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THE ASTRONAUT (fiction)
Today an Astronaut came into the office to learn how to edit. I was assigned the task…
Blog Retrospective!
Blog Retrospective! TL;DR – For the immediate future, my online efforts are going to be focused on writing for Assistant Editors’ Bootcamp. In the meantime I’d look back at the last two years of blogging.
A Blockchain Reality Television show
I’ve often said on this blog that the lag between social media and traditional broadcasting has created a credibility problem in reality television (and explains streaming’s lack of interest in the docu-soap genre specifically). Spend anytime over at r/BravoRealHousewives/ and you’ll see diehard fans obsess over Instagram posts; then waiting months until the network’s production […]
I guess it’s just the business
The filming of Cold Mountain in Romania starts in exactly three weeks… No one seems panicked. As Walter says later, “If I even know where I’m going to be three weeks in advance, that’s a long lead time.”
Chapter 33 – The Specksynder
Concerning the staff of a reality show, this seems as good a place as any to set down a little domestic peculiarity in reality television, arising from the existence of story producers, a class of producers unknown of course in any other format or genre of motion picture entertainment.
Finding Your Next A.E. Gig – Summary
Yesterday was a great day at the Assistant Editor Bootcamp! Thank you to the ~60 attendants who participated.
TV Characters who’d make good Post Supervisors (BONUS)
Post Supervisors are Producers who specialize in the post production process, and are a vital to the smooth day-to-day operation of any episodic show. Although the role isn’t a creative one, the depth and breadth of a successful Post Supervisor’s responsibilities, and their ability to establish the operating style influences a show in a multitude of ways. To get an understanding of how versatile a Post Supervisor’s job is, and how they set the pace, it is fun to imagine our favorite television characters in this important role. (BONUS)
TV Characters who’d make good Post Supervisors
Post Supervisors are Producers who specialize in the post production process, and are a vital to the smooth day-to-day operation of any episodic show. Although the role isn’t a creative one, the depth and breadth of a successful Post Supervisor’s responsibilities, and their ability to establish the operating style influences a show in a multitude of ways. To get an understanding of how versatile a Post Supervisor’s job is, and how they set the pace, it is fun to imagine our favorite television characters in this important role.
Thumbs down
I gave CGP Grey’s newest video a thumbs down. It was the first time I’ve disliked a video of his. The Fable of the Dragon-Tyrant is a weak allegory about death and dying. And what is most frustrating about it, is how Grey, usually rational and realistic, presents three completely illogical points.
