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Fashion Video on TESTMAG

I’m delighted that my second collaboration as a color grader with fashion photographer and director Paolo Zerbini has been published by TESTMAG, an online visual platform showcasing new and established artists working in fashion, art, film, design and music. You can watch the video below or head over to the TESTMAG site to get more info on the project and the very talented people who worked on it.

Streetwise Opera Fables

I recently graded a short film for the Streetwise Opera project “Fables”, which had its premiere tonight as part of the Spitafields Winter Festival. I cannot show any material, but you can watch a few snippets here (it’s the last film starting at 2:02). If you would like to see the whole film, you can book tickets for a screening at the Southbank Centre on the 30th of January.

50p down conversion

I recently bought a Panasonic TM700 to replace the JVC GZ-HD40 which I had used previously to shoot my “behind the scenes” documentary The Making of Narke. The JVC was a perfectly fine camera suited to the job, but the Panasonic not … more »

“Classico Latino” – promo and music videos

I wrapped up the edit and grade on a promo for the trio Classico Latino and also created two music videos for them – you can watch them here. One of the challenges of this project was the sound sync, mainly because the … more »

Paolo Zerbini Fashion Video

While waiting for the visual effects for Nicholas Paton‘s new short film to be finished and editing a music video for the trio Classico Latino, I spent a lovely afternoon with fashion photographer Paolo Zerbini grading his video “Rusty Roads”. It’s in … more »

“Mr Lewis” goes to Little Rock

Our 2009 short Mr Lewis will be running in the competition of the Little Rock Film Festival. So should you happen to live in Arkansas or thereabouts, you might like to check it out – here is the screening schedule. You can … more »

“NARKE” off to Cannes – Trailer & Making Of

Our latest short film NARKE, written and directed by Louisa Fielden, edited and graded by myself, is finished and will be shown at the Cannes Film Festival as part of the Short Film Corner. The new trailer, as well as some stills, … more »

“She Makes War” music video

I recently graded the new music video by the very talented and versatile artist Laura Kidd. The brief was to emphasize the faces of the protagonists, but otherwise keep things fairly natural. You can watch it here. Please also take a … more »

“NARKE” is lurking around the corner

I’m looking looking forward to working on NARKE, the new short by Louisa Fielden, which will be shot very soon. I will again be the editor and color grader on this project and have decided to edit on AVID this time, both … more »

“Robbing Peter” now available for viewing

“Robbing Peter”, my latest short film as an editor, written and directed by Ashley Wing and Clayton Fussell, can now be viewed in its entirety here. It was a lot of work putting this film together, but I think the result justifies the effort. … more »

Episode now Snow Leopard compatible

There is a new version of Telestream Episode available, which seems to have fixed the compatibility problems with Snow Leopard I mentioned earlier, at least according to my cursory testing. The update can be downloaded HERE. This is quite a relief, since … more »

“Mr Lewis” Trailer and Geeky Stuff

After having been preoccupied with a lot of technical stuff lately, I finally found the time to do some editing again on Monday and cut a trailer for Mr Lewis, which you can view here. I had a great time editing it and doing … more »

Portfolio updated with clips and stills

Just in case you haven’t had a look at my portfolio page recently, despite grappling with a nasty cold last night – well, some call it “man flu” – I managed to encode and upload clips from JUMP! and MR LEWIS, as … more »

“Mr Lewis” wins at IMAX and is selected for FIFF

At the end of a very long but interesting night at the IMAX, our latest short, MR LEWIS, was chosen as the favourite by the audience from a slate of 9 short films. And the prize is a screening on the actual IMAX … more »

MXO2 Mini Update

Just a quick follow-up to my earlier post: Matrox has released new drivers for the MXO2 Mini, making it compatible with Snow Leopard. You can download them here (version 1.7). I have tested them and can confirm that they work just fine. Please … more »

1000+ Films

I came back from the EDIT in Frankfurt last night and it was a genuinely interesting and inspiring event. As post-production for ROBBING PETER is entering its final stages, I don’t have time to write about it right now, but rest assured that … more »

EDIT Frankfurt

I’ll be going to the EDIT in Frankfurt for the next two days, which should be pretty interesting. Maybe I’ll do some live-blogging, probably I’ll wait until I get back to London Tuesday evening – either way, I’m looking forward to covering the event … more »

“Mr Lewis” at the BFI IMAX

Mr Lewis, written and directed by Louisa Fielden, and the second project I have collaborated on as an editor and grader, will be shown at the BFI IMAX this Wednesday 7th of October from 7.30 on. Truth be told the event will take … more »

Snow Leopard, Gamma and a heads up for MXO2 users

So I thought that it was time to upgrade to Snow Leopard, and while I was too busy to test it extensively, everything went smoothly and the whole system seems to run a bit snappier as a result. The new features have been described … more »

DVD encoding

In a 2.30 AM bout of frustration caused by Apple’s rather clunky Compressor, I finally bit the bullet and purchased Telestream’s widely praised encoding program Episode. And while I was generally amazed at the compression quality, speed and relative ease of use of … more »

Cambridge Film Festival – Day Two

I watched four features on Saturday, unfortunately missing the fifth one I had scheduled originally, EASIER WITH PRACTICE, because the people tasked with laying the carpet in the flat I stayed in managed to be a full 45 minutes late – a pity really. … more »

Cambridge Film Festival – Day One

I went to the CAMBRIDGE FILM FESTIVAL last weekend to attend a screening of JUMP!, written and directed by Louisa Fielden, the first short film I have worked on as an editor and grader. It was shown as part of the short film … more »

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