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Postby Kitsuner » Fri Oct 22, 2010 7:14 pm

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Re: So you want to be a "Professional Editor"? Read this first

Postby Enigma » Fri Oct 22, 2010 7:51 pm

Dr. Faux Pas wrote:
JaddziaDax wrote:you planning on getting married kit?

Depends, do you have anyone to recommend for me? |:>

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Re: So you want to be a "Professional Editor"? Read this first

Postby Kaream » Mon Oct 25, 2010 1:19 am

Can't deal with all the consequences of editing for a living. Too risky :roll:
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Postby pan_dbgt01 » Tue Dec 21, 2010 12:19 pm

Work is work. If you like to sit and pick the hell out of things then go for it, it beats quality inspecting. lol Just because someone makes AMVs doesn't mean they would make a good editor. It takes proper knowledge and it's not all fun! I don't do this, but I know the working world and it's a tough world.
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Postby Castor Troy » Wed Dec 22, 2010 9:23 am

Here's a late shout out to Khameleon808 for getting a gig with Disney for his Tron Legacy Fan trailer.

While not exactly an amv, the principle still applies. Congrats man. :up:
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Postby Knowname » Wed Dec 22, 2010 12:58 pm

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Postby Bauzi » Fri Dec 24, 2010 11:14 am

I didn't expect anything else. The industry is a harsh place.

This is the reason why I want to be more of a music video director. I want people around me that I can trust that they can execute my commands and imagionations as I want them to be. It's for sure not a bad idea to have an idea of cameras, editing and post production.
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Postby pan_dbgt01 » Fri Dec 24, 2010 11:47 pm

Never really wanted to be a video editor. I plan to go into Design or Event planning. A creative outlet, but an interesing field with potential.
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Postby McDirty » Sat Dec 25, 2010 3:38 pm

Castor Troy wrote:
Here's a late shout out to Khameleon808 for getting a gig with Disney for his Tron Legacy Fan trailer.

While not exactly an amv, the principle still applies. Congrats man. :up:


I've always enjoyed Khamel's live-action vids. (the Silent Hill vid is my personal fav.) Congrats :up:
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Postby Castor Troy » Sat Dec 25, 2010 4:00 pm

McDirty wrote:Castor Troy wrote:
Here's a late shout out to Khameleon808 for getting a gig with Disney for his Tron Legacy Fan trailer.

While not exactly an amv, the principle still applies. Congrats man. :up:


I've always enjoyed Khamel's live-action vids. (the Silent Hill vid is my personal fav.) Congrats :up:


When I start directing movies, I'll have Kham cut all my trailers = Profit! 8-)
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Postby Castor Troy » Thu Jan 06, 2011 7:57 pm

Just to add some more positive stuff, Edgar Wright who directed Scott Pilgrim, Shaun of the Dead, and Hot Fuzz got his start editing movie clips to Beatles songs. :)

I dunno if those landed him gigs, but that paved his path into filmmaking.
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Postby Kaream » Fri Jan 07, 2011 3:27 am

Scott Pilgrim ey.. really interesting
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Postby McDirty » Fri Jan 07, 2011 7:17 pm

Castor Troy wrote:Just to add some more positive stuff, Edgar Wright who directed Scott Pilgrim, Shaun of the Dead, and Hot Fuzz got his start editing movie clips to Beatles songs. :)

I dunno if those landed him gigs, but that paved his path into filmmaking.


A lot of filmmakers like Christopher Nolan, P.T Andersen, Quentin Tarantino, and Steven Soderbergh first started off at a young age putting together random footage on the VHS player and using different audio sources. Obviously this stuff didn't get them their jobs, but it did benefit them later on in their lives.

Here's a site that might benefit both people who are looking into the career and who are just making AMVs for fun:
http://www.creativecow.net

The site has to offer a lot of information, tutorials, and podcasts on how to use a lot of editing and graphics software.
Some of the demo reels on the site are also pretty good:
http://reels.creativecow.net/demo_reel/t/1

Backstage's How to Create a Demo Reel:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAJNEL3HKjc
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Postby Bauzi » Wed Jan 19, 2011 5:17 pm

I feel a bit like someone treats beginners like shit and I feel exploited. I study Digital Film & Animation and there is an "job" offer on our black board:

Cutter for musicvideos, cutter for a trailer, internet tv and distribution, administrative work, keeping the website up to date,... for 4 months. Than there might be some project with cash involved.

Are you shitting me? Being a personal bitch for 4 months... for free? >_<
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Postby McDirty » Wed Jan 19, 2011 8:42 pm

Bauzi wrote:I feel a bit like someone treats beginners like shit and I feel exploited. I study Digital Film & Animation and there is an "job" offer on our black board:

Cutter for musicvideos, cutter for a trailer, internet tv and distribution, administrative work, keeping the website up to date,... for 4 months. Than there might be some project with cash involved.

Are you shitting me? Being a personal bitch for 4 months... for free? >_<


No kidding. :x

People get this stupid assumption that this business is cheap and free. i hate it when people come up and say, "oh you make video? that's easy, you just point the camera and hit record right?" :uhoh:
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