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Showing posts with label Final Cut Pro. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Final Cut Pro. Show all posts
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Saturday, December 8, 2012
Why I'm not writing about the VS Fashion Show this year
Two things:
I'm not going to write about the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show this year. I was irritated by it. The looks weren't as jaw-droppingly gorgeous as last year or the year before and I have a bone to pick with Rihanna. I'm not that big of a fan of her music and I don't particularly like her attitude as of late - especially after the coverage of her 777 Tour. I was a little disappointed with VS for hosting her.
I was also disappointed with the "paparazzi style" camera work this year. Yes, I know it's their thing but it felt like they were overdoing it this year. Normally, you get cool shots of the girls in slo-mo (which they had), and doing cute poses (which they did) but I don't think some of the girls got the love they deserved. In the Calendar Girls segment (where Miss January got barked at as they were trying to figure out if they should keep the hat or lose it - normal backstage shit but we don't need to see that), I don't remember seeing Miss November at all! And they could've showcased the beauty that is Liu Wen - especially since she had all that beautiful work done for the Circus segment!
The reception to this look hasn't been good but I think it's gorgeous! I thought it was one of the better looks since I still heart Carnivale. She was a vision and I loved it!
And to spare you of my Avid drama at work, I've started a blog to chronicle my uneasy transition.
I hope to maybe connect with other FCP-to-Avid users and maybe swap stories or get / share tips. Feel free to follow! If I get enough followers, I might open the submissions for editors, motion graphics artists, graphic designers and other artists to share their stories as well!
I hope you all have a good weekend!
I'm not going to write about the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show this year. I was irritated by it. The looks weren't as jaw-droppingly gorgeous as last year or the year before and I have a bone to pick with Rihanna. I'm not that big of a fan of her music and I don't particularly like her attitude as of late - especially after the coverage of her 777 Tour. I was a little disappointed with VS for hosting her.
I was also disappointed with the "paparazzi style" camera work this year. Yes, I know it's their thing but it felt like they were overdoing it this year. Normally, you get cool shots of the girls in slo-mo (which they had), and doing cute poses (which they did) but I don't think some of the girls got the love they deserved. In the Calendar Girls segment (where Miss January got barked at as they were trying to figure out if they should keep the hat or lose it - normal backstage shit but we don't need to see that), I don't remember seeing Miss November at all! And they could've showcased the beauty that is Liu Wen - especially since she had all that beautiful work done for the Circus segment!
The reception to this look hasn't been good but I think it's gorgeous! I thought it was one of the better looks since I still heart Carnivale. She was a vision and I loved it!
And to spare you of my Avid drama at work, I've started a blog to chronicle my uneasy transition.
I hope to maybe connect with other FCP-to-Avid users and maybe swap stories or get / share tips. Feel free to follow! If I get enough followers, I might open the submissions for editors, motion graphics artists, graphic designers and other artists to share their stories as well!
I hope you all have a good weekend!
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Good-bye Final Cut Pro...Hello Avid!
The last few days have been rough. We filmed part of our education pieces, feverishly packed releases and most recently, I had to disassemble my office (again) and rearrange it (again) so that my workstation can transition from Final Cut Pro 7 to Avid Symphony 6.
Hello, my name is Katzi and I'm...I'm...stumped.
I haven't touched Avid since their FCPX disaster known as Avid Xpress DV and that was...errr...roughly a decade ago. That's a long time out of the Avid game. Granted, ALL editing systems do exactly the same thing - well, almost - and now I'm having to undo all the "bad habits" I learned in Final Cut and transition to the industry standard.
While it's great and everything, I'm super intimidated because once again, I'm thrown to the wolves on my own. Maybe I'll channel my inner Liam Neeson via The Grey and do some makeshift Wolverine claws with broken bottles and go balls to the wall (my usual way)
OR
I can get my shit together and just make it work, dammit!
My problem is that I'm impatient. I'm also a visual learner. I also need some kind of support system. And I also need someone to remind me that it's okay to walk away. I shouldn't have to go through this alone and I know some Avid savvy folks but it all comes down to time and money. They'll want to be paid for helping me since I'll be the one "officially" on the clock but we just don't have those resources yet and that makes me sad. I guess the only support system I have is the notepad I took bare bones notes on and my dear friend, Google.
To tell you the truth, I've been counting down the days until my office upgraded to Avid and now that it's here, I'm a nervous wreck. Sure, I want nothing more than to have the title of Avid Editor under my name but now, I'm wondering if I should stick with it or keep my focus where I've been keeping it - with my true love: After Effects.
Maybe I have cold feet. Maybe it's first day jitters. Either way, I'm nervous that it'll take me more time than I thought to break all my bad habits and time is something I don't have at work, unfortunately. I should probably calm down and collect my thoughts.
I'm grateful for this opportunity and I'm super grateful that the company switched to Avid so I just need to chill, reorganize my brain and take it one day at a time...
My old man said: Remember, you control it, it does not control you. Well said.
Hello, my name is Katzi and I'm...I'm...stumped.
I haven't touched Avid since their FCPX disaster known as Avid Xpress DV and that was...errr...roughly a decade ago. That's a long time out of the Avid game. Granted, ALL editing systems do exactly the same thing - well, almost - and now I'm having to undo all the "bad habits" I learned in Final Cut and transition to the industry standard.
While it's great and everything, I'm super intimidated because once again, I'm thrown to the wolves on my own. Maybe I'll channel my inner Liam Neeson via The Grey and do some makeshift Wolverine claws with broken bottles and go balls to the wall (my usual way)
OR
I can get my shit together and just make it work, dammit!
My problem is that I'm impatient. I'm also a visual learner. I also need some kind of support system. And I also need someone to remind me that it's okay to walk away. I shouldn't have to go through this alone and I know some Avid savvy folks but it all comes down to time and money. They'll want to be paid for helping me since I'll be the one "officially" on the clock but we just don't have those resources yet and that makes me sad. I guess the only support system I have is the notepad I took bare bones notes on and my dear friend, Google.
To tell you the truth, I've been counting down the days until my office upgraded to Avid and now that it's here, I'm a nervous wreck. Sure, I want nothing more than to have the title of Avid Editor under my name but now, I'm wondering if I should stick with it or keep my focus where I've been keeping it - with my true love: After Effects.
Maybe I have cold feet. Maybe it's first day jitters. Either way, I'm nervous that it'll take me more time than I thought to break all my bad habits and time is something I don't have at work, unfortunately. I should probably calm down and collect my thoughts.
I'm grateful for this opportunity and I'm super grateful that the company switched to Avid so I just need to chill, reorganize my brain and take it one day at a time...
My old man said: Remember, you control it, it does not control you. Well said.
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