MAKING OF BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY: EDITOR, BARRY STEVENS

Location Hertfordshire, England, November 10, 1975. On this date, the rock band Queen recorded the video for Bohemian Rhapsody, at Elstree Studios, in just under 4 hours. Editor Barry Stevens then spent 5 hours working at the Trilion Studios in Soho, alongside director, Bruce Gowers, to create what......

WALTER MURCH 2015: FCPX, AVID, PREMIERE PRO

Walter Murch speaks openly about the state of play of the major editing systems in use in 2015. In the aftermath of the end-of-life of the original Final Cut Pro, there are 3 main systems used by professionals: Abobe Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro X, Avid Media Composer. Walter provides his per......

WALTER MURCH 2015: 4K TECHNOLOGY AND BEYOND

In this, the second part of the 2015 interview with Walter Murch, Walter talks about the technological changes we have seen over many decades, and how these have affected the filmmaking process. Walter comments on 4K, now widely available to both professionals and consumers, and how the increased re......

ATOMOS SHOGUN & ATOMOS ASSASSIN: 4K RECORDERS & MONITORS

We speak with Jeromy Young, Atomos CEO, about their flagship product, the Shogun, and their latest release, the Atomos Assassin. Recorded at IBC 2015. **Ninja Assassin** The Ninja Assassin extends the legacy of the Atomos Ninja line up in to the realms of 4K UHD and 1080 60p. Combining profession......

PANASONIC DVX200: 4K, UHD, HD, SD CAMCORDER, FIXED ZOOM LENS, MFT SENSOR

Panasonic's AG-DVX200 4K Handheld Camcorder with Four-Thirds Sensor and Integrated Zoom Lens brings professional features and familiar camcorder ergonomics to the Four Thirds sensor format. It features a single MOS sensor with 4K resolution that captures up to 12 stops of dynamic range with Panasoni......

ATOMOS SHOGUN STUDIO NOW SHIPPING

Atomos Ship Shogun Studio. This innovative dual recording system provides flexibility onsite for many recording situations, including dual recording and playback options. This rack mounted unit would be at home in any OB truck or live/post production facility.

BLACKMAGIC DESIGN ANNOUNCES DAVINCI RESOLVE 12.1 UPDATE NOW AVAILABLE

Blackmagic Design has announced the immediate availability of DaVinci Resolve 12.1 which adds dozens of new features such as remote rendering, 10-bit viewers, new editing and color correction tools, and more. The DaVinci Resolve 12.1 update is available now for both DaVinci Resolve 12 and DaVinci Resolve 12 Studio customers, and can be downloaded from the Blackmagic Design website.

SONY EXPANDS UWP-D SERIES WITH NEW 2-CHANNEL SLOT-IN WIRELESS RECEIVER AND BODYPACK TRANSMITTER

Sony is introducing a new 2-channel slot-in receiver, URX-S03D, and a new bodypack transmitter, UTX-B03HR as part of the UWP-D Series, designed for compatibility with Sonys XDCAM & HDCAM camcorders.

PXW-X400: NEW ADVANCED XDCAM SHOULDER CAMCORDER LAUNCHED BY SONY FOR NEWS AND BROADCAST OPERATIONS

The low-power (22W) camcorder PXW-X400 uses a 2/3 3-chip CMOS image sensor and supports several HD and SD formats including XAVC. Lens options include a 20x Manual Focus Lens (PXW-X400KC model) and a 16x Auto Focus Lens*² (PXW-X400KF model). The PXW-X400 model is body-only with neither lens nor viewfinder.

HEXO PLUS DRONE NOW SHIPPING: DRONE WHICH TRACKS SUBJECT WHILE FLYING

To guarantee constant framing and image stability, HEXO+ combines a fast and responsive drone with proprietary framing and tracking algorithms. The built-in library of cinematic camera movementsdeveloped with motion picture expertsenables you to create compelling, professional-grade imagery using HEXO+ and your GoPro camera.

ALEX4D ANIMATION TRANSITIONS FOR FINAL CUT PRO X

Need to animate while editing your story Alex4D Animation Transitions is a pack of Final Cut Pro X transitions you can use to easily animate graphics, text and clips onto and off the screen.

TELESTREAM'S NEW EPISODE 7 NOW AVAILABLE

Telestream has announced that the latest version of its Episode video encoding software is now available.

REDROCK MICRO RELEASES NEW IOS REMOTE APP FOR ONE MAN CREW DIRECTOR

Mobile app and parabolic motorized slider combine to speed setup, enhance interview intimacy

CANON XC10 PROFESSIONAL CAMCORDER REVIEW

Adam Loretz from The Filmmakers Worldshop gives a very honest review of the Canon XC10. The combination still and moving image camera is capable of recording 4K/Full HD 4:2:2 video and 12MP stills in one palm sized camera

LEICA SL: FULL-FRAME MIRRORLESS CAMERA, INTERCHANGEABLE LENSES, 4K INTERNAL RECORDING WITH 10-BIT 4:2:2 OVER HDMI, SLOW MOTION 120FPS

Leica release the high-end full-frame mirrorless camera the Leica SL, featuring interchangeable lenses, full frame sensor, 10 bit 4:2:2 over HDMI only, 4K internal recording.

ON LOCATION: FILMING WITH THE SONY A7RII WITH CANON EF LENSES

Producer/Director, Scott Wright, gets out on location using the Sony A7RII for filming a promotional dance video. Scott explains why he chose the A7RII - with a background in photography, he finds the Sony to be a tremendous tool for recording both high quality still and moving images. Some interesting comments in the piece about why Scott moved away from his trusted Canon 5D Mark III to the Sony large-sensor mirrorless system.

Walter Murch 2015

Walter Murch is a hero of mine. Just take one look at his film credits and you can see he is a walking encyclopedia of cinema history, having worked on amazing movies including two of the Godfather films, The Conversation, Apocalypse Now, American Graffiti, Ghost, The English Patient, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Cold Mountain and many other movies which have defined cinema in the 20th and 21st centuries.

I first interviewed Walter in 2008 in Las Vegas. He was working with Final Cut Pro (classic) at the time, and had edited Cold Mountain using this system. Walter was enthusiastic about Final Cut Pro and the future of this editing platform.

The next time I interviewed Walter was in 2011, after Apple shocked the world by ending the life of the original Final Cut Pro and launching Final Cut Pro X. This was a time of turbulence in the editing community, with the reverberations of what happened then still being felt today.

It is with this topic that I began the 2015 interview with Walter - Walter explains the current state of play in terms of technology for professional editors, and provides his perspective on what works for him, and his latest experience working with Adobe Premiere Pro.

Over to Walter to explain where he has gone on his editing journey:

http://www.moviemachine.tv/video/walter-murch-2015-fcpx,-avid,-premiere-pro/142198470/

Until the next time,

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