ART OF THE CUT congratulates the 2018 Eddie Nominees
Congratulations to the following feature films and their editors for being nominated for an American Cinema Editors (ACE) Eddie...
Some thoughts on color, brightness, and contrast
I’m not happy with just knowing that colors work together in artistic ways. I want to know why. Here...
LED, the convenient yet dangerous light source
I love LEDs. Well, mostly. I have my tricks for dealing with them, and I’m going to pass some...
Opening titles: commercials that sell a series
The art of the opening title sequence is flourishing like never before. The best ones contain clues, “Easter eggs,”...
Filmtools Filmmaker Friday featuring Filmmaker Cameron Trejo
With hundreds of careers and opportunities, the filmmaking industry can be a unique experience for a filmmaker. Filmtools decided...
In Depth Look – Red Giant Universe 2.2
Red Giant develop and distribute some of the best plug-ins out there. Shine and Magic Bullet Looks are my...
Three beautiful TV shows you probably aren’t watching
I’ve worked on episodic television. I know how fast it moves. That’s why I’m amazed at how good recent...
ART OF THE CUT with Billy Fox, ACE on “Only the Brave”
Billy Fox, ACE, last spoke to Art of the Cut after he cut Straight Outta Compton. Fox’s other feature...
In Depth – Sapphire 11 AVX from Boris FX
Never has it been a better time to be an effects and visual effects geek like me. Boris FX...
Halloween 2017 movie recommendations
“Terror is smelling a corpse, while horror is finding it.” Gothic fiction defines these terms as very different things,...
