editing – Richard's blog

The iPhone Keynote – Apple Being Cheap

Nov 2, 2023

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Reading Time: 4 minutesRecently Apple shot its entire keynote on their most expensive mobile phone. Whilst this sounds fantastic and empowering, it isn’t. In my eyes this is a marketing gimmick and a sad commentary on the state of video production today. Video as Art Video is an art. Video is a creative pursuit. If…

Video Editing And Social Media

Jun 25, 2021

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richard

in editing, social media, Video

Reading Time: 3 minutesIn the past if you wanted to be a video editor you also needed to be a camera operator, and to be a camera operator you needed to be a video editor. By knowing both skills you shot good material because you knew how hard bad material was to use. As a…

Thoughts on The Google IT Support Course

Oct 15, 2020

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richard

in editing, IT Support

Reading Time: 2 minutesI am currently studying the Google IT Support Course. I am familiar with many of the topics and I have used many of the tools discussed. What the course offers, and the reason for which it has so much value, is that fills my knowledge gaps. One example of this is the…

Day 33 of Self-Isolation in Switzerland – A video walk

Apr 17, 2020

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richard

in editing, environmental, social conscience, Video

Reading Time: 3 minutesToday I went on a video walk with the DJI OSMO pocket three or whichever number it has and I took a series of frames. Before going for my daily walk I searched through the Vision Du Réel virtual Film Festival list of films and I found “The Bridge”. It’s available for…

Of Twitter Threads (mice) and Blog Posts (Humans).

Feb 20, 2020

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richard

in editing

Reading Time: 3 minutesWith the sentence “Of Twitter threads (Mice) and Blog Posts (Humans)” you’ll see that I’ve done two things. The first is that I’ve modernised a well-known book title to draw parallels with the practices of writing Twitter threads and blog posts. People write twitter threads because they think that it’s fast, convenient,…

Socialising and Networking

Jan 22, 2020

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richard

in editing, social networking

Reading Time: 2 minutesAfter university, I estimated that I got to know of at least 600 people. I was on campus every day and I was out almost all the time. Whether it was in the edit suites, the library or the bar. I used to sit indoors with the bags as a non-smoker but…

Burning Man 2013 – Beyond The Fire

Nov 26, 2014

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richard

in editing, Video, youtube

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis is how edits are meant to be. hundreds of shots, lots of diversity and a good choice of music. You feel that the person shot a lot of material and spent quite a bit of time editing.

Django Django – WOR

Oct 14, 2013

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richard

in Documentary, editing, short film, social media, travel

Reading Time: < 1 minuteDjango Django – WOR from Jim Demuth on Vimeo. A well told, well edited short documentary about the people who drive the wall of death.

Nowness ‘Up & Out’ by Joshua Stocker

Oct 13, 2013

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richard

in editing, Video

Reading Time: < 1 minuteNowness ‘Up & Out’ by Joshua Stocker from Skin Flicks on Vimeo. Fashion doesn’t interest me but editing and transitions do.

Behind the Scenes: Record

Sep 16, 2013

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richard

in cameras, editing, Video

Reading Time: < 1 minuteBehind the Scenes: Record from The Lincoln Motor Company on Vimeo. I love the idea of putting a small camera on an object and filming event from that perspective. The idea of putting a gopro on a record is an interesting one. With the size of technology today you’d expect this…

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