The One Thing

Editing is about making decisions, thousands and thousands of them. Everything from whether to use a one-frame audio dissolve that will ultimately go unnoticed to how to arrange the scenes of your story in order to create the most powerful dramatic arc—the kind of choice that will ultimately determine the success of your work. Decisions lead to other options which lead to other decisions and on and on, seemingly forever. It’s easy to get lost in trying to predict how a single choice will affect the rest of your work when you arrive downstream. It can feel overwhelming. And Lord knows, I’ve done my share of fretting. When I think about the work to be done on my current project, part of me wants to crawl under a bed with a bag of candy and a stack of comic books. But I don’t because I have two weapons in that fight. I…

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Internship Opportunity With Documentary Feature “BRICK”

BRICK, a documentary feature currently in production and directed by Jessica Dimmock and Christopher LaMarca, is seeking an intern. BRICK witnesses the loss and extraordinary risk of five middle-aged and senior fathers and grandfathers coming out for the first time as transgender women in the hyper-masculine culture of the Pacific Northwest. Intern responsibilities will primarily involve the transcription of interviews and scenes with heavy dialogue as the project enters post-production. Film team includes Emmy-nominated producer, Oscar-nominated executive producer, and an award-winning editor. Start date is between June 15th and July 1st for approximately 4-6 weeks. Video experience required. To apply, e-mail Jessica Dimmock at jessicadimmock@gmail.com.

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MediaStorm Mini-Lesson #004: Audio or Visuals First?

Our fourth audio mini-lesson for the month of April tackles the difficult question of whether to shoot pictures or gather sound first for multimedia productions with MediaStorm’s executive producer Brian Storm and producer Tim McLaughlin. Access our full training video catalogue with an all access subscription.  

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MediaStorm Mini-Lesson #003: Settings & Formats for Perfect Audio

In our third audio mini-lesson for the month of April learn audio formats and settings that will keep your editor happy  from MediaStorm's executive producer Brian Storm and producer Tim McLaughlin's 101: Reporting Track. A new lesson will be posted next Monday, April 28st. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to be first in line to see it. Can't wait? Access our full training video catalogue with an all access subscription.

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MediaStorm Mini-Lesson #002: Simple Fixes to Continuous Noise Challenges

Our second audio mini-lesson for the month of April features simple ways to prevent and overcome continuous noise in your production from MediaStorm's executive producer Brian Storm and producer Tim McLaughlin's 101: Reporting Track. A new lesson will be posted next Monday, April 21st. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to be first in line to see it. Can't wait? Access our full training video catalogue with an all access subscription.

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