No sooner had I sat down and updated everything when the bug bit and I finally legitimised my blog and splashing out some cash on a premium contract. Added a gallery and updated some of the info. And while I was updating my gallery/Slideshow I realised that in all my travels I have lost so …
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The Big Sleep
Apologies to my small band of weary followers for the lack of comms but life has been fucking crazy these past few months. The reason for my being incommunicado was the fact that I have been working damn hard, (actually that's a lie I've been working fucking hard) on being back in business for myself …
A Hard Days Night
And I've been working like a dog. Today I finished the 74th episode of television I have edited so far this year. 13 x 48 minutes of Ayeye in FCP7 13 x 24 minutes of Tempy Pushas in FCPX 26 x 23 minutes of BnB in FCPX 13 x 48 minutes of It's Complicated in …
Serenity
i love new technology. I especially love it if it saves time and energy. I am a big fan of the software that #digitalrebellion make. I have many of the products, #cutnotes being my favorite but I also use the #promaintenancetools which is incredibly useful for editors. The reason I bring this up is I am …
Love Actually
So Apple have just launched 10.2 of FCPX. Wow 15 versions in 3 years I think it is and that is some achievement especially as every time they launch a new version there are massive changes and also some not so massive changes. Yes we still want audio roles and subroles and switching off the …
A Good Day to Die Hard
I have never stayed in one place longer than two years. I have always moved on to a new thing. I started my work life as a sound engineer working on radio at the age of 18. Within 6 months I had resigned to start working for a company that offered me more opportunities. I …
The hills have eyes
Well I was fortunate enough this year to be nominated in two separate categories for editing in the South African Film and Television Awards, the South African equivalent of the BAFTAs and the Oscars etc. The categories were Best Editing in a TV Drama and Best Editing in a TV Soap. And I got lucky …
Our House
House Keeping! As a post production supervisor part of my job is to institute workflow processes that allow for a smooth and easy post production experience. And no two are alike. Probably the most important aspect of any job is making sure that all your files are in order. A place for my stuff as …
Hello and Welcome
Hi thereThanks for dropping by. This is just to say hello and as it is midnight while I'm doing this and have an important edit in the morning, that'll be it for now. However I do intend to update often on a variety of things about life (and death) in the edit suite. From anecdotes …
Nightmare on Edit Suite 