Sexy Valentine's Day in the Edit Bay : Episode 88
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Love is in the air! No wait...what IS that smell?...
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2019 New Season Trailer
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Nick and Josh are on their way back for a new season of the Command+Edit Podcast. Stay tuned for brand new content including interviews with all new guests, reviews of shiny tools of our trade and LOTS MORE!
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All-Canadian Episode with Rhonda Thain : Episode 87
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Special guest Rhonda Thain is back on the show to help us delve into:
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Finding Your Path from Student to Professional Editor with Grace Novak : Episode 86
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Josh interviews Grace Novak, a film student and freelance video editor, about her journey into the professional ranks. They discuss her networking strategies, what she is taking away from internships, how to adjust to the professional world, setting up a great website and demo reel, and much more. Links Mentioned: - This episode is brought to you by Studio Network Solutions and their EVO Shared Storage unit. Every EVO includes their easy to use media management software for organizing, tagging, and finding your media across all of your storage devices—even external, local,...
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How to Hustle Some Side Cash : Episode 85
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In this episode we talk about some ways to create some side coin in addition to your typical bread 'n butter. It's nice to pad the bank account with some supplementary income. Here are some ideas of how you can do that. Creating stock video/audio while simultaneously filming for another project? Utilizing a parallel skillset like photography or motion graphics? Time to think outside the box and bring in some extra cash on the side. Here's what we talk about in this episode: ...and amaze-balls demo of Introduction of and what changed with the regular Soundstripe license - This episode is...
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Welcome to 2018 : Episode 84
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Good-bye, 2017! It's been real. Hello, 2018! Please be gentle. Welcome back to another year of Command+Edit, listeners! Thanks for returning. Josh and I play it light for this episode to bring you up to speed on what went down over the holidays and what's to come in the coming weeks for the show. This episode we get into: New living arrangements, including the complexities of living out of a van Josh's Command+Edit meetup in LA Top Episodes of 2018 Movie picks for you to check out What did Santa bring you this year?? and more! - This episode is brought to you by Studio Network...
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An Editor's Christmas Wishlist : Episode 83
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, listeners! The holidays are upon us which means only one thing: year-end deadlines are looming for our many projects and we are all doomed! ... I mean...we get to ask Santa for what shiny new toys we could use for next year! Whether being gifted to us by a jolly fat man, our loved ones or just a little treat to ourselves for retaining our sanity this year, we all have some top requests on our list. What's on your list? More hard drives? Subscription to Adobe for another year (or five)? An editing assistant who works for coffee? Josh and I list off our top...
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Take the Money and RUN! : Episode 82
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In this episode Nick and Josh discuss the most important topic when it comes to freelance video editing...how to get paid! Topics covered include what software and services they use to invoice, how they accept payments, how long it takes to get paid and whether you need to have an LLC in order to freelance. Useful links: --- This episode is brought to you by Studio Network Solutions and their EVO Shared Storage unit. Every EVO includes their easy to use media management software for organizing, tagging, and finding your media across all of your storage...
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Premiere Pro Tips That'll Save You Hours : Episode 81
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Nick and Josh are BACK! In this episode the guys give a ton of useful, time-saving Adobe Premiere Pro tips that you may never have heard before. Some tips that we cover: Quickly soloing/muting tracks Update colors of clips in bins onto timeline Trim to Playhead New Search Bin Query See how often a clip is used and where it’s used across a project Pancake Timeline Wacom Macro Hack Useful links: --- This episode is brought to you by Studio Network Solutions and their EVO Shared Storage unit. Every EVO includes their easy to use media management software for...
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Small Business Tactics for Editors — An Interview with Editor Rachel Bastarache Bogan : Episode 80
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Rachel Bastarache Bogan is a owner of Renegade Digital Post — a video editing company providing Hollywood-caliber services to filmmakers and content producers outside of Hollywood. In this interview, Nick and Josh find out Rachel’s strategies for working with new clients, how she finds clients not only locally but across the globe, and much more. Useful links: (Rachel's company) Rachel's Twitter: (Rachel's book) (Rachel's viewing recommendation) (online video review service) (book) (book) --- This episode is brought to you by...
info_outlineIn this episode we bring our friend Twain Richardson on to guest as he tells us all about setting up a career right in the heart of Jamaica. Establishing oneself in a market where production is pretty sparse compared to the likes of LA and NY can be immensely challenging. While most people feel the pressure to move to Hollywood to "go where the work is", there are those who thrive where they are and set themselves as a niche service provider in the TV and commercial industry.
If you are currently considering whether you need to relocate to be successful, give a listen to Twain's story.
Topic Timecodes:
- ~11:30 Introduction to Twain
- ~12:20 What is Jamaica's client base like?
- ~13:58 Describing his workspace layout
- ~15:05 Twain's origin story: go to work or go to school?
- ~19:09 Getting a mentor early in your career
- ~20:33 How do you tell a good story?
- ~21:19 Twain's "Frame of Reference" site filled with valuable interviews with established editors (which is now defunct but you can still find individual articles like this)
- ~25:58 The value of networking and asking questions from other editors out there; great lessons learned from talking with the pros
- ~31:20 Have you ever felt the pressure to relocate and why did you decide to stay put?
- ~33:43 Big differences in work environment depending where you are geographically - Are there still deadlines in Jamaica?
- ~39:50 What in the hell is a toque?...
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- Frame of Reference - Interview with Jamie Cobb
- Frame of Reference - Interview with Vashy Nedomansky
- Frame of Reference - Interview with Eddie Hamilton
- The Phantom Editor Offers to Help With the Han Solo Film Director's Cut
- Twain's work website ForPostProd.com
- Watch Twain's work on Vimeo
- Follow Twain on Twitter @TwainRichardson
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