Archive for May, 2009

Let’s Talk Edit Theory in Las Vegas, and A Cemetery Skills Competition

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

On Thursday June 11th  @ Convergence 09 I’m going to talk Edit Theory.  Among the things we’re going to talk about is;

Just where does all this stuff about editing come from?

Who made up all these rules?

What’s the rule of six?

Isn’t editing just cutting out all the bad bits?

Seeing beyond the edit, what’s beyond the edit?

Why [...]

More information about The Edit Foundry@Convergence09: How, Why and Apply

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

The Edit Foundry@Convergence09 is 3 weeks away.
The Edit Foundry Faculty is;

Lou Davis, Photojournalist for WTVD in Raleigh-Durham

Matt Rafferty, Video Editor for WJW in Cleveland

And myself, Shawn Montano, Video Editor at KWGN/KDVR in Denver
The 3 of us have been a team for 4 years.  Teaching in Springfield Missouri, Nashville Tennessee, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, and [...]

Part 19. A story with emotion sometimes needs a little help.

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

For those of you new to the Edit Foundry, here is how it’s works.  I upload a story to YouTube.  I ask you to go and watch the story and then come back here and read as I breakdown the editing.
Our story for this post is click here -> How Far She’s Come <-.
This is [...]