if people think it’s the greatest thing on earth, or a kids toy? I’m really just curious, not setting a trap or making fun of anyone.
For the record, I’ll cut on any system, as long as they are paying my rate. To me it doesn’t matter, they are paying for me, not the tool.Scott Cumbo
Lead Editor
Bellator MMA/Spike TV -
Thanks everyone for the input, much appreciated!
Walter, I’m lucky in the aspect that we have an excellent engineering staff that stays on top of any issues.
Thanks again all!
Scott Cumbo
Lead Editor
Bellator MMA/Spike TV -
That’s the main difference in perspective, I always work at facilities. And have been lucky to always have long standing clients.
But here is an example where it can work to your advantage…. We use a freelance Gfx designer, one time we needed a bunch of titles in the same style that he’s done for us in the past, but the budget wouldn’t let us hire him again on that project. He played ball, gave us the project files, we created the titles and he still gets all of our work. Not everyone is looking to F you, a lot are, but not everyone. And I say that as a born and raised guy from queens, NY.To each there own.
Scott Cumbo
Lead Editor
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I never got that “don’t give the project file” thing.
If I was a client and someone refused to give me
The project file of something I paid you to cut, I would never work with you again out of general principle.As an editor though, I would just give it if asked, and if they
Want to go somewhere else for revisions than good luck because obviously they weren’t happy with my work.Scott Cumbo
Lead Editor
Bellator MMA/Spike TV