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Hi friends, we are growing out our incredible team here at NBCU! If you know someone who dreams in beautifully functional templates and thinks in slides. Send em' Sam's way would ya? And if that's you... I ask. What if you could work on a team that is genuinely & fiercely valued for the specific design talents of storytelling? Articulating the abstract, clarifying a narrative and helping beautiful ideas see the light of day. What indeed, sound fun?

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Something to consider when hiring your next Creative Director.

There are several textural possibilities in terms of sound, picking one and executing it is ‘sound design’. If you have a great story, then it has potential to be a better than great experience. Don’t play it safe and potentially lose out on creating that for the audience. If you’re hiring for ‘high quality’ bespoke services, you can’t pay beginner base rates. Hiring is risk mitigation, is it worth losing a 100x client over a .1x messup? These things build up over time and sooner or later you’re going to have to pay. #sounddesign #audiopostproduction #mixing #mastering

Film and video production is a significant and growing sector in western Massachusetts, just as it has been found to be in the Boston area and throughout the state. Its greatest impacts are local, then regional, and they tend to happen concurrently with filming and production. There are long-tail effects, at least in western Massachusetts where major studio production is still a novelty. Most importantly, this sector points to a multi-tiered economic strategy, as the findings reveal what attracts production to a region and what sustains the region's own internal production businesses. Simply put, the region stands to benefit from developing an economic infrastructure that encourages, supports, attracts and sustains film and video production:  Education and training for a skilled workforce;  Education and support for professionals in the industry and artists of all types who contribute to the industry, from photographers to set designers and builders to painters to writers and directors and editors;  Production and filmmaking facilities;  Software and computer engineers with special skills and talents related to film and video;  Continued build-out of accommodation and hospitality sectors;  Electrical and lighting operations;  Increased transportation services, including lite-truck and travel transport;  Inventory of and access to best sites for filming;  Coordinated, collaborative networking of expertise, businesses, and skilled workers.

As a film editor and director, I've noticed that several producers and directors don't recognize the need or importance of hiring a continuity and clapper specialist for their productions due to budget constraints. But they perform a critical role same as Gaffer, DoP etc. They work in tandem to keep the production organized, consistent, and efficient, ultimately contributing to a smoother post-production process and a polished final product that aligns with the director’s vision. Their importance, #Continuity Person 1. Consistency in Scenes: The continuity person ensures that every detail within a scene remains consistent across multiple takes and camera angles. This includes actor positions, props, wardrobe, and lighting, which is essential for maintaining the film's realism and coherence. 2. Streamlining the Editing Process: They take detailed notes on each take, noting any discrepancies or changes. This helps the editor quickly identify and resolve continuity issues during post-production, making the editing process smoother and more efficient. 3. Supporting the Director’s Vision: The continuity person ensures that the story progresses logically and cohesively, preventing any jarring transitions that could disrupt the narrative flow and detract from the director's vision. 4. Preventing Reshoots: By catching potential errors on set, the continuity person helps avoid costly and time-consuming reshoots, ensuring that the production stays on schedule and within budget. #Clapper Person (2nd Assistant Camera) 1. Organizing Takes: The clapper person provides essential information about each take, including the scene number, take number, and audio sync information. This makes it easier for the editor to organize and find specific shots during post-production. 2. Ensuring Syncing of Sound and Picture: The clapperboard is used to synchronize the audio and visual elements of a shot, especially when recording sound separately. This is crucial for ensuring that dialogue and sound effects align perfectly with the on-screen action. 3. Assisting in Efficient Workflow: The clapper person’s role in marking each take with the clapperboard helps streamline communication between the director, camera operator, and editor, allowing for a more organized and efficient production process. 4. Providing Reference for Editors: The information captured by the clapperboard (scene, take, roll) serves as a reference point for editors, helping them to quickly locate and identify specific takes, which speeds up the editing process. 5. Facilitating Multi-Camera Shoots: In multi-camera setups, the clapper person ensures that all cameras are properly synced, which is critical for maintaining continuity and consistency across different angles and shots. So Directors & Producers, please help streamline our workflow by getting a continuity & clapper person on set. ✌🏾

This is what happens when people are cheap and don't hire a Director of Production. 😂 It's supposed to be SOMEBODY'S JOB to make sure the cameras are recording proper footage with the proper timecode, etc. I was just discussing this the other day. I was showing someone a video I had edited and I was asked whether I did the Color Grading. I was like there WAS no Color Grading because everything was FILMED CORRECTLY! 😂🤦♂️ That isn't my job as an Editor 🧙♂️ to fix Production errors. My job is to create a cohesive and compelling story from the raw footage. Color Correction and Audio Mixing are called SWEETENING and they occur AFTER the Edit. Now I CAN do CC and I definitely do Audio Mixes, but what I'm saying is that you're not supposed to receive footage that requires changes to look proper. The videographer is supposed to KNOW HOW TO FILM PROPERLY! Also, the DP is supposed to MAKE SURE all the footage is recorded properly. If you try to be cheap and you just hire ANYBODY who claims to have a camera and know how to press the start and stop button to work on your program, this is what you get.

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As part of my job, I often have to review portfolios from various artists. Many times, I see technically impressive work, but the portfolios themselves consist of relatively simple pieces. I talked to some of these artists and asked why this is the case - don’t they have anything more complex to show? Here’s what I found out. It turns out these talented individuals have been working at studios for years, with good skills, ambitions, and a desire to grow. However, for various reasons, they haven’t been given the opportunity to work on complex shots that they can later showcase in their reels. Here’s my advice: Don’t wait for that kind of work to come to you, because you might be waiting a very long time. If you feel capable and experienced enough to do something bigger, more complex, and more interesting, then just do it. Become your own supervisor, client, producer, and director. Create shots for yourself and make them. Shots where you’re not limited by anything, shots where you can pour in all your skills and expertise. Yes, you won’t get paid for this (since you are the client, after all ;-)), but this will come back to you tenfold or even a hundredfold after a studio hires you, having seen your true skills and what you’re actually capable of. Just think about it!

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