Avid Podcast

Episode 020 - Matt Holmes: Visual FX Supervisor.

webmaster@avid.com (Avid Technology, Inc.) — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:00:00 -0500

Episode 020 - Matt Holmes: Visual FX Supervisor. Matt Holmes, visual FX supervisor for WETA Digital, discusses the challenges his team faces creating the stunning visual elements for major motion pictures. Today, Weta Digital is one of the industry’s leading visual effects facilities with prior work including Lord of the Rings and X-Men. Matt shares his experience moving into visual effects from his first role as a film editor. He discusses the latest visual effects, collaboration with clients and the impact of the new DNxHD workflow.

Episode 019 - Sundance ‘08: "Doug Liman and Saar Klein"

webmaster@avid.com (Avid Technology, Inc.) — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:00:00 -0500

Episode 019 - Sundance ‘08: "Doug Liman and Saar Klein". Recorded live at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, Matt Feury (Avid) discusses the relationship between director and editor with Producer/Director, Doug Liman (Swingers, Jumper) and editor, Saar Klein (Almost Famous, Jumper).

Episode 018 - Chris Kroll - "Good Dick"

webmaster@avid.com (Avid Technology, Inc.) — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:00:00 -0500

Episode 018 - Chris Kroll: "Good Dick". Editor Chris Kroll discusses the Sundance 2008 indie film “Good Dick.” Chris shares his thoughts on breaking into the industry, how to approach a film’s preview process and why everyone loves a quirky story. His credits include the upcoming film “Mad Money” and span a variety of genres from teen comedy to sci-fi.

Episode 017 - Caitlin Dixon: "Flow: For Love of Water".

webmaster@avid.com (Avid Technology, Inc.) — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:00:00 -0500

Episode 017 - Caitlin Dixon: "Flow: For Love of Water". Host, Matt Feury, talks with Caitlin Dixon about her work on the documentary "Flow: For Love of Water". "Flow" is in competition at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.

Episode 016 - Pete Hentrich

webmaster@avid.com (Avid Technology, Inc.) — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 10:00:00 -0500

Episode 016 - Pete Hentrich: "Breaking into the Business". Pete Hentrich, editor on such shows as Access Hollywood, VH1’s "Behind the Music" and Comedy Central’s "The Man Show" gives listeners his take on breaking into the business and how Full Sail prepared him to take on his career in television.

Episode 015 – Phillip Neel

webmaster@avid.com (Avid Technology, Inc.) — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 10:00:00 -0500

Episode 015 – Phillip Neel: Phillip Neel, long time editor on shows such as Moonlighting, Twin Peaks, Ally McBeal and Boston Legal, talks about working with David E. Kelley and his unique style of writing and dialogue as well as his role as producer/editor.

Episode 014 – Patricia Barnett

webmaster@avid.com (Avid Technology, Inc.) — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 10:00:00 -0500

Episode 014 – Patricia Barnett: Patricia Barnett talks about her carreer editing shows such as Hearts Afire, Everybody Loves Raymond, and her current hit, the New Adventures of Old Christine. Listen in as Pat takes us through the process of creating primetime sitcoms from the "table read" to the sometimes "last minute edit" and some insight into how she got to where she is today as an award winning editor.

Episode 013 - Stephen Semel

webmaster@avid.com (Avid Technology, Inc.) — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:00:00 -0500

Episode 013 – Stephen Semel: Stephen Semel shares some anecdotes and stories from his career spanning from his role as assistant editor on films such as "Apocolypse Now" to editor of the smash hit "Lost" and all his stops along the way. Stephen also sheds some insight on working with multiple editors and keeping consistency in the edit on such shows as "Lost".

Episode 012 - Dreamgirls

webmaster@avid.com (Avid Technology, Inc.) — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 10:00:00 -0500

Episode 012 - Dreamgirls - Editor Virginia Katz (Dreamgirls) talks about growing up in the family business of editing and the unique challenges of cutting a musical.

Episode 011 - Spiderman 3

webmaster@avid.com (Avid Technology, Inc.) — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 10:00:00 -0500

Episode 011 - Spiderman 3 - Sean Valla and Joe Virzi takes us through the post production process from the assistant editor's perspective, for this Spring's blockbuster Spiderman 3. With over 900+ effects shots, almost a million feet of film and several story lines, you can bet that it was no easy task to keep it all together. Sean and Joe tell us their own unique stories of coming to work on this third installment of the series.

Episode 010 - Avid Deko and Fontastics/Mightydots

webmaster@avid.com (Avid Technology, Inc.) — Thu, 03 May 2007 10:00:00 -0500

Episode 010 - Avid Deko and Fontastics/Mightydots. Surrounding themselves with great talent and technology Fontastics/Mightydots are able to bring superb graphics onstage and on-air to millions of viewers of some of the most prestigious broadcasts on television today. Allan Wells, Executive Producer with Fontastics, takes us through the rigors of designing and preparing for such broadcasts as the Grammys, Emmys and Oscars. Each year, Fontasics/Mightydots, an LA based broadcast design firm, shift into high gear to create countless graphics and show elements for the big awards shows using Avid Deko.

