Heralded as one of the most iconic television series of all time, Vince Gilligan’s Breaking Bad kept audiences on the edge of their seats for five-straight seasons and challenged them to embrace characters that staggered back and forth over the line between hero and anti-hero. Kelley Dixon ACE, Skip MacDonald ACE, Chris McCaleb, and Sharidan […]

Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock (Super-Size Me, The Greatest Movie Ever Sold) is proof that self-made success can be had. And with today’s increasing content demand, there’s never been a better time to get your game on. See our special presentation with Morgan from NAB 2012. We discuss how unique ideas, the right tools, and a […]

ACE Editor Mark Sanger’s work on the 2013 thriller “Gravity” helped the film win seven Academy Awards, including Best Visual Effects. To create the immersive sensory experience critics raved about, Director Alfonso Cuarón took the unusual approach of giving his editing team a lead role in the pre-production process. In this episode of The Rough […]

Editor Alan Edward Bell, ACE is known for his innovative work. His collaboration with director Francis Lawrence on “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire”, turned into a blockbuster film that has grossed over $800 million at the box office. In this behind the scenes interview, Bell offers valuable tips for advancing your career in the industry. […]

Veteran editors Sean Albertson (left) and Paul Harb (right) have a deep history working closely with Sylvester Stallone on action films like Rambo, Rocky Balboa, and their newest collaboration, The Expendables 3. Sean and Paul first joined forces with Sly to edit the film, Rocky. They developed a bond while working together with a team of […]

Spend more time being creative by automating media tasks in the background. Gain more time for creativity with new features that accelerate and simplify file-based workflows. With Dynamic Media Folders, non-creative media tasks such as transcoding, copying, and consolidating can be automated in the background, without disrupting your editorial flow. Plus, you’ll get peace of […]

In this episode of The Rough Cut, producer Greg Spence gives us an inside look at their visual effects process and how they blend great location scouting with digital imagery to make fantasy a reality. With a workflow that often begins on location in the harshest conditions, Greg walks us through a post process that […]

Avid – Tom Graham and Matt Feury talked about what Avid will show on NAB 2013 And also discusses what’s new in Pro Tools 11 and Media Composer 7. Experience the action as it happens from the show floor. http://www.avid.com/nab  

This previously missing gem with features editor Eddie Hamilton was recorded live on our stage at NAB 2012. Eddie shares his passion for the art of editing and gives a behind-the-monitor look at the techniques he used on the films X-Men: First Class and Kick-Ass.

In this episode of The Rough Cut, I sit down with editor Tim Squyres on stage at the 2012 Boston SuperMeetUp. Tim, having just finished editing Ang Lee’s “Life of Pi” the Monday prior, has lots to share about shooting and editing in 3D, the role of the assistant editor on feature films, and his […]

Sign up for the webinar on November 20, 2012 ‒ http://forms.avid.com/forms/ModernFamily?cmpid=70140000000UdQv Join the editing team behind the hit TV sitcom Modern Family—editor Ryan Case and assistant editor Shaheed Qaasim—and host Matt Feury (Avid pro video marketing manager) for a discussion on what it takes to keep America laughing each week. Give Media Composer and ScriptSync […]

AMA makes it easy to access and edit file-based media without transcoding. Now you can use AMA to export files back to the media’s original source format for archiving or final delivery through Avid Media Authoring, which will be available as our partners update/develop their AMA plug-ins. And with new AMA Volume export support, you […]

You may have heard about the ways in which Media Composer can save you copious amounts of time in the editing suite. Now we’d like to show you Media Composer/FCP double agents—and those looking to expand your workflow—how fast and easy it is to work with ProRes using the latest Media Composer family software. Whether […]

Follow Matt on Twitter – http://twitter.com/MattFeury In our 40th episode of The Rough Cut, Matt sits down with Producer and Director, Doug Liman (Swingers, The Bourne Identity, Covert Affairs). Doug talks about his experiences working in both film and television, as well as how to talk Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie into doing your movie […]

Imagine you’ve got major news stories breaking everywhere and an understaffed newsroom coping as best they can with an inundation of content coming in. With the industry’s most integrated, interconnected newsroom solutions, Avid can help you achieve a new level of production capability.