Editing quote of the day
From Shady Hartshorne:
Some editors look at an empty sequence as a painter looks at a blank canvas, I prefer to view it as a plumber does a leaky toilet.
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How about “all cuts are bad until they’re invisible”?
Not as funny, but …
“If you can’t solve it, dissolve it… or dip to black!” Though I personally think that is a last resort!
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If you want it for today, you should have come yesterday.
Excuses are not televised.
Lack of preparation on your part, does not constitute an emergency on my part.
We got good, fast and cheap. Pick two.
Bulk erase first, ask questions later.
He cuts like a surgeon with a machette.
The difference between subtle and invisible is subtle.
It’s better than good… it’s done!
or my personal fav…
It’s better than good… it’s approved!
We’ll fix it in the mix.
“..If you can’t solve it, dissolve it… or dip to black!” Though I personally think that is a last resort!..”
Well, may be the last resort is to add a white, sort of, film flash of 10 frame duration
“Let’s approach this as a cracked mosaic!” Spoken by the fellow I learned the craft from at WEWS in Ohio. Never found a better description of editing.
Editing is like your heartbeats it can’t be constant