Episode 009 - The Deadliest Catch

webmaster@avid.com (Avid Technology, Inc.) — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 10:00:00 -0500

Episode 009 - The Deadliest Catch. - Jeff Conroy takes us behind the scenes of the Discovery Channel's reality show "the Deadliest Catch". Jeff tells about the trials and tribulations of capturing the worlds most dangerous job, catching Alaskan King Crab in the Bering Sea, on tape and delivering one of the most engaging reality shows on television.

Episode 008 - Liz Bronstein: Building a career with Avid

webmaster@avid.com (Avid Technology, Inc.) — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 10:00:00 -0500

Episode 008 - Liz Bronstein: Building a career with Avid. - Liz Bronstien takes us through her career from CNN to American Inventor, from editor to executive producer of some the most notable reality shows on television today. Her experience as a news editor taught her to think creatively on her feet and she's honed it into a skill that she brings to such successes as Project Greenlight and Joe Millionaire. Liz shares with us how her Media Composer experience at CNN helped her make the jump to primetime reality television and how Avid has accompanied her along the way.

Episode 007 - Punk'd: The reality of getting "Reality TV" on air

webmaster@avid.com (Avid Technology, Inc.) — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 10:00:00 -0500

Episode 007 - Punk'd: The reality of getting "Reality TV" on air. - Bill Rainey, Executive Producer of Punk'd, shows us what it takes to get a reality show to air. The array of cameras, the miles of footage, the hours of post...it's all part of the process. Bill also let's us in on his thoughts about tapeless workflow as a money saver as well as it's impact on the environment.

Episode 006 - At Sundance: "Four Sheets to the Wind"

webmaster@avid.com (Avid Technology, Inc.) — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 10:00:00 -0500

Episode 006 - At Sundance: "Four Sheets to the Wind". - This story of loss and survival in rural Oklahoma is a radical change in direction for 29 year-old reality TV editor David Michael Mauer. In this installment of the Avid Podcast, David talks about achieving a film look with HD, and the differences and challenges between unscripted and scripted storytelling.

Episode 005 - At Sundance: "Death of the Tinman"

webmaster@avid.com (Avid Technology, Inc.) — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 10:00:00 -0500

Episode 003 - At Sundance: "Death to the Tinman". - In this installment of the Avid podcast, director Ray Tintori and editor, Par Parekh talk about resurrecting Ray's original thesis project at Wesleyan University as a film submission to the Sundance Film Festival. Originally shot in 16mm and edited on a Steenbeck, Ray and Par tell us how they took this adaptation of L. Frank Baum's story, "The Tin Woodsman of OZ", to the world of non-linear editing. They also bring us up to date on their latest project, Glory at Sea, currently on location in New Orleans.

Episode 004 - Creating the "Lean forward moments" (part 2)

webmaster@avid.com (Avid Technology, Inc.) — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 10:00:00 -0500

Episode 004 - Creating the "Lean forward moments" (part 2) - In part 2 of this two part series, Norm Hollyn, Editing Track Head at USC's School of Cinematic Arts, talks with Matt about using the craft of editing to create moments in his films that affect the audience's emotions. "By applying the basics of storytelling and editing you can create these 'moments of change'". Norm also shares his advice to graduating seniors entering the job market and his take on managing the chaos in the edit room.

Episode 003 - Preparing Students for the Real World (part I)

webmaster@avid.com (Avid Technology, Inc.) — Tue, 18 Dec 2006 10:00:00 -0500

Episode 003-Preparing Students for the Real World (part I) - In part I of this two part series, Norm Hollyn, Editing Track Head at USC's School of Cinematic Arts, discusses how USC uses Avid products to prepare the new students of the digital age for their careers in film and television. Norm also provides insight into the coming trends in the media industry ... "Content is King!"

Episode 002 - Arthur Klein

webmaster@avid.com (Avid Technology, Inc.) — Tue, 5 Dec 2006 11:45:00 -0500

Episode 002 - In this episode, long time filmmaker Arthur Klein, discusses the post production process on his film "Y" Yoga, which was recently submitted to the Sundance Film Festival.

Episode 001 - Dean Gonzalez

webmaster@avid.com (Avid Technology, Inc.) — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 11:00:00 -0500

Episode 001 - Relaunch of the Avid Podcast with new host, Matt Feury, Avid product marketing manager for advanced post products. In this episode, highlights of an interview with Dean Gonzalez, music video editor at Sunset edit where he talks about working in the industry, and with Media Composer, as well as with bands like Green Day, Aerosmith and others.